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"Hopes it can make a trade agreement with US as soon as possible," says China

China said on Monday that it hoped to make a trade deal with the United States as soon as possible, amid intense discussions before...

Sanofi to buy Synthorx for $2.5 billion

France’s Sanofi said on Monday it had agreed to buy Synthorx in a cash deal worth around $2.5 billion as it seeks to beef...

Allcargo Logistics acquires a controlling stake in Gati

A Mumbai based- Integrated logistics solution provider Allcargo Logistics has announced the acquisition of majority stakes in Gati Ltd for Rs 416 crore. As a...

Kumar Mangalam Birla: Vodafone-Idea may opt for insolvency in absence of government relief

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group on Friday, said that "Vodafone Idea will shut the shop and opt for insolvency if...

Triumph motorcycle records 10% Y-o-Y growth in retail sales in India.

UK motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph Motorcycle has recorded a 10% year on year growth in retail sales in India. In an interview with India-based newspaper, Economic...
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Japan approves 26 trillion yen as economic stimulus package to combat overseas risks

Japan's cabinet approved an economic stimulus package worth 26 trillion yen ($239 billion) with fiscal spending of 13.2 trillion yen, aimed at preventing overseas...

Iran OPEC envoy: "Tehran would back majority decision to cut oil output"

Iran would support a majority decision by members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil production, the country's OPEC...

Shadowfax raises $60 million in series D round funding from Flipkart, Eight Roads Venture, World Bank’s IFC, and others

India based logistics startup Shadowfax has raised $60 million in series D round funding from Flipkart, Eight Roads Ventures, and few others. The new round...

Zeta appoints Visa’s executive Murali Nair as President of its banking business

Bengaluru settled fintech startup Zeta has announced the appointment of Visa’s Murali Nair as the president of its banking business. Murali Nair, who holds 26...

Dhruva Space secures Rs 5 crores in collective funding from Mumbai Angels, Ravikanth Reddy, and others

A Hyderabad-based end to end solution provider for building small satellites, Dhurva Space has secured Rs 5 crores in a collective angel round funding...
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Saudi Arabia increases light crude prices for Asia to six-year high

Saudi Arabia raised on Monday its light crude prices for sales to Asia in January to the highest in six years, tracking gains in...

CAIT calls Amazon, Flipkart as 'Economic terrorists'

Traders' body CAIT on Sunday lashed out at e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, calling them "economic terrorists," and demanded that the government take action...

Hinduja's Ashok Leyland sales dip by 22 percent in November to 10,175 units

India's largest automaker giant Ashok Leyland has reported a decline of 22 percent in total commercial vehicle sales at 10,175 units in November. In a...

Walmart partners with HDFC Bank launches co-branded credit card for members of Wholesale B2B cash & Carry stores

HYDERABAD: Walmart India, in partnership with HDFC Bank, on Monday launched a co-branded credit card exclusively for members of its Best Price Modern Wholesale...

Argentina's fintech startup Uala plans for expansion with Tencent, SoftBank, and Pierpaolo Barbieri

Argentine digital banking startup Uala is looking to more than double in size, expand its product range and leverage expertise from new investors including...
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Huawei Technologies gauges interest among lenders for a loan up to $1.5bn

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies is back for its second offshore loan this year, gauging interest among lenders for a loan of up to...

Amazon cloud unit designs more powerful data center processor chip: Reports

Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing (AWS) unit has designed a second, more powerful generation of data center processor chip, two sources familiar with the matter...

IKEA to infuse 200 million euros to lead “climate positive” race

IKEA, the world's biggest furniture group, said on Wednesday it would spend around 100 million euros ($110 million) on supporting its direct suppliers in...

Kuwait’s KIA to invest in Aramco IPO: Sources

Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) plans to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters...

Government raises the authorised capital of FCI to Rs 10,000 crore

In an attempt to infuse the additional capital in its state-owned company, the Government of India has increased the authorised capital of Food Corporation...
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Indian Railways has generated Rs 139.20 crore from sale of platform tickets in 2018-19

Railways earned Rs 139.20 crore from the sale of platform tickets in 2018-19 and Rs 78.50 crore till September this fiscal, the ministry informed...

Sitaram Yechury: Narendra Modi Government must bring a white paper on the status of Indian economy

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday demanded that the government bring out a white paper on the status of the economy referring to...

India’s forex reserves increase by $441 million to a new lifetime high of $448.2 billion

India's forex reserves rose by $441 million to a fresh lifetime high of $448.249 billion in the week to November 15 on an increase...

US antitrust lawmakers frustrated with Google’s latest Fitbit deal

Lawmakers pressed top US antitrust enforcers on their probes of tech giants Alphabet's Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple with the chair of a House...

NIUM launches its cross-border payments platform in Indonesia

With the attempt to strengthen its position in Southeast Asia’s cross-border payment space. NIUM (a formerly known as InstaReM) on Wednesday, said that “It...
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Bookingjini scores Rs 3 crore from Mumbai Angels, Apurva Salarpuria and others

Bookingjini, a Bhubaneshwar-based online platform that allows hotels to generate direct booking on its platform, has scored Rs 3 crores in its seed...

Centre to impose 25% safeguard duty on imports of single-mode optical fiber

The Centre is considering a 25 percent provisional safeguard duty on the import of single-mode optical fibre, used for signal transmission. This follows a Commerce...

Bank Of England keeps its interest rate at 0.75%, alters UK growth forecasts at 1.4% for 2019

The Bank of England (BoE) has left its main interest rate at 0.75 percent, it said on November 7 after a regular meeting and...

IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva says, “Global debt surges record-high to $188 trillion”

The global debt load has surged to a new all-time record equivalent to more than double the world's economic output, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva...

pre-IPO round: Freshworks secures $150 million funding from Google, Sequoia, Accel Partners

Valuing the company at $3.5 billion, the Chennai-based customer engagement software company, Freshworks, has secured $150 million in new round funding from its existing...
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