| * China reform pledge feeds risk appetite * Restless Chile awaits returning Bachelet * RBI chief plans 'dramatic' overhaul * Citigroup cuts South Korea branches * Nigeria sees strong growth but oil account fears rise * Suleiman Kerimov sells stake in Uralkali to Mikhail Prokhorov * Markets: mixed China reform pledge feeds risk appetite
China's pledge to introduce wide-ranging reforms remains the dominant theme but Japanese bourses draw profit-taking, bucking regional trend
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Restless Chile awaits returning Bachelet
Expectations are high that former president will be able to push through laws to pacify widespread discontent with high levels of inequality
http://on.ft.com/I23FsX RBI chief plans 'dramatic' overhaul
Governor says there will be an expanded role for foreign groups, more licences for domestic private sector institutions and a push to shake up state-backed banks
http://on.ft.com/I23H3P Citigroup cuts South Korea branches
The lender has quietly cut the number of its South Korean branches to 196 as revenues from the region suffer
http://on.ft.com/I23H3R Nigeria sees strong growth but oil account fears rise
Nigeria's economy expanded at the fastest rate this year in the third quarter, but the country's fiscal situation has deteriorated with the further depletion of the rainy day oil savings account.
http://on.ft.com/IcYmGc Suleiman Kerimov sells stake in Uralkali to Mikhail Prokhorov
Suleiman Kerimov, the Russian oligarch and largest shareholder of the world's largest potash miner Uralkali, has agreed to sell his 21.75 per cent stake to billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, a longtime business ally, in a move that is likely to calm tensions between Russia and Belarus.
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