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The Gulf state of Qatar yesterday affirmed its interest in taking a stake of up to 10 per cent in European defence and aerospace group EADS, which has been pummelled by problems at its Airbus unit.
The remark by Qatar's foreign minister helped pull the shares of EADS off four-month lows following a big drop in 2006 profits on Friday as the group took a €2.5 billion ($4.74 billion) charge for delivery problems for the A380 superjumbo.
