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Vizhinjam port debate: All eyes on Section 5(9)

UAE captures 40% of FDI inflows into Arab region in 2025

Can Kerala's Rs10 lakh coop deposit guarantee scheme deliver?

Can Kerala Govt stop Adani-MSC deal? Doesn't look easy

Trending

SBI Funds Management fixes IPO price band at Rs545-574

Dubai economy posts 2.4% GDP growth in first quarter of 2026

MSC deal puts Vizhinjam's value creation in sharp focus

Funding faster growth as lending gathers pace is ESAF's challenge

FDI inflows into Saudi Arabia reach $7bn in first quarter

UAE cements its status as premier destination for property investment

Foreign banks rewriting India playbook; exiting retail

Finance

Investcorp charts $350mn Gulf family business strategy

Global majors unveil over $90bn in fresh bets on India

India's deposit landscape undergoes a marked transformation

Satheesan pitches ‘New Age Kerala’ under debt cloud

ESAF bank faces capital stress amid fast growing bad loans

Idle capital, minimal lending: Who benefits from KSPIFCL?

International

Egypt seeks to cement ties with UAE energy firms

LuLu Group to invest QR500mn in Qatar as part of retail expansion

DP World commits additional $5bn investment in India

DFM achieves 212% surge in nine-month profit before tax

Dubai stays the course on debt as fiscal surpluses loom: S&P

Benchmark Exclusives

Apple's price increase sparks questions about the next iPhone

India raises windfall tax on diesel and ATF exports

Josco Jewellers accounts flipped by High Court ruling

Economy

APSEZ filing challenges Pinarayi's claim on Vizhinjam deal

Kerala govt takes back Rs494cr aid from KSEB account

India’s 100-day agenda to set course for 2047 vision

Opinon

Agentic arbitrage to expose 20% of enterprise SaaS spending by 2030

US-Iran deal won't quickly ease energy, commodity prices: IMF

DoT opens applications under new telecom authorisation regime

Hackers demand $2Mn from Nintendo over alleged data theft

ED move stayed; but how Thomas Isaac described masala bond sale

Is Aster DM Healthcare eyeing another acquisition in India?

Technology

GCC accelerates past global AI adoption benchmarks

Simplifying nano-LED manufacturing for next-gen displays

AGR relief: Turning point or false start for Vodafone Idea?

Meta’s AI ambitions ignite capital spend surge

KIMM’s breakthrough ushers in a new era of wearable robotics

Banking And Finance

Muthoot Finance bags Rs300cr NPA windfall as gold price surges

KIIFB paves new road: Banks take backseat as bonds lead

UFBU slams FM’s privatisation remarks, defends public sector banks

Corporates

Kalyan Jewellers on track to be non-GML debt-free next year

Five years on, LuLu Kochi Convention Centre remains in the red

INMECC to expand presence in Palakkad

Energy

ReNew accepts sweetened buyout offer from Masdar consortium

ADNOC Gas inks 10-year LNG supply agreement with HPCL

Adani Energy gets first international ratings upgrade since US indictment

Markets

Profits up, net worth down: What’s going on in banks?

How gold price surge turns 'making charge' into a goldmine

Kerala braces for costlier market borrowings

Automobiles

Trump’s auto tariffs: More 'bark than bite' for India’s auto sector

Ola sells more than 25,000 EV scooters in February

Kerala government sleeps on HC order, EV owners sleepless

Travel & Toursim

Eco Hotels and Resorts to be “profitable by March 2026”

Oman’s Sur Province chosen as Arab Tourism Capital for 2024

Thomas Cook on a travel innovation trip