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1. Outlook for growth back on agenda
   Region’s shares lower amid lingering concerns about implementation of the country’s rescue package and Europe’s economic outlook
2. RBS annual losses widen to £766m
   State-owned bank reports wider annual losses due to steep fall in profits at its investment banking arm and higher provisions for Greek bonds
3. Republican hopefuls round on Santorum
   Socially conservative former Pennsylvania senator is accused of being fiscally reckless by Mitt Romney and of being a ‘fake’ by Ron Paul
4. Obama and Romney unveil rival tax plans
   The two plans show that there is strong support for reforms to the bafflingly complicated US tax system but division about how much revenue the system should raise
5. HP printer business facing challenges
   The unit which has long underpinned Hewlett-Packard’s finances is facing structural problems that threaten its position as the company’s cash cow
6. Russian link in $150m fraud claim
   A former staff at Otkritie had allegedly contacted a Threadneedle employee about a trade in more than a billion Argentinian warrants
7. SFO admits Tchenguiz case errors
   Property tycoon receives apology after information was ‘inadvertently miscast’ when obtaining warrants during investigation into Kaupthing
8. Syrian assault spurs call for intervention
   The intensifying assault on the city of Homs killed dozens, including two western journalists, sparking fresh pleas for international action
9. Germany fights eurozone firewall moves
   Steffen Seibert, spokesman for Angela Merkel, insisted that Berlin saw no need to increase the size of the €500bn European Stability Mechanism