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Iran introduces $39 billion 'budget of resistance' to counter US sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Dec 8 (ANI): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday introduced a "budget of resistance" worth USD 39 billion to counter the crippling sanctions imposed by the United States, weeks after a fuel price hike that sparked deadly protests across the Middle East country.
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IMF reaches loan agreement of $5.5 billion with Ukraine
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], Dec 08 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday announced that it has reached an agreement with Ukraine on a three-year loan of worth USD 5.5 billion.
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California firm agrees to pay $13.5 billion to wildfire victims
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): California's Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) on Friday (local time) said that it has agreed to pay USD 13.5 billion to the victims of wildfires that had killed dozens of people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes across Northern California last year.
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Welspun Group promoters, through a closely held family office investment,
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The promoters of the USD 2.7 billion Welspun Group announced today that they have acquired a majority stake in One Industrial Spaces, an integrated fund, development and asset management organization focused on the warehousing sec
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ADB approves USD 1 billion emergency loan for Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 6 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a USD 1 billion emergency loan for cash strapped Pakistan to provide support to the country's public finances and help strengthen its slowing economy.
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Bharti Airtel to raise funds up to $3 billion via debt and equity
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The board of directors at telecom major Bharti Airtel has approved fund raising of up to three billion dollars (about Rs 21,516 crore) to pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of over Rs 35,500 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) January-end.
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Net FDI inflow in first half of 2019-20 $ 20.9 billion: FM
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow has increased by over $ 3 million in the first half of 2019-20 in comparison to that of the previous year.
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Not a billionaire to fund campaign, will continue fight for Trump's defeat
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): California Senator Kamala Harris, who dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, said on Tuesday that she was finding it difficult to manage her campaign due to paucity of financial resources and vowed to continue her fight for the future of the country by d
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Former Malaysian PM pleads not guilty in 1MDB-linked graft case
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Dec 3 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in cases related to a multi-billion dollar scandal during his much-awaited testification before the High Court here, reported Al Jazeera.
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WTO rules tariffs should be reduced by $2 billion after compliance measure
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Toulouse [France], Dec 3 (ANI): European planemaker Airbus has said the United States should immediately reduce 7.5 billion dollars in tariffs that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) authorised in October by around two billion dollars.
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US considering 100% tariffs on $2.4bn in French goods
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 3 (ANI): The Trump administration is considering to impose tariffs as high as 100 per cent on up to USD 2.4 billion worth of French products, following an investigation that concluded France's digital tax "discriminates against American digital companies, such as G
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Yes Bank to raise $2 billion through preferential allotment of shares
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Private sector lender Yes Bank has decided to raise up to two billion dollars (about Rs 14,300 crore) through preferential allotment of shares.
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