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Kotak Life Insurance, InstantPay join hands to tap a billion uninsured Ind
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): InstantPay, one of India's largest inclusive and neo Banking platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited to reach out to the billion uninsured and underbanked population o
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After challenging year for aviation, improvement expected for 2020: IATA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 11 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday forecast that the global airline industry will produce a net profit of 29.3 billion dollars in 2020, improved over a net profit of 25.9 billion dollars expected in 2019.
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ADB meets commitment to double annual climate financing to $6 billion
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 9 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it has achieved a key commitment to double its annual climate investments from three billion dollars in 2014, hitting a record high of more than six billion dollars in climate-related financing during 2019.
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China-US trade drops by 15.2 pc in 11 months of this year
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Dec 8 (Sputnik/ANI): The bilateral trade between China and the United States decreased by 15.2 per cent in the first 11 months of 2019 as compared to the same period of the previous, totalling USD 494.5 billion, the Chinese General Administration of Customs said on Sunday.
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Iran introduces $39 billion 'budget of resistance' to counter US sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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