The phone is the telecom giant’s latest attempt to tap into India’s massive and under-penetrated rural market where many are yet to migrate to smartphones

The Reserve Bank of India said the country's current account deficit stood at $1.3 billion or 0.2% of GDP in January to March, the fourth quarter of 2022/23 fiscal year

The deal is the latest unveiled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US which also saw similar announcements from Micron and Applied Materials

Alibaba announces a leadership reshuffle as it moves to split into six units, with Zhang to head its precious cloud unit and co-founder Eddie Wu to become the group's new CEO in September

Prior to sanctions imposed by the West, which cut Moscow off from international financial systems, Russia made the dividend payments in dollars

US regulator's move, filing 13 charges against Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, has hit public faith in crypto trading, and led to a wave of withdrawals from the group's exchanges

"De-dollarisation is evident in FX reserves where [the dollar's] share has declined to a record as share in exports declined but is still emerging in commodities," the US bank noted

New findings show how CEO Changpeng Zhao secretly retained control over Binance's US arm and ensured he could direct the company’s expansion in the American crypto market despite scrutiny from regulators

Study of municipal finances shows 102 cities made payments accounting for 10% or more of their resources in 2022; debt obligations are so high it is limiting state capacity to boost the economy

Combined profits for listed Chinese brokerages dropped 34% in 2022 and the lacklustre recovery this year has already spurred some companies to cut jobs

Indians have been asked to deposit or exchange their 2000-rupee notes by Sept 30, 2023; the move comes ahead of state and general elections in the country when cash usage spikes

India last year implemented a broader framework to facilitate overseas trade in rupees through vostro accounts