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Mark Ruffalo plays diverging twins in I Know This Much Is True

Six-part series adapts Wally Lamb’s novel about family, loss and mental illness




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Dave — US comedy about a bumbling rapper comes to BBC2

The series follows an idiotic yet charming nerd trying to make it big as Lil Dicky




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The best of TV and streaming this week

Our pick of the latest series and documentaries — plus older favourites to binge on




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Snapshot: ‘Lartigue — The Boy and the Belle Époque’

The book captures the carefree, haute-bourgeois lifestyle of the young photographer




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Archaeologists compete with detectorists in finding notable jewellery

Ancient antagonists build bridges as treasure finds mount up




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Simon Godwin: ‘Theatre has lived through plagues before’

The director talks about gender-swaps, fundraising and the future of drama after lockdown




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Saudi Aramco flotation to rely on local money

Foreign investor subscriptions less than 11% as data confirms scaled back ambitions




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Indonesia looks to set up sovereign wealth fund

Initiative would be modelled on Singapore’s Temasek with focus on start-ups




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Lebanese protests have given way to a debt crisis

The country’s banking system is in hock to an insolvent state




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Saudi Aramco raises $25.6bn in world’s biggest IPO

State-owned oil company’s $1.7tn valuation falls short of kingdom’s ambitions




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Saudi Arabia renews push for $2tn Aramco valuation

State funds and families encouraged to buy shares in pursuit of Prince Mohammed target




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Saudi Aramco shares jump 10% in oil group’s trading debut

Stock climbs by maximum amount after world’s biggest IPO




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Lebanon is heading for default on its debts, warns Fitch

Beirut hit by another sovereign bond downgrade amid political crisis




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Dubai raises public spending to ward off slowdown

Forecast of 3.2 per cent growth in 2020 would be improvement on 2.1 per cent in 2019




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Why Lebanon’s debt crisis has left it vulnerable

Once known for its resilience, the country’s fragile financial system has triggered angry protests




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Dubai steps up efforts to revive property market

Emirate seeks to get grip on sector after prices fall 40% from their 2014 peak




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Lebanese banks shed bonds in ‘prisoner’s dilemma’

$1.2bn eurobond maturing in March falls sharply as local lenders cash out




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Lebanon’s economic crisis requires an urgent decision on IMF aid

The country is trapped in a full-scale emergency that could unravel social bonds




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Egypt seeks investors for military-run companies

Move designed to assuage fears over army’s growing role in the economy




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Lebanon’s sovereign default leaves creditors facing big losses

London-based Ashmore bet heavily on the country’s short-term debt




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Lebanese buy up property as government defaults

Investors seeking safe haven for cash are driving a real estate boom




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Lebanon considers options to restructure to banks

Finance minister says bail-in may be needed amid severe economic and financial turmoil




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Qatar lines up bond deal as virus and oil crash hit economy

Bankers and investors expect rush of debt issues from the Gulf region




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Arab world’s middle-income nations face tough coronavirus choices

Countries from Jordan to Egypt will struggle to mitigate the pandemic’s economic impact




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Iran embarks on biggest IPO as economy struggles

Sale of shares in state-run holding company generates income for government




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Cash-rich Gulf funds hunt for bargains as asset prices plunge

Saudi Arabia’s PIF has snapped up stakes in a cruise operator, oil groups and a football club




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Iberdrola chief praises Bolsonaro after Neoenergia IPO

Ignacio Galán says energy distributor’s listing highlights president’s market-friendly policies




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Brazil’s pension reform bill set for crucial first vote

Proposal successfully passes committee stages on the way to plenary vote




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Pemex bonds pique investors’ interest but doubts remain

Mexican government’s rescue plan for debt-laden state oil group underwhelms




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Brazil’s booming credit markets fan hopes of ‘revolution’

New York listing of XP highlights transition to a new world of lower interest rates




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Brazilian football pays penalty as clubs resist reform

Mismanagement and corruption leave some of nation’s biggest teams on brink of collapse




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Farmers’ protests pose challenge to Argentina’s new president

Alberto Fernández seeks to bolster state coffers with tax raid on country’s most powerful industry




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Saudi Aramco stretches away as top IPO after extra sale

Goldman exercises option to sell more stock, bringing total proceeds to $29bn




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Saudi Aramco rated ‘underweight’ by Morgan Stanley

Wall Street banks that advised on record IPO snub oil group with tepid ratings




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Saudi Arabia takes £350m shot at Newcastle United

Fans cheer prospect of Ashley exit but obstacles remain to getting deal across line




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NMC Health founder eyes a return to embattled group

77-year-old entrepreneur BR Shetty ‘looking to buy out Emirati partners’




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UK watchdog probes mystery of top NMC Health investors

FCA and group seek to clarify positions of BR Shetty and other leading shareholders




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Saudi Arabia’s former energy minister returns in cabinet reshuffle

Khalid al-Falih to lead a new government ministry for investment




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Saudi Arabia launches oil price war after Russia deal collapse

Kingdom to raise crude production and offer deep discounts just as coronavirus hits demand




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Gruppo San Donato withdraws from bidding for NMC

Italy-based hospital chain was only potential suitor after buyout group KKR ruled out its involvement




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Saudi Arabia oil gamble threatens modernisation drive

Decision to drive down crude price after Russia row will hit revenue




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NMC Health finds evidence of suspected fraud in its finances

Middle East-focused group’s discovery follows revelations over undisclosed debt




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Eight days that shook the oil market — and the world

How a squabble between Saudi Arabia and Russia led to ‘the nuclear version of a price war’




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Saudi Aramco slashes spending as oil price war rages

Capital expenditure expected to fall 23% at state energy company




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Saudi Aramco doubles down on output hike as price war intensifies

State-backed company says it can sustain 12m barrels a day for up to a year




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Gulf economies rocked by coronavirus and oil price war

Government revenues plummet as crude prices sink and private sector cuts jobs 




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Dubai vows to support Emirates as global airlines race for cash

Government to inject equity into state-owned carrier in latest intervention in aviation sector




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Saudi Arabia’s PIF takes 8.2% stake in cruise operator Carnival 

Rare sign of investor confidence in industry battered by coronavirus pandemic




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NMC expects administration as it fails to win creditors’ backing 

Former FTSE 100 group has been in turmoil over its financial arrangements for months 




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NMC administrators seek to assure UAE medical staff

Hospitals run by the former FTSE 100 company are tackling the coronavirus outbreak