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Chinese giants Sinochem Group and ChemChina in merger talks
14 Oct 2016
The deal has been proposed by the Chinese central government as part of its plan to reduce the number of state-owned companies and create larger, globally more competitive businesses
Robert Bosch’s starter motor division attracts interest from PE firms and Chinese groups
14 Oct 2016
Lupin, BC Partners shortlisted for Bayer’s $1.1 bn dermatology business
14 Oct 2016
Lupin is mainly attracted by the Bayer dermatology business's regional presence in North America, where it is keen to expand
Rosneft-led consortium to buy Essar Oil in $12-13 bn deal
14 Oct 2016
The deal, which includes Essar’s Vadinar refinery, power plant serving the refinery, the Vadinar port and more than 2,500 fuel pumps, is expected to be funded by Russia’s VTB Capital, part of state-controlled bank VTB
Government looking at merger of two big PSU banks: report
12 Oct 2016
The near-term target is a merger of Bank of Baroda and Bank of India, which will then take over a smaller and weaker bank, a Reuters report quoted Bank Board Bureau chief Vinod Rai as saying
Coca-Cola to buy AB InBev's stake in Africa's biggest Coke bottler
12 Oct 2016
The move comes after AB InBev closed its $104-billion acquisition of SABMiller Plc on Friday, one of the largest-ever mergers in corporate history
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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