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Siemens Ltd.’s board on Monday approved a proposed demerger of its energy business into a separate unit, the company said in a regulatory filing. The Indian unit of the German engineering firm Siemens AG also approved the immediate incorporation of a wholly owned unit in Mumbai. A subsidiary would be incorporated to implement the planned demerger, the company added. Promoters — including Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens International Holding, Siemens Energy Holding, and Siemens Energy Aktiengesellschaft — requested the Indian unit’s board to consider and evaluate the demerger. ''The BoD has approved the immediate incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Mumbai, India (proposed subsidiary), on the basis that the proposed subsidiary may be required if and when the Board decides to implement the aforesaid demerger,'' it said. The development comes a month after Siemens AG said it will buy an 18% stake in subsidiary Siemens Ltd for €2.1 billion (about Rs 18,955 crore) in cash. Siemens Ltd is the Indian joint venture between Siemens Energy and its parent Siemens AG.

Rich countries are raising more money from taxpayers than they have in decades to finance a burst of state spending as surging interest rates make borrowing less attractive. Tax revenues have risen to record levels as a share of economic output in a number of major economies, including France, Japan and South Korea, according to data published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the club of mainly rich countries. The increases are worth hundreds of billions of dollars in additional revenue for governments that are navigating an array of new spending needs, from military priorities to industrial policy.

fire-charred decade. In polls of 12 rich countries by Pew, an American think-tank, the share of respondents who said it was a “major threat" rose in every country except South Korea, where it was already high (see chart 1). Clear majorities everywhere bar Israel agreed with this description.

In his inaugural address to the first Industrial Conference in Pune in 1890, Mahadev Govind Ranade noted that “the industry of the country is parched up for want of Capital" because after land revenue, a considerable portion of gross savings was used to hoard bullion. The lack of institutional arrangements for industrial finance meant that capital was locked up in unproductive assets and not available to India’s entrepreneurs. A century later, the German economic historian Dietmar Rothermund came to a similar conclusion.

China of a potential «middle-technology trap» unless it opens doors «wide open» for new investments and scientific innovation to deal with increasing containment in the ongoing tech war with the US. «China's manufacturing sector is still in the downstream of the global value chain, and it faces a risk of being hamstrung at the low and mid-end by developed countries such as the United States, Germany and Japan,» the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in its latest report released during the weekend.

PTI. Rohit Sharma, global senior vice president of higher education and work skills, ETS, told PTI about the Princeton-based agency's plan for personalised assessments for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and increased usage of Artificial Intelligence in the test.

Trump made the comments during a campaign event in New Hampshire where he railed against the record number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally. Trump has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and restrict legal immigration if elected to a second four-year term in office.

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ERNIE Bot 4.0, developed by the Chinese technology giant Baidu, is positioned as a contender alongside the widely acclaimed chatbot GPT-4. Introduced in October and made available to paying subscribers in November, ERNIE 4.0 represents an enhanced iteration of Baidu's initial ChatGPT competitor, as per a CNN report. While ERNIE is primarily tailored for use in Chinese, it is capable of handling English queries at a less sophisticated level. In contrast, GPT-4 is specifically optimized for English but possesses the versatility to address inquiries in additional languages, including German. This diversity in language capabilities sets the two advanced chatbots apart in their respective applications, CNN reported.

Germany's parliament has approved plans to raise the country’s levy on carbon dioxide emissions from fuel by more than previously planned next month

gang violence, much of it related to its previously porous border. Migrant-hating populists have surged there, as they also have in Germany. If one thing unites politicians in the EU, it is the certainty that a botched policy on migration will cost them their jobs.

Private-sector activity in the euro area worsened at the end of the year, raising the risk that the region may experience a recession in the second half.

backlash against climate-friendly policies is under way in rich democracies. It has many causes. Some voters deny that climate change is happening.

Sam Altman has doubled down on his vision for cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, following reports the company was seeking $50 million in funding. Worldcoin says it aims to create a global identity and financial network. More than 2.6 million people have signed up to have their irises scanned by Worldcoin's «orb» devices in exchange for a digital ID and free cryptocurrency.

Investing.com — European stock markets edged higher Friday, continuing the post-Fed rally even after the more cautious stances from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. 

BERLIN—Soon after payment-processing giant Wirecard reported in June 2020 that nearly $2 billion had gone missing from its balance sheet, its chief operating officer Jan Marsalek boarded a private jet out of Austria. After a landing in Belarus, he was whisked by car to Moscow, where he got a Russian passport under an assumed name. Western intelligence and security officials now say they have reached the unsettling conclusion that Marsalek had likely been a Russian agent for nearly a decade.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland

Two months into its military campaign in Gaza, Israel seems to be fighting a losing battle for international support. It has lost key votes at the United Nations and even supportive powers like the United States have voiced their discontent with Israel’s conduct of the war. Mint looks at Israel’s position.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Citigroup's Mexico retail unit, known as Banamex, is set to split off from its parent by the second half of 2024, the lender's Mexico head Manuel Romo told local media on Thursday.

Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, a celebrated winemaker who helped establish Napa Valley as one of the world’s premier wine-making regions, has died

Taurus, a Swiss crypto custody firm supported by Deutsche Bank, has entered into a partnership with Teylor, a fintech lending platform based in Zurich and specializing in the German SME marketplace.