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Sensex advances 270 pts on fag-end buying in banking stocks, gains in Asian peers
Orissa Post
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July 8, 2025
Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points Tuesday, helped by late-day buying in banking and select IT shares as well as positive trends in the Asian markets. The 30-share barometer rose by 270.01 points or 0.32 per cent to settle at...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:45 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trash and tension mount in Philadelphia on Day 8 of workers strike, while some seek pop-up haulers PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia faces mounting trash and tension as a strike by many of the city's blue-collar workers enters its eighth day. Some...
India nearing US trade deal as Trump’s tariff clock ticks, but caution urged: GTRI
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
India could soon finalise a bilateral trade deal with Washington as US President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on countries by issuing formal tariff notices, reported PTI, citing think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) as saying, on...
ADB Gives Thumbs Up To Kazakhstan's COVID-19 Support Initiative
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 8. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has wrapped up its evaluation of the COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program in Kazakhstan, giving it a thumbs up and declaring the program a...
U.S. slaps 25% tariff on Kazakhstan imports
Daryo
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Kazakhstan, effective August 1, 2025. The decision was communicated in an official letter sent to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. In the...
Lavrov slams IMF and World Bank for favoring Ukraine over Africa
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Russias foreign minister has called for the reform of global financial institutions and the more equitable distribution of aid Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for what...
Astana's 'nuclear diplomacy'
Asia News
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June 30, 2025
Kazakhstan will sign an agreement with Moscow by the end of the year for the construction of its first nuclear power plant, but it already has plans for a second one to be built together with the Chiona National Nuclear Corporation, which could be...
Trump ramps up trade war with tariff blitz targeting 14 countries
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 8, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled steep tariffs on more than a dozen countries as he ratchets up his pressure campaign aimed at winning concessions on trade. Trump’s latest trade threats on Monday put 14 countries, including key US...
Urban Expansion in Astana: Strengths and Strains
Times of Central Asia
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July 7, 2025
July 6 marked Capital Day in Kazakhstan, a national holiday celebrating the country’s capital. To mark the occasion, Energyprom.kz released an in-depth analysis of Astana’s socio-economic standing, painting a mixed picture of rapid growth and...
Donald Trump says US is close to reaching trade deal with India
The Statesman (India)
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July 8, 2025
United States President Donald Trump said that the US is close to reaching a trade deal with India. His remarks came even as he announced tariffs on 14 nations. Trump made these remarks while he was speaking to reporters as he hosted Israeli Prime...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:02 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other...
India, US push deadline to strike trade deal to 31 July
Mint
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July 8, 2025
Unlike 14 countries that have already received formal letters—and others may soon get them—from President Trump outlining revised tariff schedules after a 90-day pause, India will not receive any such communication, the people said, speaking on...
India may soon finalise trade deal as Trump issues tariff letters, but must tread carefully: GTRI
Mint
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July 8, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) India could be among the countries expected to finalise a trade deal with the US soon, as President Donald Trump steps up pressure by issuing formal tariff letters to several nations, but New Delhi must tread carefully,...
Kazakhstan to Raise Minimum Wage in 2026
Times of Central Asia
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June 30, 2025
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Svetlana Zhakupova, has announced that the government plans to raise the minimum wage starting January 1, 2026. While the exact amount was not disclosed, Finance Minister Madi Takiev suggested...
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For July 8
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of July 8, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 41...
Kazakhstan To Launch National Crypto Reserve Using Seized Assets
Coingape
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June 30, 2025
Kazakhstan’s central bank has signaled an intention to establish a national crypto reserve, mirroring the United States. While the plans do not involve buying cryptocurrencies, Kazakhstan will fund its reserve by mining operations and law...
Azerbaijani, Kazakh central banks lead Caspian integration in finance
AzerNews
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July 8, 2025
Azerbaijani, Kazakh central banks lead Caspian integration in finance 8 July 2025 08:30 (UTC+04:00) The ongoing strategic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the banking sector offers tangible benefits to both economies: For...
Japan, S Korea face 25pc tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war in letters to leaders
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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US President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners - from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players - that sharply higher US tariffs will start August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 10:44 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other...
India-US trade deal soon? Donald Trump says so, but India needs to be wary of ‘escalating pressure’; 'in future US may...'
The Times of India
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While Donald Trump has issued tariff letters to 14 countries, India is missing from the list. (AI image) India-US trade deal: India is likely to be among the nations expected to conclude a trade agreement with the US in the near future, as...