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January
ABN AMRO has predicted price increases by the end of 2012 for a range of commodities including Brent oil, natural gas, silver, palladium, aluminium and zinc.
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Russian oil producer Rosneft has approached the market for a multibillion financing which is likely to involve a pre-export financing element.
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Deutsche Bank has signed a bilateral Euler Hermes-backed deal to help fund the construction of three pig farms in Russia.
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Société Générale Corporate and Investment Bank (SG CIB) reveals fresh job cuts in France in addition to planned job losses in Asia and the US.
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Cheap resources underpinned economic growth for much of the 20th century. The 21st will be different.
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While the US and Europe struggle, the Asia-Pacific region has prospered, propping up global prices for commodities across the spectrum from metals and minerals to food and cooking oils. Graeme Burton examines the scene.