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Finance
Singapore floats $717 mn fund to back intellectual property firms
Singapore on Wednesday launched a S$1 billion ($717.31 million) fund to invest in companies with strong intellectual property profiles as ......
Finance
StanChart Q1 profit doubles to $1 bn on lower bad loans
Standard Chartered almost doubled its profit in the first three months of the year after a sharp fall in losses ......
Finance
Canada's CPPIB hunts for deals in financial services, telecom in India
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the country's largest pension fund manager, is exploring opportunities in the financial services, telecoms ......
Finance
Sensex closes at record high above 30,000
Indian shares ended at a record closing highs on Wednesday, buoyed by solid company results and higher global markets.The benchmark ......
TMT
VC investors scout for fintech bets in Europe as US market cools
Venture capital investments in financial services startups are showing a geographical split, with funding for so-called "fintech" companies in the ......
TMT
Twitter user growth beats estimates in Q1
Twitter Inc reported its strongest growth in monthly active users in more than a year and a much better-than-expected quarterly ......
Economy
NSE Nifty touches new high; rupee gains
The NSE Nifty hit a record high on Tuesday, while the rupee strengthened against the dollar as a string of ......
TMT
Foodpanda parent Delivery Hero may float IPO to take on UberEATS, others
Online food takeaway firm Delivery Hero, one of Europe's biggest start-ups, could consider an initial public offering (IPO) to raise ......
Finance
Boutique investment bank Moelis plans expansion to tap into M&A boom
Boutique investment bank Moelis & Co plans to expand in India where it believes economic growth and corporate restructuring will ......
Infrastructure
Qatar Investment Authority to hold majority stake in India airline JV
Qatar Airways will finalise a long-negotiated agreement to buy 49 percent of Italy's Meridiana in the coming days, and soon ......
