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Iraq on Friday reopened its North Refinery in Baiji that was shut for a decade during the violence and chaos that followed the US-led invasion in 2003 which made it nearly impossible to run one of the country’s most vital energy complexes.

South Africa’s government will draw down 150 billion rand ($7.93 billion) over the next three years from a central bank-administered contingency account to limit borrowing, the National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Nickel prices were heading for their biggest weekly gain in seven months on Friday as expansion of Western sanctions against Russia triggered covering of bets on lower prices of the metal.