Let's be realistic. In the first quarter, nothing significant has changed,' says NEDA Acting Secretary Karl Chua ... ( read original story ...)
MMBL Expands Its Network – Grows to 100 Branches Across Pakistan
Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL) has further expanded its footprint across the country’s landscape by inaugurating 24 new branches, reaching a ... ( read original story ...)
India budget 2021: Can the government help consumers spend more?
India will have to spur consumer demand that was crushed by COVID, but the government has little fiscal space in which to manoeuvre. Anurag Katriar used to run a chain of 25 restaurants across India ... ( read original story ...)
Cipla Q3 Results: Profit Beats Estimates As Sales Jump In India, Europe
Cipla Ltd.’s quarterly profit rose as the drugmaker saw double-digit growth in key markets. Net profit more than doubled to Rs 748.1 crore year-on-year in the quarter ended December, the drugmaker ... ( read original story ...)
Zendesk Research Predicts: India Business Success in 2021 Hinges on Delivering Exceptional Customer Experiences
Customer Experience Trends Report 2021 shows customers continue to be more demanding, making it harder for businesses to meet expectations in a p ... ( read original story ...)
Indian economy shrinks 7.7% in fiscal 2020-21 amid pandemic
India’s economy contracted by 7.7% in the 2020-21 financial year, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Friday. The government survey cited by ... ( read original story ...)
India Pegs 11% GDP Growth in Fiscal 2022 Helped by Vaccine Drive
India’s government sees the economy expanding 11% in the year starting April, helped by vaccine drives to tame the coronavirus outbreak and aided by low interest rates that will spur business activity ... ( read original story ...)
India wants homegrown 5G as Bharti holds back from launch
India is ready to start testing 5G, according to the country's communications minister, who this week called upon the country's telcos to opt for homegrown technology for the 5G core. ( read original story ...)
China sent masks, gloves and gowns to many U.S. states. Here’s who benefited.
China — the world’s largest exporter of medical equipment — was a key source for face masks, ventilators and other equipment. China also donated an estimated $12 million in medical supplies to the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s HNA Group says creditors want it declared bankrupt
HNA Group, a debt-burdened Chinese airline operator that faced opposition in Washington to its attempt to buy a Wall Street hedge fund during a costly global acquisition spree, says its creditors have ... ( read original story ...)