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Financial Express Bengaluru
US trade deficit shrinks to narrowest since 2020
THE US TRADE deficit unexpectedly narrowed in September to the smallest since mid-2020 as exports surged.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
'Silent dissents' reveal growing Fed resistance to Powell's cuts
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR Jerome Powell downplayed dissenting votes against Wednesday’s decision to lower interest rates again, but a slew of finer details from the meeting revealed just how divided the central bank has become.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Bank credit to micro, small enterprises grows 27%
Large corporate lending climbs to 7-month high
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
IndiGo’s ₹10K coupons to flyers hit during Dec 3-5
INDIGO ON THURSDAY said it will offer travel vouchers worth %10,000 to each “severely impacted” passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed during the airport chaos between December 3 and 5.
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
ICAI gives nod to easier advertising rules for CAs
REVISED CODE OF ETHICS TO COME INTO FORCE FROM APRIL 1
2 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Perfetti Van Melle aims to double its top line in 4 yrs: MD
CONFECTIONERY MAJOR PERFETTI Van Melle India — best known for brands such as Chupa Chups, Alpenliebe and Mentos — is aiming to double its turnover from around ₹4,000 crore to about ₹8,500 crore within four years, Managing Director Nikhil Sharma told FE.
2 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Readying the pitch for the next innings
ADVERTISER INTEREST FOR WPL 2026 IS AT ITS STRONGEST AFTER THE ICC WORLD CUP WIN EVEN AS BROADCASTERS DEAL WITH COST OVERHANG
3 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
‘We use technology at every point of the post-harvest chain’
Agritech startup Arya.ag expects its next leg of growth to come from increased utilisation of its 12,000-warehouse network, expansion and deeper integration of its smart farm centres, scaling its fintech business, which grew disbursements by 50% in H1, continued investment in automation, straight-through processing and digital documentation and strengthening of marketplace linkages.
2 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Modi to visit Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman from Dec 15
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Goa nightclub owners who fled after blaze detained in Thailand
GAURAV AND SAURABH Luthra, co-owners of ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in North Goa where a blaze claimed 25 lives, have been detained by the authorities in Thailand, officials said on Thursday as a Delhi court rejected their transit anticipatory bail pleas.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
India-Oman FTA set for Cabinet nod
THE UNION CABINET is expected to take up the India-Oman free trade agreement for consideration on Friday after the lower house of the Omani parliament approved its draft.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Skilled labour transition drags
RECENT INCREASES IN employment rate in India are largely due to the rise in self-employment, while transition to a skilled labour force has been slow, according to the study India's Employment Prospects: Pathways to Jobs, by Farzana Afridi and others at NCAER.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Govt mulls steps to put excess biofuel capacity into use
THE MINISTRY OF petroleum and natural gas is formulating a mechanism to address the issue of excess ethanol capacity with the sugar and food grain processing industry, in consultation with the ministry of food.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Poll panel extends SIR deadline in five states, one UT
FORTHE SECOND time since October when it announced the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the Election Commission Thursday extended the deadline for electors in five states — Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh — and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to submit enumeration forms in the ongoing exercise.
2 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Bangladesh national elections on Feb 12
BANGLADESH WILL HOLD the general elections on February 12, its first since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in a violent student-led protest in August 2024.
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
India’s new global positioning in textiles
WHEN WE SPEAK of India’s textile sector, we are not merely referring to factories, machines and fashion.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
RBI buys ₹50K-cr bonds via OMO, first since May
THE RESERVE BANK of India on Thursday completed the first of two open-market bond purchases for December, taking its debt buys this financial year to a record ₹3.16 lakh crore.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Easier audit standards for smaller firms soon
ICAI prepares new less-intrusive norms for closely held units, seeks NFRA approval
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
MF industry AUM tops ₹80 L cr in November
EQUITY SCHEMES DRIVE GROWTH
2 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
RBI relaxes transaction account norms for banks
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) on Thursday released the final guidelines on transaction account directions and introduced key relaxations while maintaining the overall principle-based framework, easing bank norms related to opening and maintenance of cash credit, current and overdraft accounts.
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Pension funds allowed to invest in gold, silver ETFs
WIDER EXPOSURE
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Silver futures hit record high of ₹1.93L
EXTENDING THE RECORD- BREAKING run to a third day, silver prices scaled a fresh peak of %1,93,720 per kg in the futures trade on Thursday fol- lowing strong global trends and a rate cut by the US Fed.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Exports can reach $1 bn every year, says Goyal
UNION COMMERCE MINISTER Piyush Goyal on Thursday pegged the Kolhapuri chappal exports to be a $1-billion per year opportunity.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Finmin streamlines recruitment for PSBs
THE FINANCE MINISTRY has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the timelines for recruitment examinations for the public sector banks and declaration of their results.
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Delhi air quality slips to 'very poor'
AFTER TWO DAYS' reprieve, Delhi's air quality again slipped to 'very poor' with a 24-hour average AQI of 307.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
World Bank approves $600 mn for clean air in Haryana and UP
THE WORLD BANK on Thursday said the board of Executive Directors has approved financing of about $600 million for two programmes in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to help improve air quality for 270 million people, with clean air benefits spilling over to other states.
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December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Euro works well, yet Europe falters
European policymakers need to urgently work towards reviving the European economy. Else they will lose the gains made by euro
3 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Adani eyes hydro, thermal projects in South Asian nations
ADANI POWER IS looking to set up thermal and hydro power projects in South Asian countries following its recent foray into nuclear and international hydropower ventures.
1 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Prada set to launch ₹84,500 Kolhapuri-inspired sandals
Signs pact with two govt-backed leather agencies
2 min |
December 12, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Chandok: AI to dissect jobs, not steal them
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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