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• Prosperity Bets $120 Million on Gazprom, Westman Says

  Russia-focused equity investor Prosperity Capital has invested $120 million in Gazprom, buying shares in the gas company for the first time in 13 years

• Turkish Banks Would Have 17% Basel III Capital, Simsek Says

  Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said the country's banks would have a capital adequacy ratio of about 17 percent if Turkey implemented new Basel rules

• Bulgaria Woos Investors From China, 'Economy of 21st Century,' After Slump

  Bulgaria seeks to attract Chinese investment in infrastructure, energy and export industries to bolster its economy after the worst recession in a decade

• Macedonia Mulling an IMF Loan or Eurobond Issue, Gruevski Says

  Macedonia is considering whether to take a low-interest loan from the International Monetary Fund or sell Eurobonds to cover next year's budget gap

• Southern Europe's 'Herculean' Problems Diminish M&A, Carr Says

  Countries in Southern Europe face "Herculean" economic problems, making merger and acquisition opportunities in those nations problematic

• Video: Outlook for the Euro

  ECB's Gertrude Tumpell-Gugerell, Barclays' Julian Callow, and Chatham House's Deanne Julius talk about the future of the euro at Bloomberg Businessweek's European Leadership Forum

• Tumpel-Gugerell Says ECB Bank Lending Decreased 'Considerably'

  European Central Bank Executive Board member Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell said the ECB's lending to banks has declined, letting it exit some emergency measures

• Ex-BOE's Julius Says Portugal May Face 'Liquidity Assault'

  Former Bank of England policy maker DeAnne Julius said Portugal may be the next country facing liquidity strains after the Irish bank bailout raised its debt costs

• Video: Irish Banks Are Slimming Down

  Deanne Julius, chairman of Chatham House, talks about the outlook for Ireland's financial system and other European economies

• Video: Rothschild on Irish Debt Crisis

  Financier Evelyn de Rothschild talks about the outlook for Ireland's banking industry and the spread of the European sovereign debt crisis

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