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Financial Express Kolkata
PCB industry needs ₹15,000-cr fresh investments: Syrma MD
INDIA WILL REQUIRE ₹10,000-15,000 crore in fresh investments in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing over the next 2-3 years to bring its import dependence below 50%, JS Gujral, managing director at Syrma SGS said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Nabard: 76% rural families see income rising next year
OVER 75.9% OF rural households expect their income to increase over the next year, according to a bimonthly survey conducted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) in November 2025.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Ensuring affordable fuel for masses
WHEN INDIA ANNOUNCED its ambitious target to roll out 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) by FY26, it seemed like a win on all fronts. It promised to reduce oil imports, strengthen energy security, cut carbon emissions, and boost farmer incomes. Yet on the ground, the narrative has been more complicated. Concerns over reduced mileage, potential engine wear, and rising fuel costs have made ethanol blending a contentious issue, especially among India’s urban middle class, a price sensitive demographic. India doesn’t need to choose between sustainability and affordability. A smarter, more flexible approach would be to open trade in fuel ethanol, maintain mechanisms to protect farmers, and adopt technological solutions to check evaporative emissions to the ethanol story work better for all.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
FM bats for better sharing of tax data among nations
COUNTRIES MUST COLLABORATE in tax matters as new financial products emerge and the economies become more digital, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Evolving structures of “beneficial ownership” necessitate continued cooperation between jurisdictions, she said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
‘Video advertising is no longer a big brand thing’
New research from Amazon Ads shows 89% of Indian SMB marketing leaders believe AI will free up time for strategic priorities, even as 60% feel overwhelmed by the number of tools available. So its priority now is to simplify high-quality ad creation for resource-strapped businesses.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Tariffs, AI boom could test resilience: OECD
GLOBAL GROWTH IS holding up better than expected as an artificial intelligence invest- ment boom helps offset some of the shock from US tariff hikes, the OECD said on Tues- day, nudging up its outlook for some major economies.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Shifting goal posts for $5-trillion economy
Due to slower-than-expected nominal growth in dollar terms and steady weakness of the rupee, this objective may be achieved four years later than expected in FY25
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Centre may turn...
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
'Rising capacity utilisation signals private capex revival'
Industry body Ficci’s key focus areas will be helping lift share of manufacturing in GDP to 25%, boosting R&D and innovation, maximising new-age free trade agreements (FTAs), and driving sustainability, skilling and global competitiveness through industry-led initiatives, its new president Anant Goenka says.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
TARGETS INITIAL FUNDING OF $300 MILLION Carlyle eyeing majority stake in Nido Home Fin
CARLYLE GROUP IS in talks to buy a majority stake in Nido Home Finance, owned by Edelweiss Financial Services, as it seeks to step up investments in the Indian financial services sector, sources said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
CASA recovery offers relief, PSBs expect improvement
AFTER HITTING A low in the first quarter of FY26,the CASA (current account, savings account) ratios of banks have started improving from the second quarter. According to data from 29 public and private sector banks, CASA has improved 23 basis points to 36.38%.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Bata India pushes ahead with Floatz growth plans
BATA INDIA IS pressing ahead with the expansion of its Floatz brand even as the footwear range remains at the centre of an ongoing legal battle with US-based Crocs Inc.Company executives told FE that Floatz will continue to drive growth and meet internal revenue targets, unfazed by the litigation currently pending in the Delhi High Court. While the matter is sub judice, Crocs has not secured a stay order on the sale of Floatz.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Nomura sees Nifty at 29,300 by 2026
NOMURA EXPECTS BENCHMARK Nifty 50 to climb to 29,300 by end-2026, about 12% above current levels, as cyclical economic momentum and earnings growth regain traction under supportive policies, its analyst Saion Mukherjee said.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Third N-submarine soon, in final stages of trial: Navy chief
INS ARIDHAMAN TO BE COMMISSIONED BY 2026-27
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Banks resume lending rate hike after 3 months
• 14 bps hike in October
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Year-end car discounts turn softer this December
Price resets post-GST 2.0 & leaner unsold inventories have eased pressure on dealers for fresh offers
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
The new retail counter
THE FUTURE OF shopping is evolving; it’s no longer just search-driven, but rather it has become discovery-driven.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Making socialism great again?
US IS MOVING TOWARDS AN ECONOMY WHERE THE GOVT IS A PLAYER ON THE FIELD RATHER THAN A REFEREE
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
How RBI's policy is reshaping banking & finance
REFORMS BEYOND RATES
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
SC questions legal status of Rohingyas
THE SUPREME COURT (SC) on Tuesday sharply questioned the legal status of Rohingyas living in India and asked whether “intruders” should be given a “red carpet welcome” while the country’s own citizens grapple with poverty.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
13 states raise close to ₹30,000 cr via auctions
10-year G-Sec and SGS spread widens up to 97 bps
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
2-wheeler sales zoom 21% amid post-festive demand
Hero regains top spot in Nov sales
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Centre may turn Sanchar Saathi order into advisory
Apple, Samsung ready to promote its downloads
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
China issues 1st batch of rare earth export licences
MOVE KEY OUTCOME OF SUMMIT BETWEEN TRUMP AND XI
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Airbus assessing impact of latest problem: CEO
AIRBUS IS ASSESSING the impact on year-end deliveries of a newly discovered fuselage quality issue on some of its A320 jets after it led to “weak” November handovers, CEO Guillaume Faury told Reuters on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Meesho's anchor book gets 30x bids
IPO-BOUND MEESHO HAS attracted bids worth 80,000 crore on Tuesday from global and domestic investors, with its 2,439-crore anchor book oversubscribed by 30 times.
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December 03, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Govt does not advise LIC on investments: FM
FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA Sitharaman on Monday told Parliament that the government does not advise or direct the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on its investment decisions, including those related to the Adani Group.
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December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Centre to sell up to 6% in BoM
THE CENTRE WILL sell up to 6% stake in the state-run Bank of Maharashtra to raise about %2,492 crore through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of *54/share on Tuesday-Wednesday.
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December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
US, UK ink tariff-free deal to boost pharma trade
THE UNITED STATES announced a deal with Britain for zero tariffs on pharmaceutical products and medical technology on Monday which will lead to Britain spending more on medicines.
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December 02, 2025
Financial Express Kolkata
Fertiliser imports climb 69% in first seven months of FY26
IN ANTICIPATION OF robust demand on surplus monsoon and encouraging trend in winter crops sowing, the imports of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and NPK variants of soil nutrients have surged in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.
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