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Office leads private equity inflows in 2025; overall real estate investmen
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Office real estate attracted more than USD 2 billion in PE investments during the year, accounting for 58 per cent of total inflows, even as overall real estate investments stood at USD 3.5 billion.
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India forex reserves rise $4.37 billion to $693.32 billion, near record hi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's foreign exchange reserves rose USD 4.368 billion in the week that ended December 19 to USD 693.318 billion, driven by a jump in gold reserves and foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed.
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Pakistan: Health sector crisis deepens in Rawalpindi as hospitals struggle
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The year 2025 has been marked by severe challenges for Rawalpindi's health sector in Pakistan, with major public hospitals facing acute shortages of beds, staff and essential medical services despite billions of rupees spent on infrastructure upgrades, The Express Tribune reported.
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Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in major 1MDB case
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Najib, 72, was found guilty of illegally transferring 2.2 billion Malaysian ringgit (about USD 543 million) from the state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) into his personal bank accounts. The court convicted him on four charges of abuse of power and 21 charges of money la
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NBFCs raise Rs 635 billion across 24 IPOs in 2025, accounting for 26.6% of
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In contrast, banks took a more calibrated approach. While private banks recorded virtually no IPO fundraising in CY25, PSU banks emerged as dominant players in the Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) market.
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Japan Cabinet approves record JPY 122.31 trillion budget for FY2026
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record initial budget of JPY 122.31 trillion (approximately USD 783 billion) for fiscal 2026, underscoring the newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal approach aimed at stimulating economic growth and strengthening defence capa
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House Select Committee report flags US-funded research ties with Chinese D
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the report, more than 1,400 research publications were produced through DOD-funded projects involving Chinese partners, representing over $2.5 billion in U.S. taxpayer funding.
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"Very soon, India will start exporting semiconductors": Amit Shah
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking on the overall performance of the Indian Economy, the Home Minister said, "Our forex reserves have crossed the record level of seven hundred billion dollars."
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India's engineering goods exports record strong rebound in November at USD
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to EEPC data, October 2025 recorded the lowest engineering exports at USD 9.37 billion, while November 2025 saw the highest at USD 11.01 billion. In November this year, engineering exports grew 23.76% from November 2024, when shipments were recorded at USD 8.90 billion.
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RBI to inject USD 10 billion liquidity through three-year Dollar-Rupee swa
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Under the swap arrangement, banks will sell US dollars to the RBI in the near leg and simultaneously agree to buy back the same amount of dollars at the end of the three-year period
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India-NZ FTA has unlocked export potential in sectors currently dominated
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China currently dominate New Zealand's import basket, accounting for over USD 10 billion of the country's imports, while India's exports remain relatively small at just USD 711 million in FY2025, despite India being a major global exporter across several product categories, according to a re
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South Korea's Hyosung Heavy signs USD 82 million deal for UK wind project
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hyosung Heavy Industries secured a contract worth 120 billion won, or approximately USD 82 million, to supply ultra-high-voltage transformers to the United Kingdom. This deal with SP Energy Networks, a division of ScottishPower, aims to support a significant wind power project as Britain wor
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