Yemen government curbs travel, recruitment in austerity drive

DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) - Yemen's president has ordered a raft of austerity steps, including a review of state-owned companies' viability and curbs on foreign travel by government officials, to ease pressure on the impoverished state's crumbling public finances.

SocGen Faces Bribery Claims in Libya Wealth Fund Suit

The Libyan Investment Authority said in a $1.5 billion lawsuit that Societe Generale SA paid about $58 million to a friend of the Qaddafi family to secure investments.