Summit Group seeks to invest in social business
Summit International Power Limited, a Singapore-based power giant, has expressed its intent to significantly increase its investment in Bangladesh, particularly in the power sector and social businesses-a concept pioneered by Nobel Peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, reports UNB.In a letter addressed to Chief Adviser Prof Yunus, the company recently outlined...
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BD for developing concrete roadmap for multi-sectoral engagements with Argentina
Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin has stressed the importance of developing a concrete roadmap for multi-sectoral engagements with Argentina.Marcelo Cesa paid a courtesy call on the foreign secretary and emphasised the need for setting strategic priorities, long-term planning, and measurable outcomes.The meeting also highlighted Bangladesh's interest in enjoying preferential access...
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India's SECI to invest $2.2b in renewables by 2030
BENGALURU, Sept 20 (Reuters): State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on Friday pledged to invest 180 billion rupees ($2.16 bln) in equity for renewable capacity expansion by 2030, and announced plans to go public in the next one to two years.Large power producers in India have been investing heavily...
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Some Japanese firms in China offer to send staff home after Shenzhen stabbing
BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters): Some Japanese companies in China have offered to send their staff and their families back home after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a Japanese executive and employees of Japanese firms in Beijing said on Friday.Wednesday's stabbing was the...
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Japan inflation firms to 2.8pc ahead of BoJ rate decision
TOKYO, Sept 20 (AFP): Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, followed a reading of...
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