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China increases oil import quotas by 20% on year ago (Reuters)

China has issued a third batch of 2023 crude oil import quotas, raising the total volume in the first half of this year to 194.1 million tonnes, up 20% from the same period last year, according to six people and documents on Wednesday. Thirty-three companies, mostly independent refiners, are receiving 62.28 million tonnes of allotments […]
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Dividends from largest companies hit record $326bn in first quarter (FT)

Payouts to rise to $1.64tn in 2023 boosted by special bonuses from likes of Ford and VW. Dividends issued in the first quarter by the world’s largest listed companies hit a record this year, even as prominent investors and asset managers warn of a coming global economic slowdown. The world’s 1,200 biggest public companies collectively […]
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