India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Mortgages offer silver lining for India’s banks as corporate loans languish
India's banks, struggling to boost mainstay corporate loans, are finding a bright spot in a home-buying spree in the country's towns that has driven mortgage-loan growth to the fastest rate in at least six years. Outstanding home loans in India stood at $103 billion as at end-November.
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Malaysia’s Axiata, Bharti Airtel to merge subsidiaries
Axiata Group Bhd, Malaysia's largest mobile operator by market value, and Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's largest telecom operator by subscribers, agreed to merge their subsidiaries in Bangladesh. The merger of Robi Axiata Limited and Airtel Bangladesh Limited will create an entity called Robi.
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Good seasonal demand adds shine to gold, silver also up
Gold continued its strong rallying momentum for the third session at the domestic bullion market here due to consistent buying support from jewellers and retail consumers to meet rising seasonal demand. Elsewhere, silver also firmed up owing to higher industrial demand.
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Domestic airlines strengthen measures to handle unruly flyers
Aviation regulator DGCA had in November, 2014, mandated the airlines to apply restraining devices to tackle an unruly passenger when all conciliatory approaches had been exhausted, including verbal communication.
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Diamond miners lower rough diamond prices by 5-7%
De Beers, Rio Tinto and ALROSA have lowered rough prices by 5-7% beginning this month, making the sparkling stone attractive for buyers.
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Are sovereign wealth funds big sellers in Indian stocks?
Most SWFs have no direct presence in Indian equities but those that do have been increasing their exposure to the country.
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Centre, RBI in talks to allow more free ATM transactions
The government is in discussions with the RBI to allow more free ATM transactions for certain types of accounts as part of its drive to deepen financial inclusion.
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Non-IT firms hunt for digital talent
“Digitisation is the way forward, and a digital strategy brings speed, efficacy and probity which are essential for progress,” said Rajeev Bhadauria.
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Snapdeal, Flipkart go all out to woo merchants
If you are a small merchant selling myriad stuff from a tiny store, chances are India’s largest ecommerce companies are looking for you.
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Sensible eating can keep India fit: GSK CEO
The best way for any country to ensure the well-being of its people is to see that they follow an active lifestyle, eat sensibly and generally follow the precepts of prevention.
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Coca-Cola initiates talks with IPL teams to sponsor them as rival Pepsi is out
The maker of Coke Zero, Thums Up cola and Sprite lemon drink will be officially associating with IPL after a gap of three years, a period when PepsiCo had exclusive rights to team sponsorships and beverage partnerships.
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UP will be partner state at ET’s Global Summit
Uttar Pradesh is participating as a partner state in the power-packed ET Global Business Summit being held in New Delhi on January 29 and 30 as it seeks to roll out the red carpet for investors.
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Raghuram Rajan to wait for Budget roadmap before next rate cut: HSBC
Even though the fall in oil prices has created some space to ease rates, HSBC said it expects RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to maintain status quo in the forthcoming policy review and wait for the fiscal roadmap presented in the Budget.
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Finance ministry to hold India Investment Summit on February 4-5
In order to attract investments in infrastructure sector, the finance ministry will organize a two-day India Investment Summit from February 4, which would see the participation of various global investors. India has been trying to attract foreign investment for "Make in India" campaign.
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India Inc's Dec foreign borrowing jumps over 4-fold at $3.03 bn
In the approval route category, the major borrowers include Reliance Industries which raised $975.87 million
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How India lost the plot in global iron ore trade
While miners are losing their export advantage because of a host of levies, end users within the country are increasingly relying on imports
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Finance Ministry to organise India Investment Summit on February 4-5
Various global private equity funds and sovereign wealth funds are likely to participate in the event
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India's energy demand to double in next 25 years: ExxonMobil report
ExxonMobil also projected the country's GDP to rise from $2 trillion in 2014 to $9 trillion in 2040
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’15 India fatality may be 11th blamed on Takata air bag inflator
Another death has been reported in a crash that involved an exploding Takata air bag inflator, but it’s unclear whether the inflator killed the person. The driver of a 2007 Honda Civic died last year in India, according to Takata documents posted Wednesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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India business confidence picks up in January: Survey
Most panelists report business unaffected by Modi government
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Hyderabad realty set for revival; Brigade, Mantri launched projects recently
The Hyderabad real estate market, which has been in limbo for years mainly due to the Telangana statehood agitation, is beginning to see green shoots.