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Dulux paint cans are filled on the production line inside AkzoNobel s new paint factory in Ashington, Britain September 12, 2017.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - To most people, “the Netherlands” and “paint” means Rubens, Rembrandt or Vincent van Gogh. In looking to splurge 1.4 billion euros on Finnish coatings peer Tikkurila, aggressively crashing U.S. rival PPG Industries’s planned takeover, Amsterdam-listed Akzo Nobel is displaying little of the grace or finesse of the Dutch masters.
Akzo Nobel’s 31.25 euros per share offer for Tikkurila, which enjoys a strong position in the Nordic market for decorative paints and coatings, is a full 13% higher than the 27.75 euros that PPG unveiled two weeks ago. The two combatants have history: in 2017 Akzo thwarted the Pittsburgh-based group’s attempt to buy it by enlisting the support of unions and the Dutch government.
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DUBLIN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - France is considering demanding COVID-19 tests for passengers from Ireland including truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain’s exit from the European Union, Ireland’s transport minister said on Sunday.
“They have indicated that they are looking for. anyone coming into France from Ireland would have to have” a PCR test, Irish Transport Minister Eamon Ryan told RTE radio, referring to a type of COVID-19 test that can take several days.
“They may go further. What they are looking at is the possibility that hauliers. would require an antigen test,” Ryan said, referring to another type of COVID-19 test that can give results in minutes. (Reporting by Conor Humphries; Editing by Toby Chopra)
France is considering requiring rapid COVID-19 tests from Irish truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain's exit from the European Union, Ireland's transport minister said on Sunday.
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(Corrects name of pension fund in para 4 to Government Pension Investment Fund, from Government Pension Index Fund) Japan’s GPIF resists FTSE Russell’s plan to include China Japanese investors are biggest users of FTSE’s bond index Their reluctance stems partly from historical tensions China’s high yields attract foreign investors Some Japanese banks, insurers snapping up Chinese bonds
TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Index provider FTSE Russell is facing resistance from some Japanese players, including the country’s biggest pension fund, on a plan to include China in its World Government Bond Index (WGBI), one of the most widely-used global bond benchmarks.