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Traders in the $325 billion industry for emerging-market exchange-traded funds are shifting cash toward strategies that focus on brighter spots in the developing world as China’s economy stumbles.

G20 Summit in Delhi was the committment to build a rail-and-port network that will connect India to the Middle-East and the Middle-East to Europe and the US. It has been named the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).

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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor announced on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit is expected to be a game-changer project and provide a huge boost to global trade, said EEPC. India expects this corridor to be economically more viable than China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). TheUS, UAE, Saudi Arabia, European Union (EU), Italy, France and Germany were brought together on the economic corridor agreement on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. The US-backed corridor seeks to connect India with Europe via the Middle East by sea and port.

European Central Bank (ECB) later in the week for more cues on the direction of global interest rates. The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.6% as of 0712 GMT after having shed nearly 1% last week amid worries about higher-for-long U.S. interest rates. Investor focus is now on U.S.

Brian Armstong, CEO of the Coinbase crypto exchange, stressed the power of crypto voting blocks in the upcoming 2024 United States elections. He believes that the politicians don’t fully realize its importance.

In a joint effort to curb cybercrime, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.K. HM Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) have sanctioned eleven additional members of the Russia-based ransomware group, Trickbot. This move comes after the two nations had previously sanctioned seven members of the same group earlier this year, according to Chainalysis.

China at the heart of the government in London, sparking fresh fears over how Beijing gathers intelligence. The incident follows allegations earlier this year that China flew a surveillance balloon over the United States, causing a diplomatic furore.

As India handed over the G20 Presidency to Brazil, the member nations have committed to harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a responsible manner in addition to planning for a future involving crypto assets and central bank digital currencies (CBDC).

C shares in the vehicle performed better, down 19.4% over H1, although the discount to net asset value deepened to 50.4%.

It holds a special place in South Korean culture, consumed at various occasions, from intimate family gatherings to extravagant «mukbang» sessions watched by millions, including K-pop sensation Jungkook from the renowned group BTS. Paired with chilled lager, this combination, affectionately known as «chimaek» (a fusion of the Korean words for chicken and beer), is an essential part of the Seoul experience, particularly during baseball games. South Korea boasts the world's third-largest domestic fried chicken market, trailing only behind the United States and China, with a staggering worth of approximately seven trillion won ($5.3 billion).

Scotland is set to introduce pilot schemes that will let select civil servants to transition to a four-day workweek. The pilot programs are slated for various government departments and agencies and are aimed at exploring the feasibility and benefits of a reduced workweek. This initiative, outlined in the 2023-24 Programme for Government (PfG), details the government's plans for the upcoming year and aims to evaluate the potential benefits of reduced working hours. The pilot program's main objective, as stated in the document, is to assess the well-being, environmental impact, and productivity gains that could be achieved through the adoption of a four-day workweek in the public sector. The pilot is expected to run for approximately one year and may involve arm's-length bodies rather than ministerial departments. Certain government enterprise agencies, responsible for fostering economic development in Scottish regions, have expressed interest in participating in the trial. The United Kingdom conducted its largest-ever trial of the four-day workweek just last year. Nearly 3,000 employees across 61 organizations embraced a shorter workweek for six months. The majority of employers opted to retain the four-day workweek model when the experiment concluded. They attributed this decision to increased revenues, reduced staff turnover, and mitigated worker burnout as the key drivers of their choice.

Indian Railway Finance Corporation’s market capitalization cross the Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the first time ever since the company went public in 2021. Shares of the company were locked in the 10% upper circuit on Monday at Rs 84.80 on the National Stock Exchange. At the lifetime high of Rs 84.80, the stock more than trebled in value from its issue price of Rs 26. Year-to-date, the stock has risen a whopping 158%. The government’s increasing focus on boosting infrastructure spending in the country has played a major role in lifting railway and rail-related stocks on Dalal Street. In the Union Budget for 2023-24 (April-March), the government announced an outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore for Indian Railways, which is the highest capital outlay for railways and is 9x over FY14 allocation. The ongoing G20 Summit was nothing less than a shot in the arm as the government announced a shipping and rail transportation corridor linking countries across the Middle East, South Asia and Europe on the sidelines of the Summit in New Delhi over the weekend. The announcement of a new corridor will lead to a comprehensive rail and shipping connectivity network linking US, India, Saudi Arabia and Gulf and Arab states, and European Union. The plan aims to integrate railway routes and port linkages, spanning from India to Europe, traversing through the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel. Not only IRFC, but all other rail-related stocks danced on Dalal Street on the back of this news. Shares of Rail Vikas Nigam rallied more than 9% while Titagarh Wagons rose 5%.

EEPC India chairman Arun Kumar Garodia. The US-backed corridor seeks to connect India with Europe via the Middle East by sea and port. This will redefine the movement of goods and services across the three continents He said that for India's engineering exports sector, both the Middle East and Europe are key markets, and having transport infrastructure of this scale will significantly enhance its competitiveness globally. Mr.

For Simon Molnar, rumours of the death of the retail store have been greatly exaggerated.

Oil and gas heavyweight Santos is in the market with a 10-year US dollar bond to fund future capital expenditure directed to growth projects, Street Talk understands.

Square’s day-long payment system outage has attracted the attention of the Reserve Bank, which is considering whether the Block-owned company should be forced to start disclosing when its technology goes down, so small businesses can compare its reliability against banks’ terminal offerings.

Ircon International share price surged 19.3% to touch a 52-week high of ₹159.25 apiece, Rail Vikas Nigam share price jumped 17.6% to hit a 52-week high of ₹191.40 apiece, and Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)share price rose 10% to touch a 52-week high of ₹84.76 apiece on BSE. According to to Rajesh Bhosale - Equity Technical and Derivative Analyst, Angel One, these railways stocks have seen strong traction in the September month as Ircon International stock is up by 38% , Rail Vikas Nigam is up by 41% and IRFC stock is up by 68%, respectively. The momentum is strongly in favours of bulls but post a strong move in just 10 day, the indicators are in overbought.

Shishir Joshipura, MD & CEO, Praj Industries, says “this initiative will create a pathway for us, a very-very constructive dialogue with several countries where it is possible for those countries to emulate what India did and actually benefit from that because biofuels have multifaceted benefits for the society. From the social angle, it creates jobs in rural areas, from the economic angle obviously it creates a lot of wealth in the country and for an energy importing country, it makes immense sense to produce your own energy.”The prime minister in the G20 Summit launched the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) and also invited all the other countries to join this particular initiative. How are you reading into this development?This is one of the most important developments that has taken place in recent times, inviting a global forum for biofuel alliance.

A federal judge has ruled that a young hacker must forfeit approximately $5.2 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and a sports car to the US government. 

Lithium-play Liontown Resources has allowed New York-listed Albemarle into its data room to undertake exclusive due diligence for four weeks, kicking off the $6.6 billion sale of the Perth-based miner.