India

UBS joins foreign banks expanding India global capability hubs

The Swiss bank plans to add “2,000 professionals in the coming months” at the new facility

Last year, almost 72,000 permits were okayed for Indians – nearly a third of the total annual quota for migrant workers on visas.

Russia, facing labour crunch worsened by war, pivots to India for workers

The move reflects strong defence and economic ties between Moscow and New Delhi

Investor appetite has turned positive on the rising awareness of diversification benefits and increasingly predictable cash flows.

Urban migration in India sets stage for record property IPO year

More than half a dozen companies are lining up for initial public offerings this year that may raise nearly US$3.3 billion

India is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of pulses and also imports them from nations including Canada, Australia, and Myanmar.

US says trade deal with India to include concessions on pulses

Farmers are one of the most influential voting blocs in the South Asian nation

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has also asked the exchanges to upgrade their technology before entering the equity segment.

India regulator stalls new exchanges’ entry into options market

The board will not grant permission to launch derivatives until there is a satisfactory underlying liquid cash market

India’s expanding international engagement comes after finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in Washington in January to discuss ways to cut dependence on rare earths from China.

India in talks over critical minerals deals with Brazil, Canada and more

The focus is on lithium and rare earths, with the country also seeking access to mineral-processing technologies, sources say

India is among Asics’ fastest-expanding markets globally, although its largest markets are Europe and North America, which together make up nearly half of its total sales worldwide.

Asics sees boom in running shoes for India’s healthy and wealthy

Demand for its top-end Onitsuka Tiger sportswear label accounts for about 15% of total revenue

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of Modi's official visit, in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Feb 8.

India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration

Anwar and Modi witness the exchange of 11 cooperation agreements

Indian companies are some of biggest suppliers of apparel, footwear and jewellery products to the US.

Ralph Lauren, Walmart suppliers among winners in India-US trade deal

The deal removes the key overhang on the Indian economy, markets and currency

Indian equities are on track for a second straight week of foreign inflows

Investor angst turns to India earnings after trade clouds clear

[MUMBAI] After two trade deals lifted a key overhang on Indian equities, investor attention is shifting back to the market’s persistently weak earnings outlook.