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We will move the following business and economics stories: + Vatican property: a blessing and a curse? + UK fintechs seek Brexit cure in Lithuania + Covid-19 could ease French housing crisis + Swiss fear over using debt to aid economy Vatican-pope-religion-property,FOCUS VATICAN CITY Prestigious addresses in Paris, London and Geneva and 3,000 properties across Rome: the Vatican has revealed more details of its real estate empire, a source of income -- and scandal. 750 words by Catherine Marciano. File picture. Lithuania-Britain-EU-politics-finance,FOCUS VILNIUS Thanks in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial companies are getting licences there so they can continue to operate in the European Union. 600 words by Vaidotas Beniusis. Picture by Petras Malukas Health-virus-construction-France,FOCUS PARIS Covid-19 has emptied office buildings and business districts, and with working from home expected to be the norm after the pandemic, some want to convert them to residential use so as to help solve inner city housing crises. 650 words by Sonia Wolf Health-virus-Switzerland-politics-budget-debt,FOCUS ZURICH Germany, which is known for strict budgets, has tapped debt markets to prop up its virus-hit economy, while neighbouring Switzerland has consistently curbed borrowing despite calls to change course. 700 words by Nathalie Olof-Ors afp
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