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Gujarat govt eases liquor consumption rules at GIFT City permit requirement scrapped
Now, liquor can be consumed in other areas too, such as lawn, pool...
Private credit ratings face fresh scrutiny from global watchdogs
The Financial Stability Board, which monitors global risks, has...
Lloyd’s and UNCDC establish first of its kind disaster resilience vehicle for Small Island Developing States
Initially covering Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa, the vehicle will respond to disasters caused by natural perils including tropical cyclone, earthquake, tsunami and flood – with the long-term aim of scaling and replicating the vehicle throughout the Pacific region...
Severe cyclone ‘Dana’ begins landfall process on Odisha coast: IMD
However, there was no report of any major damage or casualty so far even as the landfall process started more than an hour ago, the official said Bhubaneswar: The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' began on Odisha coast on Thursday night and was expected...
Ambani’s Jio Financial in talks with Allianz SE to set up insurance JVs in India
Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries Jio Financial, helmed by veteran banker K.V. Kamath, already runs a shadow bank and an insurance brokerage and has joined forces with BlackRock Inc. to start an asset management business. Setting up insurance operations...
Allianz to exit 2 insurance JVs with Bajaj Group
Market sources pointed out Allianz plans to exit Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. because its Indian partner isn’t allowing the German insurer to raise its stakes at a discounted price which was agreed upon at the time of...
Market Crash: Investors poorer by Rs 9.19 lakh cr in single day
"There has been no respite from FIIs selling in local equities in the current month so far, which has been creating uncertainty among domestic investors. Also, foreign investors are fleeing Indian equities to invest in relatively cheaper locations such as China,...
Insurance industry can collaborate with telcos, e-comm, fintechs for deepening reach: LIC chief
Siddartha Mohanty, MD & CEO, LIC "Current channels, including agents, brokers, and bancassurance have been effective, but fraught with its own limitations given the challenge of taking insurance to each citizen of the country. Collaborating with non-traditional...
Panda seeks more conglomerates to enter insurance; Irdai nudging more cos to list
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI The regulatory body's chief said more than consolidation, Irdai is working on growing the number of players in the industry and also held roadshows in Japan, Europe and the US recently where it told global investors about the...
Seeking profit emerging markets lose ESG appeal
ESG investments in developing nations have floundered over the course of the past year, with emerging markets recording a third year of consecutive outflows, largely due to tighter global monetary policies in both developed and emerging economies. Sustainable...
EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech’s compliance pitfalls
Companies failing to comply with the AI Act will face fines of 35 million euros ($38 million), or 7% of global annual turnover Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity...
Singapore lawmakers amend bill to stop Allianz’s insurance deal
The move comes two days after the government — in a rare move — said it wouldn’t be in the public interest for the Income Insurance Ltd. transaction to go ahead in its current form. It wasn’t satisfied the firm can continue to fulfill its social mission as a...