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Repeated calls for performance compensation exceeding 500 million yuan failed. On December 10th, Runbang Co., Ltd. (002483.SZ, share price of 5.57 yuan, market value of 4.938 billion yuan) disclosed that the company recently filed a lawsuit with Wang Chunshan, a performance compensation obligor, to the Intermediate People's Court of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, which was accepted. It is worth mentioning that Runbang shares received a letter of inquiry before, and the CSI Small and Medium Investor Service Center asked the company to explain what specific measures have been taken to solve the unfulfilled performance commitments in 2023 and the current progress, as well as the reasons why judicial measures have not been taken to recover. According to the announcement, on February 20, 2019, Runbang shares purchased 73.36% equity of Hubei CNPC Youyi Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CNPC Environmental Protection") by way of issuing shares, with 990 million yuan in equity transfer price and 9 individuals and enterprises including Wang Chunshan as the counterparty. On the same day, Runbang Co., Ltd. and Wang Chunshan, the performance promise party, signed the Performance Compensation Agreement, and since then, both parties have successively signed two supplementary agreements. Wang Chunshan, as the performance promisor, promised that the net profit of the target company (whichever is lower before and after deducting the non-recurring gains and losses) under the consolidated income statement audited by an accounting firm entrusted by a listed company in compliance with the securities law from 2019 to 2023 should not be less than 130 million yuan, 50 million yuan, 160 million yuan, 190 million yuan and 218 million yuan respectively. (per meridian)Fitch: It is expected that the Tax Reduction and Employment Act will be extended in 2017, which may increase tariffs on Canada, restrict immigration and re-promote deregulation. It is expected that the economic growth in the United States and Canada will slow down slightly, inflation will fall, and policy interest rates will continue to be lowered.Liu Jianchao met with the Pakistan Mu Meng (Xie) delegation. On December 10th, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with the Mu Meng (Xie) delegation led by Mariam, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif) and Chief Minister of Punjab Province. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the consensus of the leaders of the two countries, strengthening inter-party and local exchanges and cooperation, and promoting the construction of a closer community of destiny between China and Pakistan in the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)

Citigroup: Brazil is unlikely to cut interest rates next year.CEO of Petrobras: The previous strategic plan did not perform well by about 30%.Luoyang Molybdenum Industry: Luo Yunxiang was elected as the employee representative supervisor. Luoyang Molybdenum Industry (03993) announced that the seventh board of supervisors of the company recently received a written resignation report from Mr. Li Hongwei. Mr. Li Hongwei applied to resign as a supervisor of the company due to job adjustment.

In the United States, the annual retail sales rate of red books in the week to December 7 was 4.2%, and the previous value was 7.4%.Citigroup: India, Brazil, Mexico and Japan show good prospects in 2025.SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq will set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to North America and South America in January next year at a discount of $1.5 per barrel. Iraq will set the official sales price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Europe in January next year at a discount of $5.5/barrel compared with the spot Brent crude oil price.