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Stories for October 9th 2014

• Thursday, October 9th 2014 - 07:05 UTC

  Senior UK banker admits conspiring to defraud by manipulating the Libor rate

  

  A senior banker from a UK bank has admitted conspiring to defraud over manipulating the Libor lending rate. The banker, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is the first person in the UK to plead guilty to the offence.

• Thursday, October 9th 2014 - 06:51 UTC

  World Bank staff strike off; chief financial officer declines part of annual bonus

  

  The World Bank chief financial officer is giving up part of his bonus after an uproar over cost-cutting measures at the lender. Bertrand Badre will decline the remainder of his 94,000 dollar annual bonus, the bank said.

• Thursday, October 9th 2014 - 06:38 UTC

  YPF admits contacts with Russia's Gazprom but no accord or MOU has been reached

  

  Argentina's state-run energy company YPF admitted on Wednesday having held promising meetings with Russia's Gazpron to consider different collaboration and business opportunities, “but so far has not signed any Memorandum of Understanding, MOU or agreement”.

• Thursday, October 9th 2014 - 06:08 UTC

  Mercosur finally agrees: unified number plates for new cars beginning 2016

  

  The five full members of the Mercosur trade bloc will use unified number plates for their 0km vehicles starting in 2016, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman announced on Wednesday from San Martín Palace in Buenos Aires city.