| * Batista sits on both sides of debt talks * AB InBev pours cold water on profit rise * FinEx extends Russia ETF push * EM investors shun state-controlled stocks * ICC postpones Kenyatta trial until next year * Barrick Gold moves to pay down $2.6bn debt through share placement Markets: mixed Batista sits on both sides of debt talks
The Brazilian businessman's oil services company OSX is one of the biggest contractors of OGX with claims estimated at up to $2.6bn
http://on.ft.com/1arPyst AB InBev pours cold water on profit rise
AB InBev stresses that it remains cautious due to the uncertain nature of economic recovery in the US and Europe despite a 10% rise in profit
http://on.ft.com/1arPvwM FinEx extends Russia ETF push
FinEx, an investment management group, is extending its push to develop the exchange traded fund sector in Russia, by launching six ETFs
http://on.ft.com/1arPysv EM investors shun state-controlled stocks
Asset managers fear government tampering with state-owned companies, but valuations are now looking good compared with consumer-related stocks
http://on.ft.com/HgFvK8 ICC postpones Kenyatta trial until next year
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has postponed the trial of Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya, until February, defusing a likely diplomatic crisis over attempts to try a sitting head of state.
http://on.ft.com/1ah22Nq Barrick Gold moves to pay down $2.6bn debt through share placement
Barrick Gold has launched plans to raise nearly $3bn through a placing of shares to help pay down debt after announcing plans to suspend work on a multibillion-dollar flagship mining project in Chile.
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