India’s lower middle class is navigating rising costs with resilience—cutting back on savings while prioritising education, digital finance, and long-term goals.
India’s real GDP growth for 2025-26 financial year will exceed 6.5%: ICRA
ICRA projects India’s GDP growth to exceed 6.5% in 2025-26, with positive outlook on GVA, inflation, and exports.
India’s real GDP growth for 2025-26 financial year will exceed 6.5%: ICRA
ICRA projects India’s GDP growth to exceed 6.5% in 2025-26, with positive outlook on GVA, inflation, and exports.
Jio Financial takes full ownership of Jio Payments Bank
The acquisition received regulatory clearance from the Reserve Bank of India on June 4, 2025, the company said in a regulatory filing. Following the deal, Jio Payments Bank’s valuation works out to …
ADB unveils $2.3 billion plan to boost green, job-rich growth in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced its new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Nepal covering 2025-2029, setting the framework for $2.3 billion in concessional support focused on …
Foreign Aid is Drying Up—Nepal Needs a Plan B
Nepal should take this situation as a wake-up call to cease relying solely on foreign funding to support its development. Uncertain contributors affect national autonomy and cause delays in planning …
Shell pledges $2B boost to Malaysia investment, prime minister says
Shell (NYSE:SHEL) has committed to increasing its investments in Malaysia by 9B ringgit ($2.12B) over the next 2-3 years, Malaysian Prime Minister Ibrahim said Tuesday. Anwar, who is also the …
Asia markets trade mixed amid Israel-Iran tensions, Lujiazui forum in Shanghai, Fed decision in focus
Asia stock markets mixed on Wednesday, following Wall Street’s decline on Tuesday amid worries that the U.S. could become directly involved in the Israel-Iran conflict. Hostilities between Israel and …
Malaysia launches Digital Asset Hub to test stablecoin, programmable money
Malaysia has launched its Digital Asset Innovation Hub initiative, which will serve as a regulatory sandbox, enabling fintech and digital asset firms to test new technologies under the oversight of …
Iran-Israel conflict may not be very good for India, cautions CEA Anantha Nageswaran
Nageswaran said it would be premature to say now that the current situation could match the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis.