Nirmala Sitharaman on economy, investments
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with her staff poses for pictures as she leaves the Finance Ministry Office to present the annual budget in parliament in New Delhi on…
India’s interim budget falls on Feb. 1. Here’s what to expect
Parliament building in New Delhi, India. Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India is set to release its interim budget for 2024 on Thursday, ahead of the country’s…
How ‘quiet luxury’ is subtly taking over investor portfolios
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – NOVEMBER 25, 2022: Karin Teigl is seen wearing Hermès yellow leather mini Kelly, Baum & Pferdgarten green leather jacket, Lumina beige cropped turtleneck sweater and vintage checked…
GQG scored a big win with its Adani bet, but could now press pause
Art school teacher Sagar Kambli gives final touches to a painting of Indian businessman Gautam Adani (L) highlighting the ongoing crisis of the Adani group in Mumbai on February 3,…
Climate change has displaced millions in Pakistan, China and India
A girl sits on a cot as she crosses a flooded street in Pakistan on October 4, 2022. A record 32.6 million internal displacements were associated with disasters in 2022…
India overtakes Hong Kong to become world’s seventh largest stock market
Pedestrians walk towards the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station at dusk in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s stock market value has…
Chinese property developer Sunac says it’s met restructuring conditions
A booth of Sunac China is seen at a housing fair in China, May 16, 2014. Developer Sunac China missed the deadline for coupon payments on a $742 million offshore…
Thailand’s economy is slowing, and it could mean trouble
Residents rest in front of a fan in Bangkok, April 25, 2023. Andre Malerba | Bloomberg | Getty Images Thailand’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost a year…
Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s former leader returns after nearly four years in self-exile
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Nawaz Sharif, the fugitive former prime minister of Pakistan, has returned to the South Asian nation after nearly four years in self-exile, stirring up the country’s…
Afghan girls turn to risky secret schools in face of Taliban education bans
CNN — Parasto Hakim was startled by a knock at the front gates. She scanned her classroom for a quick headcount – all the girls were already in attendance. It…