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Financial Express Kochi
Ahead of Powell speech, data suggest cracks in US economy
SOME OF THE biggest names in the world of finance and economics gathered in Wyoming, the US, on August 21 for the most hotly-watched central banking conference.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India and Russia target $100-bn trade by 2030
Economic Exchange
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Future policy action to hinge on growth-inflation dynamics
In a time when US tariff uncertainty looms, RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar calls for sharper export strategies, newer free trade pacts, and stronger domestic production to mitigate global trade disruptions and support growth in an email interview with Kshipra Petkar. Excerpts:
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Niranjan Gupta named HUL CFO, succeeds Ritesh Tiwari
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Thursday named Niranjan Gupta as its new chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Ritesh Tiwari, who will move to London as the global head of M&A and treasury at Unilever.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Hiring to rise in July-Dec, more job creation likely
Beyond tech, business development is emerging as another strong growth driver, with 20% of employers planning to hire
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India's airline industry to see 11-14% operating profit this fiscal: Crisil report
India's top three airlines, who control more than 90% of the domestic traffic, is expected to moderate in FY26 compared to the previous year due to softer demand and unforeseen business disruptions.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Money gaming firms start winding down operations
A Losing Bet
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
US Should Treat India as 'Prized Free, Democratic' Partner: Nikki Haley
The US' priority should be to reverse the \"downward spiral\" in ties with India, Republican leader Nikki Haley has said, stressing that New Delhi must be treated as a \"prized free and democratic\" partner.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Majority of EM investors underweight on India
Indian stocks are emerging market investors' biggest underweight market after they accelerated rotation to Asian peers last month, according to Nomura Holdings.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Avendus Faces the Heat After Botching Share Sale
Move may be one of the biggest fat-finger mistakes
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Cotton duty cuts a boon for industry
The Government had on Monday agreed to a long-standing demand of the textile industry to eliminate the 11% duty on cotton imports, in a bid to soften the impact of high US tariffs on the labour-intensive sector, which is expected to take the hardest hit from the 50 per cent US levy.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
In Tibet visit, Xi calls for unity
SIGNAL PUSH FOR GREATER ETHNIC UNITY UNDER PARTY CONTROL
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
EU pushes to secure lower US car tariff from Aug 1
THE EUROPEAN UNION will strive to ensure lower US tariffs apply to its car exports retroactively, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Thursday, as the transatlantic partners set out details of their framework trade deal struck in July.
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August 22, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
PSBs Tighten Home Loan Pricing to Protect NIMs
Top public sector banks are increasing interest rates for new home loans, a move likely aimed at protecting their net interest margins (NIMs) at a time when deposit mobilisation has been difficult.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
No GST on health, life cover
ALL GOM MEMBERS agreed with the proposal, a source said, adding that few have given suggestions for improvement. \"We want GST on insurance to be zero,\" Bihar deputy chief minister and GoM convenor Samrat Choudhary said.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Retail sector projected to nearly double and nudge $2 trillion by 2030
INDIA'S RETAIL SECTOR, currently valued at $1.06 trillion, is projected to nearly double to $1.93 trillion by 2030, according to a Deloitte-Ficci report.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
After weak Q1, QSR firms pin hopes on second half
• Fast food chains remain bullish on store additions
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Indian Envoy Holds Trade Talks With US
INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, on Wednesday held a meeting with US Congressman Warren Davidson to discuss the bilateral relationship between Washington and New Delhi and briefed him on recent developments on trade and energy.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
These smart glasses use smart tech to 'see for you'
ACT AS EYES FOR LOW-VISION & BLIND USERS
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Quick commerce model is the growth driver
Quick commerce model is the growth driver
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Banks Scale Up CSR Spends; HDFC Tops List
While HDFC Bank deployed a record ₹1,068 crore in 2024-25, SBI spent ₹610 crore
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Bike taxis: HC tells Karnataka to take a call
THE KARNATAKA HIGH Court on Wednesday gave the state government one month to decide whether to allow bike taxis operations.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Think global, act local
OpenAI's bold bet on India is welcome, but the future of AI in India will not be won on pricing alone
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
India and Russia-led EAEU agree on terms for FTA
Strategic Alliance
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Ludhiana textile units on the edge as US buyers develop cold feet
AT SHINGORA TEXTILES, a cloth manufacturing unit in an industrial cluster on the outskirts of Ludhiana, a group of workers are at work.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Welspun arm buys Bengaluru land plots
WELSPUN ONE LOGISTICS Parks (WOLP), part of Welspun Group, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of two plots of land totaling 107 acres near Bengaluru, including ~51 acres of land in Hoskote, and ~56 acres of land in Devanahalli.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Retailers, brands seek ease of doing business
The government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to ease of doing business and deregulation.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Trump's tariffs create 'urgency to transform India': Uday Kotak
KOTAK MAHINDRA GROUP founder Uday Kotak on Wednesday said the uncertainty of Donald Trump's tariff regime had created \"a sense of urgency for transforming India\" and offered \"a great opportunity to pivot\".
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
MPC opts for caution amid tariff uncertainty
The Reserve Bank of India's six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) opted for a wait-and-watch approach in the August policy, flagging the need to assess the full impact of recent rate cuts and monitor risks from the US tariff actions, minutes of the August meeting released on Wednesday showed.
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August 21, 2025
Financial Express Kochi
Dealing with the hafta king
Trump has compelled everybody to acknowledge India needs to step out of its business-as-usual policymaking and take serious steps to strengthen its economy
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