The discrete charms of the Delhi Durbar
Is India facing a renewed threat of Latin Americanisation? One big megapolis and a wasteland all around? According to a study commissioned by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Delhi ranks at the top as India's most "investor-friendly" state.

StanChart to buy Chase HK's consumer business for $1.3 b
Standard Chartered Plc is to acquire the entire issued share capital of Chase Manhattan Card Company Ltd and Chase's Hong Kong-based retail banking business for around $ 1.32 billion, even as it sold Chartered Trust,

India among top service exporters
Booming service exports have put India close to the top of the league of countries with the highest share of service exports in total exports.


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