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In the grand global population race, India has emerged as the frontrunner, boasting a colossal population of 1,428 million people, just edging past China's 1,425 million. It's a neck-and-neck population contest, but when you peek at their…

India's benchmark Sensex stock index hit a record on Wednesday, while the Nifty 50 logged a new closing high amid sustained foreign inflows into Indian equities backed by the country's strong growth prospects.The S&P BSE Sensex hit an …

Singapore has the world's best business environment for the next five years, as per a report by a leading market intelligence group. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Business Environment Rankings has named the Southeast Asian city-state as…

Following a grim warning that its future is looking fuzzy, Tupperware's stock plunged by close to 50 per cent on Monday (April 10).The container manufacturer said there is "substantial doubt" about the company's capacity to continue as a…

The World Bank and India signed two complimentary loans on Friday (March 4) totaling US$ 500 million each, in order to strengthen and improve the nation's healthcare infrastructure, as per PTI reports. The bank will support India's Pradhan…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference after presenting the Union Budget 2023-24, with its focus on empowering women, promoting tourism, PM's Vikas scheme, and green growth. Sitharaman spoke to the press and…

Norway's national wealth fund reported a record loss for the entire year of 2022 of 1.64 trillion Norwegian kroner ($164 billion), blaming "very unusual" market conditions. The Government Pension Fund Global, one of the biggest investors in…

Russia's federal budget deficit worsened to a record level in December, driven by limits on oil exports at a time when spending on the invasion of Ukraine increased, according to a Bloomberg report.Last month's fiscal imbalance was a…

The International Monetary Fund reported on Friday that India is navigating an "extremely tough" external environment, projecting growth rates of 6.8 per cent and 6.1 per cent for the current and following fiscal years, respectively. In her…

As part of a 10-year business contract to move the London Stock Exchange Group's data infrastructure into the cloud, Microsoft will purchase a four per cent equity stake in the exchange operator as announced on Monday. As a requirement of…