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Power demand falls for fourth straight month, down to 98.84 bn units in Nov

India's power demand fell 13.2% in October from a year ago, posting its steepest monthly decline in more than 12 years, reflecting a deepening growth slowdown in Asia's third-largest economy

Koovs to call in administrators as Future Lifestyle fails to invest $8.3 mn

Future Lifestyle Fashions, a part of Future Group, India's largest retail firm, is Koovs' largest investor

Heat, low prices hit Kenya's coffee crop; farmers shift to banana, avocado

Kenya's coffee production is tumbling - the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts the 2019/20 harvest will hit a 57-year low.

Swiss central bank's $800 bn could be used to tackle climate change

Swiss lawmakers are preparing a campaign that would make targeting climate change one of the policy objectives of the Swiss National Bank

Brexit, slowdown drag UK economic growth to seven-year low before polls

The approach of a Brexit deadline and the global economic slowdown hit Britain's factories and construction industry during the month, official data showed

Oil prices slide for second straight day as US-China tariff deadline looms

Data released on Sunday showed exports from China in November fell 1.1% from a year earlier, confounding expectations for a 1% rise in a Reuters poll.

Ahead of Modi-Abe summit, India asks Japan to reduce trade surplus

Bilateral trade between the two countries rose to $17.63 billion in 2018/19 from $10.9 billion in 2008/09. The trade balance widened to $7.9 billion in favour of Japan

WTO extends ban on tariffs for digital trade, India set to benefit

The decision came after talks ran late into Monday evening, two trade officials said

New e-commerce rules may choke online growth, caution Indonesian executives

The law also requires online marketplaces to store information in local data centers and for domain names to reflect Indonesia

Wettest monsoon in 25 years could lift 2020 wheat output to a record high

India received monsoon rains during the June-September season that were 10 per cent above average

Tougher bank rules since 2008 have not stifled lending: G20 watchdog

Banks are the main source of funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), especially in Europe, and they have long warned that overly burdensome rules would crimp lending

Amazon must check for trade mark violations, says EU court advisor

The adviser was giving his opinion on a case that pits Amazon against US cosmetics company Coty

Big four global auditors face investor calls for tougher climate scrutiny

Auditors are not giving enough weight to a potentially rapid transition towards a low-carbon future as governments implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to curb climate change, they said

Gold treads water as investors assess US-China trade developments

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,455.37 per ounce by 1331 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,454.90, with trading volumes subdued by the US Thanksgiving holiday

After $13-bn AGR hit, future of India's tattered telecom hinges on govt aid

Vodafone Idea this month booked a $7 billion quarterly loss, the biggest in Indian corporate history, in large part due to provisions for payments owed

Aramco IPO retail tranche oversubscribed, orders reach $10 bn: Lead manager

It will be the world's biggest IPO if it tops the $25 billion set by China's Alibaba in 2014

Thyssenkrupp ploughs deeper into red, investor says fix output or leave it

Thyssenkrupp investors have long criticised the group's negative cash flow, which was -1.14 billion euros last year

Tata Power seeks global investors through InvIT for renewable portfolio

Tata Power currently has a debt if Rs 44,000 crore ($6.1 billion) and a debt to equity ratio 2:2

India rice rates near three-year low, Bangladesh considers cutting duty

Rates for India's 5% broken parboiled variety were unchanged around $358-$362 per tonne, the lowest since January 2017

Novartis's $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck

Basel-based Novartis sees cell and gene therapies eventually contributing about 15% of its revenue