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New Kuwait Cabinet appoints Gulf's first female finance minister

As finance minister, Mariam Al-Aqeel automatically heads the country's sovereign wealth fund, Kuwait Investment Authority

YouTube's paid services outpace Spotify, local rivals in India market

The one paid service that could have more users than YouTube is Apple Music, which has been tight-lipped about its subscriber figures.

After 50% returns, 2020 may be even better year for Indian primary market

The 14 mainboard IPOs this year have risen by an average of more than 50% since listing, data compiled by Bloomberg show

Cash woes at India shadow lenders may lead to more bad debt at banks

Banks and non-bank firms are in a feedback loop, especially through exposures to the real estate sector, which is under "significant stress," Moody's said

Abe says he'll visit India as reports say he'll cancel after Assam violence

Abe was earlier scheduled to begin his visit on Sunday and had been slated to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam.

Japan PM may cancel India trip as violence erupts at summit venue Guwahati

Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship law

India abandoning its founding principles with Citizenship Amendment Bill

The purpose is to create, through law, a permanent threat to hang over every single Muslim head in India, writes Mihir S Sharma.

Health check shows fortunes turning for NBFCs after prolonged crisis

Two of four indicators compiled by Bloomberg that reflect the state of non-bank financial companies strengthened last month from October

Airports to railway stations: Gold smuggling peaks in India as prices climb

Illegal inflows have jumped after the Indian government increased import taxes in July and prices surged to record highs in September.

'They want it': Trump approves US-China trade deal to halt Dec 15 tariffs

Global stocks hit a record high and bond yields climbed on optimism over trade.

Wall Street's main indices hit records on reports of US-China trade deal

Thursday's gain in American stocks pushed the MSCI All-Country index to its first record since January 2018

Impeachment proceeding: No respite for Trump on 'abuse of power'

Thursday's vote to approve the articles sets the stage for a vote on the House floor that may make him the third president in US history to be impeached

US, China very close to signing a 'big' trade deal: Donald Trump

"They want it, and so do we!" Trump tweeted five minutes after stocks opened in New York.

Indian bonds may extend losses with no let-up in bad news facing them

The Reserve Bank of India's shock hold on rates last week led to the worst weekly fall in bond prices in more than one-and-a-half years

Citizenship Bill asks Indians to wade through a complex maze with documents

In India's northeastern states, which share borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, the law has unleashed anger and fear about an influx of migrants

Is YES Bank getting quality offers? Delay raises some serious questions

The Mumbai-based lender said its board failed to reach a final decision on potential investors at a meeting

Time running out fast for YES Bank as it scouts for a new investor

Yes Bank Ltd. shares tumbled the most in two months after its board deferred an announcement on new investors, prompting a warning about the risks to the Indian financial system

S&P ratings sees debt downgrade for India if economic slide continues

Sovereign bonds slid after the report, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note rising 5 basis points to 6.76 per cent

China is the biggest jailer of journalists this year, detains 48

Hua, the foreign ministry spokeswoman, didn't address the condition of local reporters in her response to questions about the report

Scandal and slowdown: Diamond hub Surat latest pillar of economy to wobble

Banks have been scared off from lending to jewelers in Surat after the Nirav Modi scandal broke, with credit to the sector down 14% in October from March 2018.