| * Batista creditors strike gasfield deal * Iran tries to lure back western oil groups * G4S denies abuse at S African prison * Tullow halts Kenya work after protests * Thailand poised for $15bn of debt sales * India told to revamp its bond markets * World Bank: it's easier to do business in Russia than China * Markets: mostly down Batista creditors strike gasfield deal
Eike Batista's creditors and one of his main business partners, Germany's Eon, have struck a deal to prepare for the potential bankruptcy of his oil company OGX in what is set to be Latin America's largest ever corporate default.
http://on.ft.com/16HBcOp Iran tries to lure back western oil groups
Tehran plans to soften the terms it offers international companies as part of a charm offensive by President Hassan Rouhani
http://on.ft.com/1cnAE8m G4S denies abuse at S African prison
Claims were made by Wits Justice Project, but the company says reports of abuse at the Mangaung prison were based on 'unsubstantiated allegations'
http://on.ft.com/1cnAAVY Tullow halts Kenya work after protests
Local members of the Turkana people demonstrate over the use of outside workers at drilling sites in the north of the country near the Ugandan border
http://on.ft.com/1cnAAW0 Thailand poised for $15bn of debt sales
Issuance will mark important test of investor appetite for emerging Asian economies, which are seen by many as vulnerable to tapering by Fed
http://on.ft.com/1cnAEoD India told to revamp its bond markets
India must urgently pursue an overhaul of its bond markets to ensure its companies have access to funding and to keep foreign investors interested
http://on.ft.com/1cnAEoJ World Bank: it's easier to do business in Russia than China
The World Bank's annual Ease of Doing Business indicators were published on Tuesday – and they make a pleasant read for Russian policy makers.
http://on.ft.com/18uOXjh Emerging Markets
MSCI Emerging Market Index down -0.16% at 1,033 Americas
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Topix down -0.24% at 1,195
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Shanghai Composite down -1.09% at 2,111
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CNX Nifty down -0.21% at 6,088 Currencies
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