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EU doubles development aid to Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct.19 (ANI): The development assistance to Sri Lanka has nearly been doubled by the European Union to €210 million (approximately Rs. 34 billion) up to 2020 compared to the previous period (2007-2013).
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This young, dynamic woman entrepreneur will give you solid life goals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The jewelry industry in India is emerging on a grand scale. The leading market researcher McKinsey & Company reveals that the industry is expected to grow 5-6 percent every year from an annual global sale of 148 billion euros to 250 billion euros by 2020.
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Imran Khan assures Chinese envoy that PTI protests not against CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.19 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has told China's Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong that his party's planned protest next month is not directed at the USD 46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
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IMF warns Pakistan of risk of looming CPEC bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Oct.19 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Pakistan government that it risks meeting its repayment obligations with regard to the USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project despite it having the potential to lift the eco
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Pak IB claims Indian, Afghan counterparts looking to sabotage CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.19 (ANI): The Deputy Director General of Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau (IB), Ali Ahmed Sabir, has reportedly told the Senate Standing Committee on the Cabinet Secretariat that intelligence agencies in India and Afghanistan are looking at various options to sab
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People registered for India's Aadhaar program surpasses one billion
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct.18 (ANI): The number of people registered for India's Aadhaar Program operated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which is the largest system of its kind in the world, surpassed one billion this April.
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World Bank to provide B'desh with additional US $1b fund for childcar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.17 (ANI): World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Monday announced to give an additional one billion US dollar fund to Bangladesh over the next two years as assistance for reducing malnutrition and stunting among children.
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SpiceJet seals deal for over 100 aircrafts at USD 12 billion
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Indian budget carrier SpiceJet has finally sealed the deal for over 100 aircrafts valued at around USD 12 billion (over Rs 80,000 crore) by next month.
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Samsung expects USD 3 billion loss over Note 7 recall
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 14 (ANI): Samsung Electronics on Friday estimated that the crisis over its exploding flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones would cost the company more that USD 3 billion in lost operating profit over the next two quarters.
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Exito Media Concepts announces fifth edition of Pharma Innovation and Tech
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): With a CAGR of 14 percent, Indian Pharmaceutical Industry will reach an annual turnover of USD 47.06 Billion by 2018.
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Medium term outlook for Indian FMCG bright; to reach USD 104 bn by 2020
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): In the midst of ringing cash registers on the back of festive sale, an ASSOCHAM-TechSci Research report has projected more than doubling of India's market for the fast moving consumer goods to USD 104 billion by 2020 from the present level of USD 49 billi
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Indian IoT market set to grow up to USD 15 billion by 2020
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Focusing on the rise and evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) across industries in India, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) today kick-started the eighth edition of NASSCOM Design and Engineering Summit, Bengaluru.
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