| * Franklin Templeton takes $5bn Ukraine debt gamble * Bloomberg quashes report to stay in China * Commodities: Destination Africa * Argentina's Cristina Fernández picks new battle after recovery * Culture clash key to Cooper Tire stalemate * Alibaba rivals step up Single's Day push * Poland struggles to break coal dependency * Philippines struggles with typhoon legacy Markets: mixed Franklin Templeton takes $5bn Ukraine debt gamble
Franklin Templeton, a big US money manager known for astute but aggressive bets in the sovereign debt market, has emerged as the dominant bankroller of Ukraine despite the country teetering on the edge of an economic crisis.
http://on.ft.com/16TmB5A Bloomberg quashes report to stay in China
Bloomberg News has been accused of quashing a story that alleges financial ties between China's richest man and relatives of top Chinese Communist party officials because of fears that the government would prevent it from operating in China.
http://on.ft.com/HQ0OlJ Commodities: Destination Africa
At the food processing plant he runs in Lagos, Mukul Mathur describes the thousands of miles that his tomatoes travel. At first, their odyssey between Nigeria and California appears unremarkable in an age of globalisation.
http://on.ft.com/HHtqhn Argentina's Cristina Fernández picks new battle after recovery
President Cristina Fernández's doctors confirmed on Saturday that she was recovering well from brain surgery a month ago. But as she prepares to return to office, her priorities and ambitions have radically altered during her enforced break.
http://on.ft.com/1iX0AoP Culture clash key to Cooper Tire stalemate
When Neeraj Kanwar, managing director of India's Apollo Tyres, first met his future joint venture partner, Che Hongzhi, chairman of Chengshan Group, he was baffled by the encounter.
http://on.ft.com/HImlNu Alibaba rivals step up Single's Day push
Chinese event set to outstrip Cyber Monday sales in the US to be the world's biggest day for online shopping, by value of goods sold
http://on.ft.com/17pzwyM Poland struggles to break coal dependency
The country is resisting a move to expensive renewable energy, angering those who think it should not be hosting a climate change summit
http://on.ft.com/17pzwyN Philippines struggles with typhoon legacy
The country is battling with the aftermath of the world's most powerful typhoon this year, which is thought to have affected 9.5m people
http://on.ft.com/17pzzKO Emerging Markets
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