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India
India to launch first major crop insurance scheme in 2016/17: Agriculture Minister
This will be Modi's first significant move to address the distress plaguing the country's agricultural sector
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India
Valley has gone viral…India looks good
Worrying about money, therefore hoping to find a partner and contemplating closure of business - the new year began with such grim concerns for entrepreneurs of India's new economy, or so pundits say. But what do startup entrepreneurs say?
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India
Government may further hike excise on petrol, diesel before March
The government is looking at one more hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel before March with a view to raising more revenue and stick to the fiscal deficit target of 3.9 per cent of the GDP.
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Cina India
Concerned about yuan's fall, India mulls steps on imports
India on Friday called the slide in China's yuan a "worrying" development for its flagging exports and said it was discussing possible measures to deal with a likely surge in imports from its northern neighbour.
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India
Sensex ekes out minor gains to end worst week in four years
Signs of stability in global markets helped the domestic equities break a four-session losing streak but failed to stop the BSE sensex from logging its worst weekly performance since November 2011.
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India
Tata Motors shares surge 3% on bargain hunting
Tata Motors shares on Friday rose by 3 per cent on bargain hunting after the stock saw a significant beating in the last few trading sessions.
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Cina
Three reasons for concern about the Chinese economy
China's stock markets have little connection to the rest of its economy. A big reason Chinese shares are sinking is that Beijing is trying to undo some of the measures it took to prop up stock prices after the Shanghai market collapsed in June. Yet China watchers say there are ...
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Giappone
SoftBank to offer lower price option for smartphone users
SoftBank plans to provide a new cut-rate pricing option for smartphone customers who neither talk for long periods nor use a great deal of data. The post SoftBank to offer lower price option for smartphone users appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Dollar firmer above ¥118 in Tokyo on pause in yuan fall
The dollar was firmer above ¥118 in Tokyo trading late Friday, supported by buybacks as risk aversion among currency players somewhat receded after a pause in the yuan’s fall. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥118.24-25, up from ¥118.02-03 at the same time on Thursday. The euro was at ...
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Giappone
Japan’s real wages fell in November for first drop in five months
Japan’s real wages decreased for the first time in five months in November as a decline in special pay, including bonuses, kept overall wages from rising as fast as consumer prices, the government said Friday. Average inflation-adjusted wages fell 0.4 percent from the same month a year earlier, while nominal ...