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Malta
Sharp eyes LCD shift to business products
Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it aims to expand sales of LCD panels for business products to establish a more stable portfolio rather than depend on highly volatile consumer products. The struggling Osaka-based firm still has a technological edge in the LCD panel business, allowing it to provide high-added-value products, it ...
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Malta
Nikkei retreats on Dows tumble, weak GDP update
Stocks fell back sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, pressured by profit-taking following Wall Street’s tumble late last week and weak readings in revised Japanese gross domestic data. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 180.45 points, or 0.95 percent, to end at 18,790.55. On Friday, the key market gauge ...
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Malta
Japanese investors binging on foreign debt as JGB yields dwindle
Japanese investors were net buyers of major sovereign debt from overseas in January, except for U.K. debt, underscoring their appetite for higher returns as the Bank of Japan’s unprecedented easing suppresses bond yields. Net purchases of Canada’s sovereign bonds maturing in more than a year rose to ¥99.5 billion ($822 ...
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India
Insurance penetration in India at 3.9 percent, below world average
Insurance penetration in India at 3.9 percent was below the world average of 6.3 percent in 2013, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
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Malta
Indo-US trade could reach $500 bn: Ed Royce
Bullish about growth potential in India, a top US lawmaker on Monday said bilateral trade between the two countries could jump from current $100 billion to $500 billion if the Modi government continues with reform initiatives and removes regulatory hurdles.
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Malta
Cognizant drives digital transformation of Chola's vehicle finance business
Cognizant has announced that it has engaged Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (Chola), a leading financial services provider, to digitally transform its vehicle finance business operations, from loan origination through recovery, in order to reduce costs, improve business agility, and deliver an integrated customer experience.
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Malta
Indian Railway Finance Corporation banks on 3-5 year bonds to raise up to Rs 4,000 crore
Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), the stateowned financier for railway projects, plans to raise up to Rs 4,000 crore by selling bonds with shorter maturities as it aims to reduce borrowing costs by taking advantage of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) falling rate cycle.
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Malta
Indian CAD for Q3 at 1.6 % of GDP
Balance of payments in positive territory
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Malta
New GDP numbers 'too good to be realistic', say CEOs
76% respondents of Assocham's post-Budget survey find GDP numbers as 'too optimistic'
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Malta
With Rs 1,000 cr a day, foreign inflows cross $11 bn in 2 months
With an average of over Rs 1,000 crore a day, the net foreign fund inflows into Indian capital markets have crossed $11 billion (over Rs 68,000 crore) in little over two months so far in 2015.