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FATF grey-listing caused USD 38b loss to Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 25 (ANI): Amid low chances of Pakistan exiting the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list on Thursday, a research paper by an Islamabad-based think tank has revealed that Pakistan sustained a total of USD 38 billion in economic losses due to FATF' decis
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ADB sells $2 billion 10-year global benchmark bond
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Feb 25 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has priced a two billion dollar 10-year global bond, proceeds of which will be part of ADB's ordinary capital resources.
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India sees second-best year for fintech funding despite Covid-19: KPMG
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Despite pandemic challenges, India saw the second-best year for fintech funding and attracted 2.7 billion dollars in investment last year, the second highest amount ever next to 2019's peak of 3.5 billion dollars, professional services firm KPMG said on
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Airlines to lose up to $95 billion with bookings down 80 pc: IATA
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): Global airlines could lose as much as 95 billion dollars this year, according to a new analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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Bharti Airtel announces pricing of $1.25 billion dual-tranche senior 10.25
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Bharti Airtel said on Thursday it has successfully priced its debt fund raise of 1.25 billion dollars through the issuance of its first ever dual-tranche US dollar bond offering spread across senior and perpetual issuance.
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China's debt-trap diplomacy: Pak to seek debt relief for power projects
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], February 25 (ANI): In China's debt-trap diplomacy, Pakistan is struggling to repay loans for power projects under President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and seeks to reschedule as much as USD 22 billion in outstanding credits.
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Orient Electric eyes larger pie of premium fans market, expands range
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New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Orient Electric Limited, part of the diversified USD 2.4 billion CK Birla Group, has expanded its premium fans portfolio with the addition of IoT-enabled and 50 per cent energy saving inverter fans.
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Contract for indigenously designed Light Combat Helicopter likely to be si
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New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Noting that India plans to spend USD 130 billion on military modernization in the next five years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that orders for 83 LCA MK1A worth Rs 48,000 crore have been awarded to HAL recently and the contract for indi
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Pakistan's foreign debt, liabilities continue to mount
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan's foreign debt and liabilities have mounted by USD 3 billion or 2.6 per cent during the six months period ended in December last year, the central bank's data showed earlier this week.
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COVID-19: Biden to pledge USD 4 billion to global vaccine alliance in G7 m
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will on Friday pledge USD 4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine alliance, COVAX, and also call on G7 member countries to prioritise a sustainable health security financing mechanism "aimed at catalysing countries to build the need
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B612 Downloads surge past 1 billion downloads worldwide
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): B612 has touched more than 1B+ (1 billion) downloads worldwide and 150M+ total downloads in India. The app was launched around 2016 in India by SNOW Corp., a South Korean mobile app developing company that started in 2015.
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GINSERV launches Gincelerator 2.0 with 18 startups
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), February 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): India's technology business incubator GINSERV launched Gincelerator 2.0 with 18 Startups. Inaugurating the midlevel health tech, MedTech and edtech Startups' take-off stage programme, Director of Department of Electronics, IT & BT and
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