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China's electric vehicle market to see sales rebound next year, executives say

GUANGZHOU, China/Shanghai (Reuters) – China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market is likely to see a sales rebound next year as automakers roll out more new products to lure buyers, but more supportive government policies are needed, auto executives said. China has been a keen supporter of NEVs and has implemented production quota requirements for automakers. In October, NEV sales fell 45.6% from year-ago levels. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Roche eyes quick FDA approval in SMA race with Biogen, Novartis

Roche expects its risdiplam medicine for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to get U.S. approval by May, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday, as it takes on Novartis and Biogen in the lucrative rare disease area. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted priority review for risdiplam, an oral medicine for those with the potentially deadly muscle-wasting disorder. Roche, whose drug is seen as a rival for Biogen’s Spinraza and Novartis’s Zolgensma gene therapy, said the FDA is due to decide by May 24. …read more […]

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European shares lifted by U.S.-China trade optimism; LVMH gains

European shares rose for the second straight session on Monday following reports that Washington and Beijing were nearing a trade agreement, while LVMH gained after signing a deal to buy U.S. jewellery chain Tiffany. A Chinese state-backed tabloid said on Monday China and the United States were “very close” to an initial trade agreement, adding to optimism from Friday, when the presidents of both the countries reiterated their desire for a deal. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.6% at 0802 GMT, led by trade-sensitive miners. …read more […]

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Istanbul Working on Eurobonds After State Banks ‘Shut the Doors’

(Bloomberg) — Istanbul is working on a plan to sell Eurobonds to finance projects after state lenders “shut the doors” on the city’s opposition-run local government, according to Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.“It’s sad that the state lenders remain distant to us since we came into office,” Imamoglu told reporters on Sunday. “I don’t know what their motives are. However, I have no doubt that we will find funding from Europe.”The new mayor’s remarks highlight the difficulties he faces running the nation’s largest city after wresting control from Presidetn Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party. Imamoglu was in London earlier this month …read more […]