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China’s economic strain: Retail sales growth drops to three year low; factory output also fails to meet forecasts

China’s latest economic data for November indicated to a further loss of momentum, as retail sales slipped to a three-year low in November and both consumer spending and investment weakened, fuelling concerns about how sustainable the recovery is after months of deteriorating conditions. Figures released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that…

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Trade boost: 300 Indian products identified for Russia export push; govt maps high-potential opportunity sectors

India has identified close to 300 products across engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and chemicals that offer significant opportunities for Indian exporters to expand their presence in the Russian market, a senior official told PTI. The exercise comes as New Delhi and Moscow work towards the bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030.India currently exports…

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Family enterprise growth: 50% of Indian firms post $1–30 billion annual revenues as AI adoption rises, says Deloitte

Nearly half of India’s family-owned enterprises now report annual revenues between USD 1 billion and USD 30 billion, with 36% alone in the USD 1–5 billion band, according to Deloitte Private’s latest Family Business Insights Series: Defining the family business landscape, 2025, ANI reported.The report—based on a survey of 1,587 family businesses across 36 countries,…

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MSME lending: RBI nudges banks to link MSME loans to external benchmark; govt lists wider support measures

Banks have been advised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to link loans extended to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to an external benchmark in order to strengthen monetary policy transmission, the government informed Parliament on Saturday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje said the…

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Gold rate outlook: Gold, silver hit lifetime highs on Fed signals; will inflation data fuel further gains?

Gold and silver are expected to prolong their record-setting surge in the coming week as traders turn their attention to a heavy line-up of global inflation data and macroeconomic indicators that will shape central bank policy expectations, analysts said. The focus will be on inflation prints from India, the US, Europe and the UK, along…

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Jewellery sector recovers: Exports up nearly 20% in November; GJEPC says demand returning in China, Hong Kong, Middle East

India’s gems and jewellery exports rose nearly 20 per cent year-on-year to $2.5 billion in November, buoyed by higher shipments of cut and polished diamonds, studded gold jewellery and silver items, according to provisional data released by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), PTI reported.Exports stood at $2.1 billion in November last year….

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