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For India IPOs, 2016 promises to be best year in six
Indian IPOs are set to raise more than $5 billion in 2016, a six-year high, as corporate profit growth and a pickup in the economy drive investor demand for equities and lure firms such as Vodafone's local unit to list.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
China suspends forex business for some foreign banks
China's central bank has suspended at least three foreign banks from conducting some foreign exchange business until the end of March, three sources who had seen the suspension notices told Reuters on Wednesday.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
India to spend $753m on rooftop solar power through 2021
India has earmarked 50 billion rupees ($753 million) to pay for the installation of rooftop solar panels over the next five years that will generate up to 4,200 megawatts of power, the government said on Wednesday.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Events that shaped global economy in 2015
After sliding into the $40s in early 2015, crude oil gained back some lost ground by summer, reclaiming the $60-a-barrel level. But as supply kept coming and demand remained sluggish, prices saw renewed pressure.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
India mobile subscribers rise to more than 1b
India's mobile phone subscriber base peaked to more than 1 billion users for the first time, data released by the telecom regulator on Wednesday showed, making India the only country after China to achieve that milestone.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Oman to hike fuel prices, taxes
Oman's government will hike fuel prices, charges for public services and corporate taxes in the face of falling oil prices, the official ONA agency reported Wednesday.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Singapore calls for resumption of EU-Asean trade talks
Singapore's trade and industry minister has called for a resumption of free trade talks between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations now that problems over Myanmar have been removed, a German newspaper said.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Russian economy to endure difficult 2016, warns minister
Russia's finance minister predicted Wednesday that 2016 would be a difficult year for his country's recession-hit economy, already reeling from low oil prices.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
China eyes fiscal splurge to cushion reforms, slowing growth
China could run its biggest budget deficit in perhaps half a century next year as leaders turn to government spending to arrest the slowdown in the economy, policy advisers say, after disappointing returns from a year of monetary policy easing.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Private sector loans growing in eurozone: ECB
The volume of loans to the private sector in the euro area expanded in November, with a bigger bounce recorded than the previous
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Apple to pay Italy 318m euros to settle tax fraud probe
Apple has agreed to pay Italy 318 million euros ($348 million) to settle a tax dispute after the US tech giant was investigated for suspected fraud, the country's tax agency said Tuesday.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Saudi posts record $98b deficit
Opec kingpin Saudi Arabia posted a record $98 billion budget deficit in 2015 due to the sharp fall in oil prices, the finance ministry said on Monday.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Facebook founder urges free internet in India amid row
FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg urged India Monday to approve a controversial plan that would provide a free Internet service to the poor, his latest bid amid an escalating row with authorities.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Japan factory output slumps as recovery stumbles
JAPAN'S factory output declined in November, official data showed Monday, falling back after two months of gains as the economy struggles to mount a recovery.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Survival of fittest for commodities shipping firms in 2016
SHIPPING companies that transport commodities such as coal, iron ore and grain face a painful year ahead, with only the strongest expected to weather a deepening crisis caused by tepid demand and a surplus of vessels for hire.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
China central bank says to keep reasonable credit growth, yuan stable
China's central bank said on Monday that it would "flexibly" use various policy tools to maintain appropriate liquidity and reasonable growth in credit and social financing.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Ruble drops to 2015 low amid oil price slump
Russia's battered ruble on Monday reached its 2015 low as the slump in oil prices weighs on the outlook for the country's recession-hit
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
No further eurozone expansion seen in next few years: EU Commisioner
The eurozone is not expected to welcome any new members in the coming years, as the region's long crisis seems to have put some countries off, deputy European Commission chief said in a newspaper interview Monday.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Oil falls toward $37, near 11-year low
Oil fell toward $37 a barrel on Monday, trading within sight of an 11-year low, pressured by excess supply that has more than halved prices since the downturn began in mid-2014.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
GSK pays $1.4b for HIV treatments
GlaxoSmithKline has ended a frenetic week for the pharmaceutical sector with a $1.4 billion takeover of HIV drug development assets from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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