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Bandhan Bank has already disbursed around Rs 3,500 crore in rural locations last month, Ghosh said during a webinar organised by the MCCI.

The United States said on Friday it has seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela and confiscated the cargoes, disrupting a key supply line for both Tehran and Caracas as they defied U.S. sanctions.

U.S. worker productivity increased at its fastest pace in 11 years in the second quarter as hours plunged amid the COVID19 pandemic, leading to an acceleration in labor costs.

The European Union has agreed to buy at least 300 million doses of AstraZeneca's potential COVID19 vaccine in its first such advance purchase deal, which could weaken plans led by the World Health Organisation for a global approach.

The euro zone's trade surplus with the rest of the world ballooned in June to 21.2 billion euros ($25 billion) as the bloc's drop in imports of goods outpaced the fall of exports amid a global slide in trade due to the COVID19 pandemic.

In a bid to boost 'self-reliant India' endeavour, Gadkari urged industry bodies like FICCI to identify the sectors heavily reliant on imports and look for substitutes towards indigenous production for export growth from India.

Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Friday as investors studied fresh data out of China showing that its recovery remains subdued.

National Australia Bank Ltd on Friday urged customers at high risk of default on their loans to sell their properties sooner rather than later, as it reported ballooning credit impairment charges during the quarter.

The S&P 500 eased in afternoon trading on Thursday after briefly trading above its record closing high level for a second day, with the Dow also falling in the wake of a disappointing forecast from Cisco Systems Inc .

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Thursday, with Apple inching toward $2 trillion in market capitalization, as data showed jobless claims fell below one million last week for the first time since the start of the pandemic in United States.

The Nasdaq Composite rose on Thursday as Apple inched toward $2 trillion in market capitalization, while the S&P 500 and Dow indexes were flat with data signaling a faltering labor market recovery.

On July 7, the board of directors at Texas fracking sand supplier HiCrush granted nearly $3 million in bonuses to four top executives, including $1.35 million for CEO and founder Robert Rasmus.

SoftBankbacked Chinese owner of real estate platforms KE Holdings Inc on Thursday raised $2.12 billion in a U.S. initial public offering that was priced above the target range.

A mysterious increase in Chinese government bond (CGB) holdings by unknown investors has prompted speculation that China's central bank has bought the debt in recent months to bolster the country's economic recovery.

Chile's environmental regulator has withdrawn from its legal battle to defend a compliance plan by lithium miner SQM that it approved last year, according to a filing seen by Reuters, a decision that could prove a major setback as the miner seeks to ramp...

Australia's AMP Ltd said on Thursday it would return A$544 million ($389 million) to shareholders through a special dividend and buyback, and repurchase a 15% stake in its funds management arm.