| * S African growth slows as strikes take toll * China looks to limit interbank lending * Thai protests seek to unseat Yingluck * Bourses struggle as markets absorb Iran deal * Argentina nears deal over YPF seizure * UAE and Guinea in $5bn mine deal * Qualcomm faces antitrust probe in China * Kiev police clash with pro-EU protesters * Nine detained after China oil blast * Rémy Cointreau warns of China slowdown * Markets: down S African growth slows as strikes take toll
South Africa's economy grew at its slowest rate since a 2009 recession during the third quarter, as a series of wage-related strikes in the car, construction and mining industries battered economic activity.
http://on.ft.com/1941FXg China looks to limit interbank lending
Regulators want to close loophole that is fuelling credit boom, but banks may still be able to continue off-balance sheet lending in different guises
http://on.ft.com/1ibmKIW Thai protests seek to unseat Yingluck
Opposition supporters occupy more government buildings as parliament debates a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
http://on.ft.com/1ibmMk7 Bourses struggle as markets absorb Iran deal
Oil price steadies as markets realise there will be no immediate increase in supply with the bulk of sanctions on Tehran remaining in place.
http://on.ft.com/1gdxty8 Argentina nears deal over YPF seizure
Spanish delegation, including industry minister and executives from Repsol, met Argentine officials to reach an agreement over compensation
http://on.ft.com/1jDZTkJ UAE and Guinea in $5bn mine deal
GAC's tie-up with African country underscores a desire in the Gulf to obtain raw materials to feed one of the world's largest aluminium ventures
http://on.ft.com/1jDZUoJ Qualcomm faces antitrust probe in China
Investigation by antitrust regulators into the US chipmaker comes as the country gets ready to launch high-speed mobile broadband networks
http://on.ft.com/1jDZUoQ Kiev police clash with pro-EU protesters
Demonstrations enter fifth day as Brussels' top leaders accuse Russia of putting pressure on Ukraine to change course on EU trade and political pacts
http://on.ft.com/1jDZTBe Nine detained after China oil blast
Seven employees of China's second-largest oil company have been detained in connection with a crude oil explosion that killed at least 55 people in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao.
http://on.ft.com/1gdxBOb Rémy Cointreau warns of China slowdown
Luxury groups contemplate life without vigorous sales growth in China following government crackdown on personal spending and gift-giving by officials
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