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    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      News in-depthSri Lanka
      Sri Lanka reels from aftershocks of debt crisis

      Colombo seals IMF deal but many remain sceptical about the country’s path to recovery

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka’s president calls on China and other creditors to compromise

      Ranil Wickremesinghe urges lenders to set aside differences in crisis closely watched by emerging-market borrowers

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      IMF approves $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka

      Fund’s board backs package weeks after Beijing drops resistance

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Pakistan's economy
      Airlines struggle to repatriate dollars from crisis-hit Pakistan

      Carriers scale back flights or exit as country struggles with scant foreign currency reserves

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Pakistan
      Imran Khan supporters protest in Pakistan over fears of his arrest

      Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif struggles to restore calm in country hit by economic crisis

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Rebuilding Pakistan: how much should rich nations help?

      The disastrous floods offer a test case for what wealthy, polluting nations owe those at the mercy of extreme weather events

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Sri Lanka
      Sri Lanka’s IMF deal edges closer as China backs debt restructure

      Fund says agreement paves way towards $2.9bn rescue package

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Blinken meets Lavrov for first time since start of Ukraine war

      US and Russia’s top diplomats speak for 10 minutes on sidelines of acrimonious G20 gathering

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      News in-depthAdani Group
      Gautam Adani’s ties with Modi spur scrutiny of overseas deals

      Opposition attacks foreign investment they say was enabled by Indian prime minister

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Pakistan's economy
      Imran Khan supporters detained as Pakistan races to secure IMF deal

      Defence minister warns country is ‘bankrupt’ after latest talks fail to unlock $1bn tranche

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Indian business & finance
      India’s tech investors struggle to cash out as funding falls

      Foreign venture capital investment dropped 40% in 2022 and IPO pipeline has dried up

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      TotalEnergies
      TotalEnergies puts $4bn hydrogen investment with Adani on hold

      French group will not sign planned deal until there is ‘clarity’ on allegations facing the Indian conglomerate

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      ObituaryPervez Musharraf
      Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan, 1943 — 2023

      The military leader believed he could save Pakistan from a self-serving political establishment, but resigned in disgrace

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani ditched Big Four auditor for UK subsidiaries

      Indian conglomerate’s accounting practices have drawn scrutiny after short-selling report

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Pakistan
      Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies

      General led country through aftermath of 9/11 attacks

    • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      Indian authorities seek to calm investors after Adani sell-off

      Market regulator says it will examine ‘any information’ and take ‘appropriate’ action

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      The Big Read
      The Adani affair: the fallout for Modi’s India

      Allegations of stock manipulation at one of the country’s largest conglomerates present a challenge to its institutions

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      TotalEnergies says exposure to Adani stands at $3.1bn as turmoil mounts

      French energy company says it carried out due diligence when it invested in Indian group

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      Jo Johnson quits as director of UK firm with Adani ties

      Elara Capital has drawn scrutiny over short seller allegations about its connection to Indian group

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani Enterprises calls off $2.4bn share sale

      Indian group says ‘unprecedented situation’ and market volatility behind its decision

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      News in-depthAdani Group
      ‘Extreme leverage’? Adani’s debt-driven expansion under scrutiny

      Ambitious Indian group targeted by short seller allegations has doubled borrowing to $30bn in past 4 years

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani sell-off tops $90bn as share sale fails to ease crisis

      Indian billionaire called on some of the country’s top tycoons to help salvage share sale

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Indian economy
      India to boost government capital spending by a third

      Annual budget for 2023-24 sets out tax cuts ahead of next year’s general election

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Adani Group
      Abu Dhabi’s IHC to invest $400mn in Adani share sale

      Conglomerate’s decision is a boost to business empire rocked by fraud allegations

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
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      Adani Group says Hindenburg Research's report alleging fraud was ‘calculated attack on India’

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