| * China bank shares find favour again * Asia markets mixed approaching China plenum * M23 ends its rebellion in DR Congo * Ukraine signs shale gas deal with Chevron, government says * Swiss probe Congo gold bought by refiner * Western donors pledge $8bn in aid for the Sahel region * Cotton price slides amid China sale talk * Poland rethinking model of state enterprise, says minister Markets: mixed China bank shares find favour again
Investors favour their low valuations and high return on equity, but ignore the problems facing the sector at their own peril
http://on.ft.com/19xJM6L Asia markets mixed approaching China plenum
Asian bourses mixed ahead of China's Communist party meeting, where reforms targeting more sustainable but slower growth may be outlined
http://on.ft.com/19xJNYe M23 ends its rebellion in DR Congo
Insurgents declare willingness to enter into talks after government forces push troops from remaining positions in eastern Congo
http://on.ft.com/19xJMmY Ukraine signs shale gas deal with Chevron, government says
Ukrainian officials have confirmed a big shale gas production-sharing agreement with US oil giant Chevron has been signed, following months of wrangling over environmental concerns
http://on.ft.com/18Vaulg Swiss probe Congo gold bought by refiner
Criminal probe looks at whether Argor-Heraeus knowingly bought gold sold by armed group in eastern Congo via traders in Uganda in 2005
http://on.ft.com/1gofM1l Western donors pledge $8bn in aid for the Sahel region
Africa's Sahel region is to receive more than $8bn in aid from the EU and World Bank after the donors said economic development in the area was key to improving global security.
http://on.ft.com/175lXUX Cotton price slides amid China stockpile sale talk
Expectations that China is gearing up to release a massive stockpile that has propped up the global market for the past two years are weighing heavily on cotton prices.
http://on.ft.com/17CS2UD Poland rethinking model of state enterprise, says minister
Poland's new treasury minister has cast doubt on the model of pressing cash-rich state controlled companies to get involved in areas distant from their own expertise
http://on.ft.com/18TbNBi Emerging Markets
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