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China backing away from its initial financial promises to Pakistan under C
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25 (ANI): China appears to be backing away from its initial financial promises to Pakistan under Beijing-financed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a US$60 billion infrastructure building plan, amid rising corruption and militant attacks on Chinese en
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Uzbekistan attracts USD 6.6 billion Foreign Direct Investment in 2020
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan has attracted USD 6.6-billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) this year and plans to increase it to over 7.6 billion dollars in 2021, the Uzbek president's press service said Thursday.
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Embassy REIT raises Rs 36.8 billion (USD 501 Million) unit capital through
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Embassy Office Parks REIT ('Embassy REIT'), India's first listed REIT and one of the largest in Asia by area, announced today that it has successfully completed a unit capital raise of Rs 36.8 billion (USD 501 million) thro
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US Congress reaches deal on USD 900 billion coronavirus rescue package
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The United States legislators have agreed on a long-awaited Covid-19 bill of around USD 900 billion, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Sunday.
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Platinum Evara's latest collection for women who make the rare choice to R
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Billions of years ago a meteorite crash left behind remnants of precious white metal - 'Platinum'! Born of the stars, platinum is found in extremely limited quantities on Earth and is 30 times rarer than gold, adding a whole new dimen
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Biden would save USD 2.6 billion by halting border wall construction: repo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): President-elect Joe Biden would save the US government about USD 2.6 billion if he halts the construction of the border wall, as per the US Army corps of Engineers.
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Orient Electric eyes smaller towns and rural areas for growth in fans busi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Orient Electric Limited, part of the diversified USD 2.4 billion CK Birla Group, has expanded its fans range with new variants in line with the robust demand coming in from Tier-3 & 4 markets and rural parts of the country.
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Nearly 2 mn Chinese Communist Party members working for global companies i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 14 (ANI): A recent investigation has revealed that global companies across the world, which hold billions of dollars worth of sensitive defense contracts in Australia and the US, have almost 2 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in their employ
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China again bails out debt-ridden Pakistan to repay Saudi loan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 13 (ANI): China has again bailed out Pakistan as it has agreed to provide USD 1.5 billion financing line to repay the USD 2 billion Saudi Arabia debt, sources told Express Tribune.
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Protest in Thailand against China-backed special economic zone in Chana: R
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 12 (ANI): Irked by the Thailand government plan to build China-backed industrial zone in Chana district, people from the insurgency-hit Deep South camped out near Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha's office to protest against the multi-billion-dollar project, whic
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$9 billion ADB facility for members to access, distribute Covid-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Dec 11 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a 9 billion dollar vaccine initiative -- the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) -- offering rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe
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Walmart to export $10 billion of India-made goods per year by 2027
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Endorsing India's continuing rise as a global hub of manufacturing, US-based retailer Walmart said on Thursday it will triple its exports of goods from India to 10 billion dollars each year by 2027.
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