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India's largest lender by assets had gross non-performing assets of 1.2 trillion rupees at the end of December, representing 4.5% of its loan book
More decisive policy easing is needed at the city level to stimulate demand from wary buyers and inject new credit to stop more property-related firms from defaulting
GoTo, formed last year by the merger of Gojek and Tokopedia, surprised some investors when it launched its IPO process earlier this month
Move would mark the third time the US has tapped strategic reserves in six months, and would be the largest release in the near 50-year history of the reserve system
The actions include support to boost domestic production, alternative procurement and to help technological developments to reduce use of the materials
Insurance giant Chubb will be purchasing the firm’s business assets in Hong Kong and Singapore including intellectual property
“This is only the beginning of what our vision is for the development of Pakistan’s capital market," said State Bank of Pakistan governor Reza Baqir
However, firms with a focus on environmental, social and governance factors are facing increased pressure to justify their China investments
Russia’s pledge to scale down its attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv buoyed equities though bond markets were feeling less optimistic
The ban on Russia-bound precious metal reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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