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India looks to strengthen banking sector

RBI plans to give out new licences soon

A worker on a Cnooc oil drilling platform in the South China Sea ©Reuters From ENERGY 5:06pm

US approves $18bn Cnooc bid for Nexen

Deal paves way for largest Chinese foreign acquisition

From LEX 12:53pm

Olympus: climbing a mountain

Break-up of company last year would have been a good idea

Coal mining from PT Bumi Resources in Indonesia. ©Bloomberg From ENERGY 11:48am

Falling coal price bears on Bumi subsidiary

Price decline of 31% comes amid output rise of 15%

From INDUSTRIALS 9:39am

Olympus trims full-year outlook

Digital camera downturn takes toll on Japanese group

A Caterpillar D6N track type tractor, right, and a DK52 ©Bloomberg From INDUSTRIALS 12:04am

Caterpillar digs into trouble in China

US group’s market share bleeds as Chinese companies grab sales

A security guard pulls a gate outside Hutchison Essar's corporate office in Mumbai, India ©Bloomberg From ENERGY Feb 11, 2013

Essar Energy margins leap in UK and India

Improvements at refineries help boost earnings forecasts

From LEX Feb 11, 2013

Indian stock exchanges: MCX-SX

NSE and BSE might be inspired enough to improve their game

A customer negotiates with a sales person at a Tata Motors Ltd. dealership in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, July 26, 2012. ©Bloomberg From INDUSTRIALS Feb 11, 2013

India car sales continue to slide

Tough time as projections for year cut further

From ENERGY Feb 11, 2013

Australian miners face rising costs

Nation’s natural gas sector has also been hit

From FINANCIALS Feb 11, 2013

Short sellers hunt profits in Hong Kong

Firms look to benefit from exposing poor accounting practices

From ENERGY Feb 10, 2013

Essar set to shift debt into dollars

Bid to cut financing costs for London-listed parent company

From MARKETS Feb 10, 2013

New bourse launched in India

Venue will trade more than 1,100 equities and develop derivatives

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 10, 2013

Hong Kong jewellers hit by graft clampdown

Anti-corruption moves in China blamed for sell-off in retailers

From ENERGY Feb 8, 2013

Bumi co-founder admits float is ‘failure’

Horn-Smith and Rothschild show contrition for fiasco

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 8, 2013

US and China problems dent Nissan profits

Carmaker suffers 35% year-on-year drop in net profits

From ENERGY Feb 8, 2013

Personal standings at stake in Bumi fight

Rothschild campaign to shake-up board coming to a head

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 8, 2013

HP tightens guidelines on China labour

PC maker issues new rules on student workers

From LEX Feb 8, 2013

Nikon: out of the picture

It is becoming increasingly difficult to make a profit from photographs

From MARKETS Feb 8, 2013

ICBC named sole Singapore renminbi clearer

City moves closer to role as hub for the Chinese currency

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