Новости за 21.01.2016

SAO PAULO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's real currency slipped to near its weakest ever against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the central bank surprised markets by holding interest rates steady, even as inflation is running at more than 10 percent a year.

* Xi eyes increased economic, political clout in Mideast (Adds $15 billion investment plans, writes through)

MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Russia's economy would contract by 2.2 percent in 2016 were the oil price to average $35 per barrel, Sberbank, the country's largest bank, said in presentation to investors on Thursday.

* Cameron hopes for deal in February, says not there yet (Adds likely Morgan Stanley donation, Cameron remarks)

* Saudi GDP per capita and oil prices: http://tmsnrt.rs/1nA8Apa

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva said on Thursday it was buying Canadian bank RBC's general insurance arm for C$582 million ($403 million) and had agreed a distribution deal, to diversify its business in Canada.

(Reuters) - Alkermes Plc said its drug for major depressive disorder did not meet the main goal in two late-stage studies, sending its shares plunging by a third.

(Reuters) - Alkermes Plc said its drug for major depressive disorder did not meet the main goal in two late-stage studies, sending its shares plunging by a third.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation.

FRANKFURT, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Changing circumstances including plunging oil prices and turmoil in global markets mean the European Central Bank would lose credibility if it did not review its monetary policy stance in March, ECB chief Mario Draghi said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are making large donations to the campaign to keep Britain inside the European Union, sources said, highlighting the concern among some of the world's biggest banks over the impact of a British exit.

LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are making large donations to the campaign to keep Britain inside the European Union, sources said, highlighting the concern among some of the world's biggest banks over the impact of a British exit.

Jan 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Abu Dhabi Championship at the par-72 course on Thursday in Abu Dhabi -8 Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.) 64 -7 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 65 -6 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 66 Branden Grace (South Africa) 66 -5 Richard Bland (Britain) 67 Andy Sullivan (Britain) 67 -4 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Britain) 68 Thomas Bjorn (Denm

Stars brave the chilly weather on the National Television Awards red carpet in London. Helena Williams reports.

Stars brave the chilly weather on the National Television Awards red carpet in London. Helena Williams reports.

Stars brave the chilly weather on the National Television Awards red carpet in London. Helena Williams reports.

* "Downside risks have increased", says ECB president (Updates from Draghi news conference)

FRANKFURT, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Economic deceleration in China has had a negative impact on the outlook for the euro zone, but the European Central Bank also has confidence in Beijing authorities' ability to manage the slowdown, ECB President Mario Draghi said.

A British inquiry has found that President Vladimir Putin "probably" approved a 2006 Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London. Nathan Frandino reports.

A British inquiry has found that President Vladimir Putin "probably" approved a 2006 Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London. Nathan Frandino reports.

After facing tough conditions in 2015, the emerging market clients of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development face a huge variety of headwinds this year, says bank president Suma Chakrabarti.

A British inquiry has found that President Vladimir Putin "probably" approved a 2006 Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London. Nathan Frandino reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - Lower unemployment is likely to help British wages rise much faster over the next few years than has recently been the case, pushing near-zero inflation to the Bank of England's target, a senior BoE policymaker said in a speech.

Caroline Anstey, Group Managing Director and Global Head of UBS and Society, says you can be both a responsible and successful investor, calling a sustainability-linked bonus “interesting”.