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
The United States has delayed adding Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and more than 100 other firms identified as national security risks to a trade blacklist,
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Iran and Russia are expected to complete the final phase of integrating their national banking payment systems within two months, a development that will allow Iranian travelers to make purchases in Russia
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FIFA has allocated US$355 million to compensate clubs that release players for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches and finals, with payments expected to be completed before the end of the year,
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India has temporarily blocked access to the Telegram messaging application until June 22, citing allegations that the platform was used by groups attempting to defraud candidates in a national medical entrance examination,
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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates to their highest level in 31 years on Tuesday, marking another major step in its effort to normalise monetary policy as inflation pressures increase
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The United States military has overseen a large-scale, secretive operation to move Gulf oil through ship-to-ship transfers using tactics similar to those long employed by Iran to bypass sanctions, according to an
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX did not just launch a company onto the stock market. According to an analysis published by Die Zeit, its highly anticipated debut revealed a deeper transformation in global finance:
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African leaders and development experts have warned that the continent is struggling not with a lack of ideas, but with turning existing policies and frameworks into concrete results, as calls intensify for
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The global ocean economy has expanded to USD 2.5 trillion in 2025, with services now forming the dominant share of ocean-related trade, even as United Nations-linked experts warn that environmental pressures are
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Abandoned Megaprojects Expose China’s Tourism Boom as “White Elephant” Crisis Spreads Across Regions
Across China, a wave of ambitious tourism megaprojects is increasingly stalling or failing to attract visitors, leaving behind unfinished structures and financially burdened local governments. Among the most visible examples is a
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Elon Musk said on Sunday that his rocket company, SpaceX (SPCX.O), could generate $1 trillion in revenue by 2030. The statement came two days after the company went public, with a valuation
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China has expressed strong opposition to a decision by the United States Defense Department to include several prominent Chinese companies on its updated list of firms it alleges are linked to China’s
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A luxury resort project in southern Albania involving international investors including Jared Kushner is facing escalating controversy after villagers alleged that parts of the development are being built on land that was
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An Indian pollution regulator has alleged that wastewater discharged from a Tata Electronics factory supplying Apple’s iPhone components has contaminated groundwater used by nearby farmland, according to a regulatory notice reviewed by
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor If you read markets today as anything other than a speculative mirror reflecting its own adrenaline, you are not paying attention—or worse, you are being paid not
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