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BHP chief executive Mike Henry says an unprecedented era of government funding for “critical minerals” ventures risks distorting markets, and governments could achieve a broader benefit by speeding up project approvals rather than giving “sugar hits” to individual projects.

NEW DELHI : Israel’s declaration of war on Hamas in response to attacks on its territory may cloud New Delhi’s ambitious plans to build an India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor (IMEEC), Indian exporters and trade experts said. The plan to develop shipping and railway links between the three regions was announced as part of the Delhi declaration of the G20 summit in India. Fears are growing in the Indian capital that the war could drive insurance premiums and shipping costs higher as was seen on the trade routes affected by the Russia-Ukraine war last year.

US President Joe Biden indicated the possibility of holding a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco next month, AP reported. “There has been no such meeting set up, but it is a possibility," Biden told reporters when asked about the prospects of a face-to-face meeting with the Chinese leader. Biden and Xi have not engaged in any discussions since their last meeting in November, which took place on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Barclays bank to lay off over 450 employees in UK Sood, Chakka, Credit Suisse and Barclays did not comment on questions. Earlier in August, Barclays PLC named new executives to its top management in India, a major overseas market for the lender.

While some areas of the crypto space focus on privacy and anonymity, others focus on raising the standards within the space and on bringing in traditional players and more capital in the world of digital assets. 

Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th edition of the global Vibrant Gujarat Summit on January 10, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel said here on Friday. Pitching Gujarat as the most favourable investment destination, the Chief Minister invited global businesses to take advantage of its immense growth potential opportunity by participating in the Summit, at a road show in the national capital.

Bitcoin, the world's most valuable cryptocurrency, has seen a recent dip in trading value, currently resting at around $27,700, which is below its $28,000 threshold. However, this fluctuation in price may be due to the overall stability of traditional financial markets, which can be partly attributed to the slow growth rate of the US job market.

Subhakar Rao Surapaneni, Chairman of Champion Infratech, said, "We are introducing 100 mesmerizing man-made beaches and smart lagoon cities across India. This exclusive agreement ensures the delivery of high-quality private and public lagoon projects throughout the country, solidifying our partnership with Crystal Lagoons.

The integration of conventional payment cards into cryptocurrency exchange offerings is playing a crucial role in driving adoption of digital assets, according to a VISA executive.

The Microsoft-owned and business-focused social platform LinkedIn announced the rollout of new artificial intelligence (AI) features to assist job recruiters when sourcing candidates. 

Also Read: From Barclays to Citigroup, world's top bankers likely to return to COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai this year "The research illustrates significant shifts in risk perceptions and underscores the need for organisations to adapt their risk management strategies to address emerging and often unpredictable challenges more effectively. Indian business leaders feel the nature of risk has significantly changed from what it was a decade ago – and that risk will also look significantly different again a decade from now," the release said. - A clear comfort zone for most business leaders.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) BloombergNEF estimates that banks need to channel four times as much capital into renewable energy as they do into fossil fuels by the end of the decade for the world to have a chance of achieving net-zero emissions by midcentury. The last time big bank CEOs came out in force to a COP was in 2021 when the unveiling of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, a collection of many of the world’s biggest lenders and asset managers committed to achieving net zero financed emissions by 2050, was one of the headline achievements.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India has asked Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in the country by more than half, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, with ties fraying after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly levelled suspicions that Indian agents were involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.

The rise of generative AI within companies often starts at the top with chief executives, making it different from other business tech booms typically led by technologists. Given the active role of CEOs, generative AI pilots stand to get ample resources, but the pressure to meet expectations creates a unique challenge, according to chief information officers, the executives who bridge business and technology leadership.

Justin Trudeau was ‘high on drugs’ and his plane was ‘full of cocaine’, a former India's diplomat Deepak Vohra has garnered attention for an allegation he made about the Canadian PM amid an ongoing international diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Deepak Vohra, a former diplomat, accused PM Justin Trudeau, 51, of flying to India for the G20 summit in a plane full of cocaine and hiding in his room for two days.

India and the US agreed to continue their cooperation in the areas of defence, space and clean energy as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Secretary of State Antony Blinken here, amid a simmering diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. Jaishankar is currently on a five-day official trip to Washington DC. This is the highest-level interaction between the two countries after the recent G-20 Summit in New Delhi.

Crypto analysts, traders and anonymous influencer Bitcoin pundits on X (formerly known as Twitter) frequently interpret what Bitcoin miners do with their block rewards as a sentiment gauge for where BTC price might go. 

Jaishankar on Thursday met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and discussed the progress in bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to take it forward. Jaishankar, who arrived here from New York on Wednesday after addressing the 78th General Assembly session of the United Nations on Tuesday, will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken later in the day. «Began my Washington DC visit with a meeting with NSA @JakeSullivan46.

Legal inquiries ordered by PwC Australia into its tax leaks scandal found a “combination of multiple failings” by individuals and the firm’s governance, culture and accountability systems.

NATO summit in 2019 when Mr Trump asked jeeringly: “Where are you at? What is your number?" Mr Trudeau had more friends at that summit than Mr Trump. But since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada’s position as a penny-pinching outlier has become more embarrassing for the country. The statement of Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, before the NATO summit in Vilnius this month that spending 2% of national GDP on defence was no longer to be regarded as the “the ceiling" but “the floor" could have been designed to cause blushes in Ottawa.

Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, when the event began 20 years ago the then Central government did not extend any cooperation and attempts were made to degrade the state's image, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. «Those who ran central government earlier used to link Gujarat's development with politics. Ministers of then Central government used to refuse to come to Vibrant Gujarat...they used to threaten foreign investors and tried to stop them (foreign investors) from coming to Gujarat...even after so much of threatening, foreign investors came to Gujarat, » PM Modi said. Addressing a programme marking 20 years of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, in Science City, Ahmedabad, the Prime Minister termed the 20 years of the summit as a «key milestone» in advancing the state's growth. «When Vibrant Gujarat was started, there were no big hotels in Gujarat where foreign guests could stay.