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July 23rd, 2018:

Royal Dutch Shell mulls $25bn share buy-back

Royal Dutch Shell is under pressure to repay its investors’ patience this week by beginning a bumper $25bn (£19bn) share buy-back plan.

The oil giant issued shares to existing investors instead of paying out dividends when oil prices were low as it sought to hang on to cash. 

As the crude market has recovered, Royal Dutch Shell has so far prioritised debt reduction over repurchasing the dividend scrips.

But expectations are high that its quarterly report on Thursday could signal the start of buy-backs. read more

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