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Indian rupee, Asia’s worst performing currency, crashes past the 70 level to new low

Vrishti Beniwal - August 14, 2018

The rupee dropped to 70.08 per dollar before recovering to 69.85 as state-run banks sold dollars, probably on behalf of RBI. There’s not a moment...

Paternity leave can help close the gender pay gap, say experts

Anjani Trivedi - July 29, 2018

Large swaths of Asia including India and China have policies only for maternity leave.

Trade tensions no bar as India, South Asia set to retain spring in growth, says ADB

PTI - July 19, 2018

The bank said India's economy was on track to meet fiscal year 2018 projected growth of 7.3% and accelerate to 7.6% in 2019.

Asia’s investment daredevils are losing their nerve, and Donald Trump is to blame

Andy Mukherjee - July 12, 2018

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s latest Asian credit survey shows investors are the most morose in the poll’s history.

The rupee is slipping, and India may wage a (trade) war to check its fall

Anirban Nag - July 12, 2018

Import tariffs and the diaspora are among the weapons India is likely to use to help the rupee, economists say.

Over 60% of the plastic in our oceans came from eight Asian nations

Adam Minter - June 26, 2018

The vast majority of Asia's newly minted consumer classes lack access to garbage collection, modern landfills and incineration.

Load up on large caps for smooth-sailing through 2019 poll chaos, investors told

Ameya Karve - June 21, 2018

The markets are likely to become jittery if national and regional opposition parties form 'opportunistic alliances' against the NDA.

The only Indian restaurant in world top 100 is Delhi’s Indian Accent

Kate Krader - June 20, 2018

Another Indian who made a mark on the list was Kolkata-born chef Gaggan Anand whose Bangkok restaurant 'Gaggan' ranked at number 5 and topped Asia. Osteria...

India seeks to jump-start debt demand again as borrowings loom

Subhadip Sircar - June 18, 2018

With more than 2 months into the fiscal, the lack of appetite from state banks and foreigners is starting to weigh.

India plans to ignore Trump’s Iran sanctions but will comply with UN sanctions

Iain Marlow - May 29, 2018

Indian refiners had slashed purchases of Iranian crude to about half their previous levels when the UN, EU and US imposed a broad array of economic sanctions against Tehran.

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