Sri Lanka is moving to establish a National Trade Negotiation Committee to prepare the groundwork for prospective Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with preliminary activities potentially beginning in January, the Ministry of
India’s largest conglomerate is entering a potentially decisive period of transition. Tata Sons, the holding company behind businesses spanning steel, power, aviation, automobiles and technology, is preparing for a change at the
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The extraordinary wealth being created by artificial intelligence is already reshaping an industry far removed from the laboratories where the technology is developed. Wealth managers are cutting fees, recruiting advisers and redesigning
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India’s Tamil Nadu state is set to sign investment agreements worth about 150.5 billion rupees ($1.58 billion) for more than a dozen new projects by overseas companies, according to a government source,
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Singapore Airlines has booked operating losses of about S$1bn ($780mn) on its investment in Air India less than two years after taking a 25 per cent stake in the Indian carrier, raising
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Australia’s industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to receive hourly rates above the national minimum wage and to be covered by injury insurance while working.
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Nvidia is partnering with six major financial institutions to launch financing platforms aimed at raising more than $500 billion in third-party capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure, in a move that underscores the
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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating semiconductor manufacturing equipment produced by China’s Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible deployment at their production facilities in China, according to a Reuters report citing
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25% on Wednesday, choosing to wait for clearer evidence on whether rising global oil prices are feeding into broader
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Passenger transport in Sri Lanka shifted from British double-decker buses to Indian Ashok Leyland and Tata buses in the 1960s. Until then, the backbone of Sri Lanka’s passenger transport system had been
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Apple temporarily removed the messaging platform Telegram from its App Store after identifying content that violated its policies on child sexual abuse material, before restoring the application once the offending content was
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Russia is rapidly expanding a shadow fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers ahead of tougher European Union sanctions due to take effect in 2027, according to a Financial Times investigation. The
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A Financial Times investigation reveals how Google has built one of the largest infrastructure financing programmes ever assembled to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, bringing together technology companies, private credit
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SpaceX is set to face a major test in the public markets this week as the first substantial tranche of previously locked shares becomes eligible for trading, marking a significant milestone following
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The sharp swings that swept through artificial intelligence markets this week offered a striking reminder that even one of the world’s fastest-growing technology sectors is not immune to financial turbulence. Semiconductor companies
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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to announce on Monday that Japan and the United States have undertaken joint intervention in the foreign exchange market to halt the yen’s decline to
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