Three large notified special economic zones or SEZs have requested the govt to allow them to abandon their projects, suggesting that the slowdown has taken a toll on the investments in these model enclaves.

Events in Dubai may put fresh pressure on the rupee next week driving it below 47-47.5 levels even as relative safety of government bonds attract investors, treasury dealers said.

No single corporate client or group should account for more than a tenth of the total revenues of any audit firm and its associates, a committee on corporate governance set up by CII has recommended to the government.

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European finance chiefs said on Sunday the global economic recovery was not yet strong enough for various governments to halt stimulus measures, after meeting with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.

It’s time to put some sand in finance’s wheels. Should we use taxes to deter financial speculation? Yes, say top British officials, who oversee the City of London, one of the world’s two great banking centres.

The United Arab Emirates’ central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank liquidity in the first policy response to Dubai’s debt woes that threatened to paralyse lending and derail economic recovery.

As the textile sector attempts a jumpstart, machine manufacturers from Europe have begun dropping their anchors on Indian shores.

Living next door to SRK cheaper in Dubai than MumbaiKnight Frank in their house price index for the second quarter indicated that there was still a supply pressure in Dubai property market. Burj Dubai: The tallest tower

FBI team will be visiting India to share details of Headley-Rana network

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China to unveil draft on behalf of four countries on Dec 1 at Copenhagen.

The vacuum at the top has taken a heavy toll on the party’s standing.

Dubai Crisis: Some key questions answeredUAE central bank says it will 'stand behind' local, foreign banks which face loss from Dubai crisis. But some questions linger. Dubai's metro | Dubai's mega projects

Birla Sunlife CEO Balasubramanian in an interview with ET said NPAs are falling and banks have managed to replace high interest rate deposits. With rates holding steady, credit demand from retail is likely to pick up.

The country’s top mutual fund houses, including UTI Mutual Fund, are keen to join the National Stock Exchange’s new mutual fund service system (MFSS), which will be launched on Monday.

One-year returns on small-cap funds have been in the range of 105-110%, while that of large blue-chip funds fall between 75-78%.

IDFC managing director & CEO Rajiv Lall spoke to ET NOW on the challenges India faces in accelerating the growth of its infrastructure.

JSW Energy, Emaar MGF and Lakshmi Vilas Bank are some of the companies staring at the possibility of a muted response from investors for their fund raising plans if the markets continue to slide next week as the Dubai financial crisis shakes investor confidence.

Hyderabad-based IVR Prime Urban (IVR) has been outperforming the equity market since the beginning of this year. The stock has gained a whopping 271% since January this year.