ICICI's Chanda Kochhar, ranked highest among Indian women, has been ranked second across the region
India is the second most optimistic nation.
However UBS maintains a buy with a price target of Rs 280.
The US blockade on Iranian ports is aimed to curb Iranian energy exports, thereby crippling its economy to force Iran back to the negotiating table, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Interpol's latest report reveals a significant surge in global financial fraud, driven by the increasing use of artificial intelligence by scamsters, resulting in losses of over USD 442 billion in 2025.
Jeev Milkha Singh finished tied fourth, for the second week in a row after bringing home a card of even-par 72 in the final round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open, in Japan, on Sunday.
The airport, which handles around 24 million passengers per year, was also ranked fourth in the category of airports witnessing 15 to 25 million footfalls by Switzerland-based Airport Council International for the year 2009. The ACI every year conducts survey of the airport service quality of 1,633 airports in 179 countries.
European aircraft maker Airbus expects the Asia-Pacific region to overtake the United States and Europe as the world's largest air transport market in the next 20 years.
Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh continued his strong comeback from injury with a fine four-under 67 to be tied 11th after the opening round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open in Hyogo, Japan, on Thursday. Also shooting a fine opening round of 67 was Shiv Kapur.
US Special Representative Sergio Gor met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and Sri Lanka's stance on the Middle East crisis. The visit occurs amidst regional tensions and US efforts to secure trade routes in the Indo-Pacific.
Boosted by good sales coming from emerging markets like India and China, Philips said on Friday it will look for acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region to maintain its growth momentum for its lighting business.
The global market volatility notwithstanding, investment advisers are confident of good performance in equities and consider European markets except the UK to perform the best in short-term.
Gender equality might have improved over the years but India's working women still contend with the strongest gender bias across Asia Pacific countries, says a report. According to the LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021, more women in India have experienced the impact of gender on career development when compared to the APAC region. "In India, more than 4 in 5 working women (85 per cent) claim to have missed out on a raise, promotion, or work offer because of their gender, compared to the regional average of 60 per cent," the report said.
India and the US have the responsibility to shape the future of peace, stability and prosperity in Asia Pacific region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
Trump has made it clear: the US will not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until a deal is signed.
Indian Oil Corporation has emerged as the top company in oil trading amongst national oil companies in the Asia Pacific region, as per the annual survey conducted by Applied Trading Systems, Singapore for the year 2003.
India has emerged as the brightest spot in the Asia Pacific region as reform has picked up pace in the country in recent months, a top credit rating agency has said.
Brookfield Asset Management will invest $1 billion to develop Asia's largest global capability centre (GCC) in Mumbai's Powai, the New York-based global alternative asset manager said in a statement on Friday. The infrastructure arm of Canada's investment firm will develop the campus across 6 acres with 2 million square feet that can be let out.
Karex, the Malaysian company that makes roughly one in five of the world's condoms -- about five billion a year, supplying Durex and Trojan among others -- announced this week that it is raising prices by up to 30 percent. The reason is the Strait of Hormuz.
Asia-Pacific countries are well set for an unprecedented boom in smart cards after the saturation of European and American markets, Claude Dahan, a senior official of French company, Schlumberger, said on Monday.
In terms of highest paying countries, Australia tops at entry and mid-management levels.
The Asia-Pacific head of United States-based cab service Uber was questioned by the police for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in connection with the rape of a 27-year-old finance executive by the company's driver, during which he was asked about details of their safety features, details of drivers among others.
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the country refused permission for the US to land two warplanes at Mattala International Airport, citing a commitment to neutrality amidst rising tensions in the Middle East.
The wide gap in national income held by the ultra-rich and the poor is striking.
In a region increasingly shaped by competition and coercion, such collaboration strengthens security without confrontation, builds capacity without dependency and promotes order without domination, points out Dr Kumar.
Kapil Dev, one shot off the lead after two rounds, faltered in the third and final round to finish 13th at the Asia Pacific Senior Amateur Championship at Discovery Bay Golf Club in Hong Kong.
The five-day event, scheduled from July 18 to 22 at Kochi, Kerala, will be attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who will make the opening address on July 19, an official statement said.
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur picked up the biggest cheque of the year after finishing tied fourth with a superb four-under 67 in the final round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open in Hyogo, Japan on Sunday.
In front of a packed arena, in his first pro bout that lasted all ten rounds, Vijender Singh beat Kerry Hopes 98-92-98-92 and 100-92 in a close contest to win the WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title fight in New Delhi on Saturday.
'It was diminishing even before Trump came to power.' 'The US was at the centre of the global economy. That position is going to become less and less important and less central.'
'We are getting used to the constant alerts to take shelter, listening to sonic booms from jets flying above us, hearing news of neighbouring ports being targeted, and being the only ship in the terminal.'
'Monsoon is the pran (life) of our water system.' 'A weak monsoon will have a very negative impact on crops and people's lives.'
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad has been ranked second in the list of top business schools from which Asia-Pacific employers most prefer to recruit executives.
Defaults could climb to double digits in 2009, barring a material improvement in market conditions in the second half of next year, according to an S&P report on Asia-Pacific markets.
Ambassadors of the Quad nations, consisting of the United States, India, Australia and Japan, held a rare publicised meeting in Beijing.
India continues to be the fastest growing smartphone market in the Asia Pacific region.
Maruti Udyog Limited continued to lead the Indian automotive market in customer satisfaction and dealer service bagging the J D Power Asia Pacific 2002 award for the category for the third consecutive year, while two Hyundai models bagged the awards.
Singapore-based SkyQuestCom received the Deloitte Fast Tech 500 award for being the seventh fastest growing company in the Asia Pacific region. \n
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