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Reserve Bank of India cuts rates to lowest since 2011
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent on Tuesday, reducing it to a more than
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
India's sugar exports halt as prices surge on lower output forecast
India's sugar exports have come to a halt as dealers have not signed new contracts in the past five days after local prices surged on expectations of lower output, trade sources said on Tuesday.
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
ArcelorMittal hits $3b rights issue
Steel giant ArcelorMittal said Tuesday it had successfully completed a three-billion-dollar (2.64-billion-euro) rights issue aimed at cutting its debt pile amid a global steel glut.
5 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Internet: a tool for growth of small businesses
Unlike a real-world office, a business website is up and accessible to customers 24 hours a day. Customers will always get to know about the products and services on offer, freeing them from the compulsion of office hours. Businesses can even have a 24-hour product sales mechanism online.
4 April 2016, 18:10 PM
Iran oil exports surpass 2m barrels per day
Iran's oil exports have surpassed 2 million barrels per day following the lifting of sanctions under its nuclear deal with world powers, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Sunday.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Norway union and employers reach deal, strike averted
Norway's main industrial trade union reached a wage deal with employers on Sunday, averting a strike affecting more than 26,000 workers, the parties said.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
India, China consumers top emerging market sentiment table
Consumer sentiment in India and China remains resilient despite a challenging economic backdrop, but households in Russia, South Africa and Brazil have become more pessimistic, an annual survey showed.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Tata steel closure would tear hole in UK manufacturing supply chain
The closure of Tata Steel's operations in Britain would leave a hole in manufacturers' supply chains, dealing a blow to thousands of smaller firms across the country and creating a logistical headache for the car industry.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Japan's century-old Sharp grabs foreign lifeline
It took a century for Sharp to evolve from making pencils into one of the world's top consumer electronics brands, but the Japanese company has now signalled another huge shift: it will become Taiwanese.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Is Japan's plan for more women in the workplace failing?
Until early the 1990s, Japanese girls received homemaking education while boys didn't On paper, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to get more women into Japan's shrinking workforce - also referred to as "womenomics" - looked great.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
German inflation inches higher in March
Inflation in Germany edged higher in March, with rising prices for food, services and rents offsetting falling energy prices, a preliminary flash estimate showed on Wednesday.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Thousands of jobs at risk as Tata Steel seeks British exit
Tata Steel is seeking to sell Britain's biggest steelmaking business, putting thousands of jobs at risk in an industry that once dominated Britain but has been brought low by falling prices, high costs and Chinese competition.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
China overcapacity darkens Asia's 2016 growth prospects: ADB
Huge industrial overcapacity in China will drag on both the country's and the region's growth this year, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday, cutting its forecast for the world's second-largest economy.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
India approves foreign investment in e-commerce sector
India on Tuesday approved 100 percent foreign investment in marketplace e-commerce companies, formalising rules for the first time for the multi-billion dollar sector.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Indebted Indian tycoon offers to repay $603m of defunct airline loans
Embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya has proposed to repay 40 billion rupees ($603 million), less than half of what his defunct Kingfisher Airlines owes to creditor banks who have approached the nation's highest court to recover their dues.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Dell nears sale of IT services unit to Japan's NTT Data
Dell Inc is set to announce an agreement on Monday to sell its non-core information technology consulting division to Japan's NTT Data Corp for $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
China industrial firms' Jan-Feb profits return to growth
China's industrial profits returned to growth in the first two months of 2016, despite weakening business conditions and slowing economic growth in the world's second-largest economy.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
ECB loans 7.3b euros to banks at ultra-cheap rates
The European Central Bank had lent 7.3 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in ultra-cheap loans to banks in the latest round of its plan to kick-start lending to households and businesses.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Oil giant PetroChina pumps lowest profit since 1999
Chinese oil giant PetroChina has posted its lowest profit since 1999 with the company citing a struggling global economy and slump in international oil prices last year.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Japan looks to kick-start 'fintech' revolution
A laggard in embracing the 'fintech', or financial technology revolution, Japan is set to ease investment restrictions that could free up the flow of capital in an economy sitting on an estimated $9 trillion in individuals' cash deposits.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM