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Chinese smartphone billionaire is doubling Xiaomi's bet on India
BANGALORE/SYDNEY (March 31): The worst may be over for Xiaomi Corp.
March 31, 2017
Global Markets
US tariffs couldn't come at a worse time for India's largest paper maker
MUMBAI/HONG KONG (March 24): Creditors of India’s largest paper maker Ballarpur Industries Ltd. may face costly unintended consequences from punitive US duties on some of the company’s Asian competitors.
March 24, 2017
Global Economy
These economies are seen improving dramatically this year
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON(MARCH 21): Expect more good news than bad when it comes to global growth this year, led by recoveries in several of Latin America’s largest economies, a pickup in the US, and continued robustness from China and India.
March 21, 2017
Tech
Trump is running out of time to change work visas
(MARCH 21): President Donald Trump and Congress have said they want to overhaul policies that allow companies to bring employees from overseas to the US But the application deadline for the most controversial visa program is the first week of April, which
March 21, 2017
Sarine opens new facility at India diamond manufacturing hub
SINGAPORE (March 15): Sarine Technologies, the developer of precision technology products for the evaluation of diamonds, has opened a new facility in Surat, India, to consolidate all the group's activities for the diamond market under one roof.
March 15, 2017
Global Markets
This sandalwood plantation is about to make its owners a lot of money
PERTH/NEW DELPHI (Feb 22): In a climatic sweet spot running across the far northern Australian outback, 15 years of patience may be about to pay off for two of the world’s biggest growers of plantation sandalwood trees.
February 22, 2017
Asian markets to gain a steady foothold in an uncertain 2017
SINGAPORE (Jan 13): With the US and China displaying steady growth momentum and the continued recovery of Asian exports, Oxford Economics thinks 2017 has started on a positive note – and bodes especially well for Asia’s small open economies that rely
January 13, 2017
Investing strategies
HSBC goes off the beaten track with its equity ideas for 2017
SINGAPORE (Jan 9): HSBC Global Research is advocating investors adopt a bottom-up approach to investing in Asian stocks and sectors this year.
January 09, 2017
Investing strategies
The most popular investor picks for Emerging Markets in 2017
(Jan 3): These are some clear favourites among investors for 2017. All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico’s cheap peso.
January 03, 2017
Aviation & Engineering
Indian carriers resume fare war as oil prices rise
NEW DELHI (Dec 20): Air travellers globally are bracing for higher fares after OPEC decided last month to cut output. Not in India, the world’s fastest-growing major aviation market.
December 20, 2016