Blackstone plans to double its investments in India to $100 billion within five years, with chief operating officer Jonathan Gray describing the country as the firm’s best-performing market and expressing confidence in
Australia’s corporate regulator has launched a review of audit conduct complaints involving the country’s Big Four accounting firms as it continues an ongoing investigation into allegations of auditor misconduct at KPMG. The
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Canada’s efforts to attract billions of dollars in investment from the United Arab Emirates have encountered an unexpected obstacle: a shortage of projects ready to receive funding. According to reporting by the
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Financial tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates appear to be affecting businesses as companies report delays and blocked bank transfers between the two Gulf neighbours, according to a report
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Greek shipping companies have earned billions of dollars transporting Russian oil over the past three years, despite efforts by G7 countries to restrict Moscow’s energy revenues following the invasion of Ukraine, according
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Global foreign direct investment returned to growth in 2025 after two years of decline, reaching $1.6 trillion, but the recovery has been marked by sharp disparities between countries, sectors and projects, according
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Latin America and the Caribbean attracted significantly more foreign direct investment in 2025, but the rise in capital flows was accompanied by a decline in new project commitments, creating a complex picture
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Africa attracted about $70 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, marking the continent’s third-highest annual level since 1990 despite a decline from the exceptional inflows recorded the previous year. The latest
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Developing Asia retained its position as the world’s largest developing-region destination for foreign direct investment in 2025, attracting $644 billion in capital as investment patterns within the region continued to shift. While
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Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade reached a record level in 2025 as rising US exports and increased European imports offset weaker demand from major Asian buyers, according to a report by
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday that it is making available more than $281 million in grant funding to support programmes addressing addiction, overdose prevention and
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China’s rapidly expanding gig economy is absorbing millions of workers affected by a weak job market, but the shift from traditional employment to flexible work is creating growing challenges for wages, social
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The Japanese yen weakened further on Tuesday as traders continued pushing the currency lower amid the absence of fresh intervention signals from Japanese authorities, though the possibility of a surprise yen-buying move
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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has urged immediate global cooperation to secure the release of 44 seafarers currently being held captive by pirates and armed robbers in
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Nearly one million investors have collectively lost about $3.8 billion after purchasing President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, according to an analysis by cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen cited in a report by The
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Chinese tech giant Alibaba is reportedly banning its employees from using Anthropic’s programming tool Claude Code starting July 10, according to multiple reports cited in coverage of the development. The reported restriction
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