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Rishi Mehra, CEO, India and Head of Strategy, Human Capital, Asia...
Trump’s repeal of climate rule opens a ‘new front’ for litigation
President Donald Trump The Environmental Protection Agency is set...
Global credit starts to wobble as market pain spreads
Overnight in Asia, the Markit Itraxx Asia ex-Japan index, comprising sovereign and company debt, rose about 26 basis points to its highest since August last year “If we see credit struggling, spreads widening out significantly, precious metals and other havens like...
AM Best upgrades credit ratings of FAIR Oil & Energy Insurance Syndicate
As at year-end 2024, the Syndicate consisted of 20 members from across the Africa, Middle East and Asia regions. While unique in its legal structure, the Syndicate operates like a traditional reinsurer, providing capacity and expertise to its members as well as...
Women own 39.2 pc of bank accounts in India: Govt report
Rising percentage of female-headed proprietary establishments across manufacturing, trade, and other services sectors over the years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 has been observed NEW DELHI: Women own 39.2 per cent of bank accounts in the country and the proportion is...
FPIs pulled out Rs 10,355 cr from equities in last 4 trading sessions on US tariffs
"The potential for a full-blown trade war could have far-reaching consequences, affecting global trade and economic growth. However, the steep decline in the dollar index to 102 is seen as favourable for capital flows into emerging economies like India," VK...
Tanker barred from India transferring its Russian oil at sea, sources say
However, port authorities last week barred the more than 20-year-old Andaman Skies from entering India's port of Vadinar as its seaworthiness certificate was not issued by an Indian-approved classification agency NEW DELHI: An ageing tanker loaded with Russian oil...
WHO initiates a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO The two-day simulation, Exercise Polaris, tested WHO’s Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC), a framework designed to strengthen countries’ emergency workforce, coordinate the deployment of surge teams and experts, and...
Tariff Turbulence: Aircraft supplier Howmet may halt orders if hit by Trump tariffs
Howmet's rare legal declaration does not mean that supplies will automatically be halted or disrupted but opens the door to the supplier potentially claiming it cannot meet its contracts if impacted by the emergency order. any successful declaration of force majeure...
Hackers target Australia’s major pension funds, steal savings from the biggest fund
AustralianSuper, the country’s largest fund managing A$365 billion for 3.5 million members, said that up to 600 member passwords had been stolen to access accounts and attempt fraud Hackers targeting Australia’s major pension funds in a series of coordinated attacks...
Scor under examination over former chair’s alleged acts related to a Covea deal
Denis Kessler, former chairman, SCOR Denis Kessler, who was SCOR’s chairman for 21 years until his death in 2023, Adrien Couret, CEO of mutual protection group Aema, and Jean-Claude Seys, co-founder of Covea, were said to have tried to derail the deal, according to...
Govt tightens biosecurity rules as bird flu spreads beyond poultry
Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Alka Upadhyaya chaired a high-level meeting where officials agreed on a three-pronged strategy to tackle the crisis.The approach includes implementing stricter hygiene practices and biosecurity protocols at poultry farms to...