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World Bank approves USD 1 billion additional funding for Dasu Hydropower P
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Bank has approved USD 1 billion in additional funding for the Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Upper Kohistan district in Pakistan, reported Dawn.
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SBI to raise USD 3 billion through debt in the current fiscal year FY25
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's largest public sector bank, State Bank of India, said through an exchange filing that its board has approved raising up to USD 3 billion via debt in the current financial year. In the exchange filing, the state-run lender says
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Infobip's New Research Reveals a 43.51 per cent Rise in WhatsApp Usage in
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11: In its comprehensive global messaging trends report, Infobip, a leading global cloud communications platform, revealed a significant 43.51% year-on-year increase in WhatsApp messaging in India throughout 2023. From an extensive analysis of more than 473 billion di
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UAE: 'Alef Education' completes IPO bookbuild, raising AED1.89 billion
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Alef Education Holding on Thursday announced the successful completion of the book-build and subscription process for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Main Market of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).
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Arada awards AED1.48 billion contracts to build final two phases of Sharja
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Arada has awarded two contracts valued at AED1.48 billion for the construction of Sequoia and Saro, the final two phases of Masaar, the AED9.5 billion woodland megaproject in the Suyoh district of Sharjah.
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Techno India Group Launches Initiative to Empower 1 Billion and Eradicate
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 6: Techno India Group, led by Founder Chairman Prof. Dr. Gautam Roychowdhury, announces a groundbreaking initiative to empower 1 billion aspirants and eliminate poverty in India within the next decade.
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Lifelong Online launches innovative baby products category to target the U
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5: Lifelong Online, one of India's leading e-commerce brands for consumer goods, has recently entered the booming baby care market in India with the launch of its all-new baby category. The company is set to revolutionise the modern parenting experience wit
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India's FDI steady at USD 70.9 billion in FY24, inflows more than doubled
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Maintaining consistency in attracting foreign investment inflows, India has received a total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow of USD 70.9 billion in the financial year 2023-24.
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Centre's faulty policies, laxity of previous BJP govt caused FDI decline i
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"The FDI to India has decreased from 71 billion dollars in FY23 to 70 billion dollars in FY24. The FDI which stood at Rs 4.42 lakh crore in FY 21-22 reduced to Rs 3.67 lakh crore in FY 22-23, Rs 3.427 lakh crore in FY 23-24," Patil stated.
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India's forex reserves decline USD 2 billion and come off record highs
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's foreign exchange reserves declined a little over USD 2 billion in the week that ended on May 24, to come off from its all-time high it experienced a week prior. The reserves are now at USD 646.673 billion.
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G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant lauds India's digital transformation journey in 9
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India now boasts 1 billion mobile phone users, a significant milestone reflecting widespread connectivity. This is complemented by 96 per cent reduction in data costs, positioning India among the countries with the lowest data costs worldwide.
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Pakistan's power regulatory authority announces increase in electricity ta
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Saturday announced an increase in electricity tariff by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 3.25 per unit, putting an additional burden of PKR 34 billion on power consumers, Pakistan-based The Express Tribune reported.
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