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Coca-Cola to buy Chinese protein drinks business

Coca-Cola has agreed to buy a Chinese plant-based drinks business, renewing its push into the China market after authorities in 2009 blocked its bid for a juice company.
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India's powerful farming lobby turns on Modi

Farmer Tarachand Mathur was one of millions of Indians who voted Narendra Modi into power last year, but the government's push to
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Ford to build $2.5b Mexico engine, transmission plants

The Ford Motor Company unveiled Friday a $2.5 billion investment for engine and transmission plants in Mexico, the second major
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka bars central bank chief from foreign travel for three months

SRI Lanka has imposed a three-month ban on overseas travel by its central bank governor, Arjuna Mahendran, who faces an
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

G20 more upbeat on growth, but officials fret over Greece

The Group of 20 leading economies struck a hopeful tone on the outlook for global growth on Friday, even as officials fretted that
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

TTIP, a red rag to a bull in Germany

Say four simple letters, TTIP, to many Europeans and you're likely to be met with a blank stare.
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India's Reliance yearly profits subdued on global oil slump

India's Reliance Industries reported a small profit increase for the year on Friday as a slump in oil prices hurt its major revenue
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Trillions of dollars needed to end poverty by 2030

World leaders have drawn up ambitious goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and promote development over the next 15 years, but
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Slow growth, Greek crisis, Ebola on menu as IMF, World Bank meet

A sluggish global economy, the Greek debt crisis and continuing fallout of the Ebola epidemic will take focus beginning Thursday when top finance officials gather for the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings.
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian minister to push for raising sugar import duty

India's food minister said he would propose raising the import duty on sugar to 40 percent from 25 percent as a preventive measure to
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India builds first 'smart' city as urban population swells

India's push to accommodate a booming urban population and attract investment rests in large part with dozens of "smart" cities like
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

EU charges Google over shopping searches, to probe android

The European Union accused Google Inc on Wednesday of cheating competitors by distorting Internet search results in favour of its
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

China-led bank starts with 57 members, Norway included

A total of 57 countries have been approved as founding members of a Chinese-backed infrastructure bank, Beijing said Wednesday,
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Build stronger trade ties

US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat yesterday urged the business communities in Bangladesh and the US to make efforts to boost bilateral economic relations.
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Indonesia posts higher-than-expected trade surplus

Indonesia posted a higher-than-expected trade surplus of $1.13 billion in March, the fourth consecutive month that Southeast Asia's
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

India favours full rupee convertibility to become top economy

India needs to move towards full capital account convertibility to become a leading global economy, the country's junior finance minister
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nokia agrees 15.6b-euro deal to buy Alcatel-Lucent

Nokia has struck a 15.6-billion-euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent to create the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nestle in talks to sell frozen food unit

Nestle is in exclusive talks to sell its frozen food unit Davigel to food service operator Brakes Group as part of a drive to trim its
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

IMF: India, Japan to drive Asia as China slows

Faster growth under the reformist governments of India and Japan will help cushion the blow to the world economy from a marked
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Apple likely to boost watch production quickly

Apple Inc is likely to quickly ramp production of the Apple Watch after strong pre-orders outstripped limited supply in the first weekend following its launch, some Wall Street analysts said.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM