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BRASILIA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - One of Brazilian President
Michel Temer's closest aides resigned on Wednesday following
allegations he had received graft money from engineering
conglomerate Odebrecht in a widening corruption scandal that is
besieging the government.

ABUJA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria expects its 2017 deficit
to rise to 2.36 trillion naira ($7.75 billion), President
Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday, as the government tries to
drag Africa's biggest economy out of recession with a budget
that foresees record spending.

Dec 14 (Reuters) - BP Plc's U.S. Lower 48 onshore
business said it would establish its headquarters in Denver,
Colorado, as it moves closer to its operating assets in the
Rocky Mountains.

* Cuts will be voluntary for each company

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TORONTO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index
retreated on Wednesday from a 19-month high the previous day as
lower oil prices weighed on energy shares, while financials also
lost ground as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's
interest rate decision.

* Disclosure could help make markets more efficient

(Updates with sectors most at risk, new Carney comment)

PARIS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - EDF's board has approved
the partial sale of the French state-controlled utility's
high-voltage power grid to state bank Caisse des Depots, a
source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

* Court and protection force agreed but not delivered

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* OMV to get 24.98 pct of Achimov IV, V part of Urengoy
field

* 2017 non-OPEC output forecast under review after supply
cut pledges

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