In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
JPMorgan Chase has appointed long-time executive Jay Horine to lead its ambitious $1.5 trillion investment fund aimed at bolstering U.S. national security industries, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The
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India’s initial public offering market is experiencing an unprecedented surge, driven largely by domestic investors, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. LG Electronics India Ltd.’s $1.3 billion IPO on October 7 sold
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has cut the size of its global workforce for the first time since 2010 and scrapped a five-year hiring target, after investing more than $1 billion last year to accelerate
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India is intensifying financial sector reforms to stabilize foreign investment and bolster capital buffers amid nearly $17 billion in outflows so far this year, Reuters reports. The measures aim to ease access
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China’s industrial profits rose for a second straight month in September, giving officials a measure of optimism that the world’s second-largest economy may be stabilizing despite weak domestic demand and trade uncertainties.
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The Asia-Pacific region remains the world’s fastest-growing economic area, but rising tariffs and protectionist policies could dampen export demand and weigh on activity, the International Monetary Fund said in a report released
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The Trump administration’s July 2025 decision to have the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigate Brazil’s “attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices,” followed
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo issued a strongly worded press release on October 20 warning that any attempt by the European Union to redirect frozen Russian sovereign assets held in Europe would
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Singapore-based Sea Ltd., Southeast Asia’s e-commerce and gaming powerhouse, could achieve a trillion-dollar market capitalization, founder Forrest Li told employees in a memo Monday, according to Bloomberg News. The projection represents roughly
More For weeks, Vipin Raina, head of trading at MMTC-Pamp India Pvt., had been preparing for a silver-buying wave. But when it hit, it overwhelmed even him. As millions of Indians rushed to
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