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Will Singapore continue to be India's largest foreign investor?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 10 (ANI): After coming in second to Mauritius for two years, Singapore regained top spot as India's largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the 2018-19 financial year, which ended in March. For the last fiscal, USD 16.2 billion of foreign investment originated
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Trump threatens to hit China with additional tariffs
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [United States], June 07 (ANI): Further escalating tensions, US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit China with tariffs on another USD 300 billion worth of Chinese goods.
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Mega real estate event 'Billion Dreams' closes Square Yards first annual r
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India] June 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Square Yards, India's largest proptech company, successfully closed its mega global real estate roadshow calendar 2018-19 with 'Billion Dreams'.
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Nepal: Pashupatinath temple owns over 9kg gold, 1.3 billion rupees cash
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 6 [ANI]: The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu owns 9.276 kg of gold and 1.3 billion rupees in cash, a report has revealed.
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This World Environment Day, pledge to reduce your plastic footprint
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 4 (ANI): Since 1950, humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics and most of that synthetic material still exists on our planet.
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India lost $13 billion in revenue collections due to trade misinvoicing: G
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
.Washington DC [United States], June 4 (ANI): Potential tax revenue losses to the Indian government due to trade misinvoicing are estimated at 13 billion dollars in 2016, according to a study by think-tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI).
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Two-thirds of British firms unable to fill digital positions: Report
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [Britain], June 4 (ANI): Britain is losing out on 63 billion pounds a year as companies struggle to find people with digital skills, a study by the Confederation of British lndustry and Tata Consultancy Services said on Tuesday.
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US House passes USD 19.1 billion disaster relief bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 4 (ANI): After months of negotiations and a week-long recess, the US House of Representatives on Monday cleared a USD 19.1 billion disaster relief bill aimed at providing funds to areas hit by earthquake, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfire.
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Smartphone sales to decline amidst Huawei-US trade war: Canalys
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
California [USA], June 3 (ANI): As the major trade war between China-based tech giant Huawei and the Trump government continues, market research firm Canalys has forecast smartphone shipment to decrease at 1.35 billion this year, a year-on-year decline of 3.1 per cent.
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Rising trade conflicts, high fuel prices to impact global aviation industr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 2 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Sunday downgraded its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a 28 billion dollar profit from 35.5 billion dollars forecast in December 2018.
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Uber records USD 3.1 billion revenue in Q1 2019
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
San Francisco [USA], May 31 (ANI): After going public earlier this month, Uber has announced its financial results for Q1, 2019, recording higher revenue.
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Pre-trial hearing in Nirav Modi extradition case tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 29 (ANI): A pre-trial hearing in the extradition case against fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will be held on Friday at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court in connection with the USD two-billion Punjab National Bank fraud case.
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