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India's Shami keeps white-ball focus after ending test career
Nov 7 (Reuters) - India fast bowler Mohammed Shami said he would continue playing white-ball cricket and remain available for domestic multi-day matches after retiring from test cricket on Friday, bri
Coca-Cola's India bottler Hindustan Coca-Cola files for IPO
BENGALURU, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings, India's largest Coca-Cola bottler, has filed for an initial public offering consisting entirely of a stake sale by its majority shareholder,
Egypt reopens embassy in Libya's Tripoli after 12-year closure
TRIPOLI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Egypt reopened its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli on Saturday after a 12-year absence, marking a rapprochement with the country's western-based administration, the forei
India probes Future Retail in alleged bank fraud case
Nov 6 (Reuters) - India's federal crime fighting agency said on Friday it has registered a case against Future Retail and its founder Kishore Biyani over an alleged bank fraud involving 9.04 billion r
India's gold demand picks up as Diwali coincides with price dip
MUMBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Gold demand in India picked up at the start of a key festival on Friday as prices slid to a seven-month low, drawing back bargain hunters who had stayed on the sidelines for
Japan's real wages rise for ninth month in September, backing BOJ rate hike
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan's real wages rose 2.2% in September from a year earlier, marking the ninth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Friday, supporting the case for the Bank
Japanese savers have rediscovered interest rates and banks are feeling it
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - For years, Japanese savers left their cash in bank accounts that paid next to nothing because few things paid much more. With government bonds now yielding four times as much
India markets regulator reviews startup-listing platform rules
Nov 4 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator on Wednesday said it had set up a working group to review a startup-listing platform that has seen little activity more than a decade after its launch. The
India's Aurobindo Pharma's quarterly profit rises by a third on strong US demand
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma (ARBN.NS), opens new tab reported a nearly 33% rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, led by strong demand and volume gains in its US market.
Singapore's DBS third-quarter net profit falls 5% on year, misses forecasts
SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - DBS Group (DBSM.SI), opens new tab, Singapore's biggest bank, posted on Thursday a 5% fall in net profit in the third quarter from a year earlier, mainly on a decline in
India's Equitas Small Finance Bank appoints interim CEO after chief quits
BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - India's Equitas Small Finance Bank (EQUI.NS), opens new tab named Balaji Nuthalapadi as interim chief executive officer on Tuesday, days after long-time CEO P N Vasudevan
China stock re-lending applications hit nearly $30 billion
BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Applications to the People's Bank of China for share repurchase and re-lending has exceeded 200 billion yuan ($29.98 billion), the central bank said on Wednesday. The cent
India rupee's recovery may find fresh legs from equity flows, dollar weakness
MUMBAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee's ongoing recovery will draw support on Wednesday from a revival in equity inflows and a dip in the dollar amid US election results indicating momentum for t
Indian shares set to extend advance on softer oil, steady earnings
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Indian shares are expected to open higher on Tuesday, building on three sessions of gains, as strong company earnings, easing crude oil prices and early signs of foreign investors re
South Korea October headline inflation moderates ahead of expected rate hike
SEOUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's headline inflation slowed in October, government data showed on Tuesday, providing a slight reprieve for central bankers but remaining firmly above target. Cons
Hong Kong telecom company agrees to halt US operations under pressure
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - HKT, a leading Hong Kong telecom carrier and subsidiary of PCCW Ltd (0008.HK), opens new tab, on Friday agreed to halt its operations in the United States under pressure
India to meet liquor firms as domestic giants join foreign peers in Scotch dispute
NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - India's government will hold talks with liquor companies on Monday after domestic firms joined Diageo and Pernod in expressing alarm about a federal investigation into bu
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: The 'cliff' beneath China's cities
* The IMF pressed the U.S. and Europe to rein in debt but says China needs to spend more. * Nomura described China's spending as a "fiscal cliff" that has dragged on growth. * Institutions want Beij
South Korea's economy grows faster than expected in third quarter
SEOUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter on booming chip exports, advance central bank estimates showed on Tuesday. Gross domestic product expand