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The policy provides financial and regulatory support for a wide range of storage and freight-handling facilities
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
A deepening tech sell-off drags Asian stocks lower as South Korean and Japanese markets sink. European markets open mixed.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
Eurozone treasuries are preparing record bond sales for 2027 just as the IMF warns that borrowing costs have hit a two-decade high.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., led by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, is set to acquire nearly 61 per cent stake in IDBI Bank for $5.6 billion, marking the largest foreign investment in banks
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
U.S. inflation has stayed elevated for years, raising concern at the Federal Reserve that consumers may come to expect stubbornly high prices.
Business & Economy · CNBC · Economy ·
Georgieva said nations must reckon with higher interest rates, geopolitical tensions, disrupted supply chains and technological risks.
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
Agriculture in the global south remains under pressure to produce more food while responding to climate change and resource constraints. Policy responses have focused on increasing production.
Business & Economy · The Conversation · Africa ·
Mr. Kharge stressed the need to create a stable market for prison-made products and improve their quality, packaging and marketing strategies to generate greater demand.
Business & Economy · The Hindu · National ·
Lufthansa has won the race to privatise TAP. The prime minister announced that the airline's first privatisation process has been completed.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
Europe could face renewed wholesale diesel price rises in the coming weeks, the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday, as disrupted supplies leave markets tight well into 2027 despite recovering Gulf oil output.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has signed a $25 million revolving credit facility with Topaz Multi-Industries SA to expand industrial production in Guinea, strengthen local value chains and support manufacturing competitiveness. The agreement was signed on October 13, 2026.
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
The Cabinet has approved continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme for five years, with changes to disability pension eligibility and assistance rates
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
The productivity-linked bonus, equivalent to 78 days' wages, will benefit around 1.14 million non-gazetted railway employees, with a maximum payout of ₹17,951 per eligible employee
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
The new legal framework, arising from a joint proposal by PS and PSD, will give parents a more favourable regime than the one currently in force.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
The visiting delegation includes three Cabinet ministers, seven mayors and around 200 businesses and institutions, with over £1 billion in new deals expected
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stops by Paris to tout new stakes in French AI-enabled tech firms like medical booking site Doctolib. Also in this edition: OpenAI says it caught a spy red-handed, and China's trade surplus continues to boom despite soaring energy costs and trade conflicts.
Business & Economy · France 24 · Business & Tech ·
Refiners say high freight costs, longer voyages and limited supplies of medium sour crude make US barrels less attractive than West Asian and Russian alternatives
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
CANEX WKND will place African fashion front and centre, facilitating market access, production scalability, and commercial opportunity.
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
Dutch equipment supplier ASML warned on Wednesday that its planned supply of machines will not fully meet customers’ AI-driven demand in 2027 and 2028, as it reported record quarterly sales of around €11.7 billion and lifted the lower end of its full-year sales forecast.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
At 11.39%, the rise was driven by a broad-based increase in prices of food, fuel, and manufactured goods
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
India and Russia signed the agreement during Putin's state visit to New Delhi in December 2025. An agreement on cooperation to combat irregular migration was also signed at that time
Business & Economy · Business Standard · Economy ·
Oil prices rose on recent reports that Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz. European gas prices hovered near a four-year high, while Asian shares had a mixed reaction and European equities opened higher.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
From taxes and wages to pensions, housing and tuition fees, the 2027 State Budget contains several measures that will directly affect household incomes.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·
Household gas and electricity prices have risen less sharply than petrol and diesel prices in Europe. Ahead of winter, Euronews Business compares prices across capital cities and looks at how they have changed since before the Iran war.
Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·