{"id":85271,"date":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=85271"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:37:04","slug":"red-hot-indias-economy-grew-at-8-2-in-2q","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/issues\/red-hot-indias-economy-grew-at-8-2-in-2q\/","title":{"rendered":"Red hot: India\u2019s economy grew at 8.2% in 2Q"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"85273\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"85273\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT 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issue for you this morning led by India\u2019s roaring GDP growth, signaling the country\u2019s ability to weather the global trade storm thanks to both strong growth momentum and the ongoing reform cycle. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And the central bank looks set to lend a helping hand: <\/strong>It\u2019s withdrawing or consolidating as many as 9.4k old regulatory circulars in favor of 244 so-called \u201cmaster directions\u201d that aim to make it easier for banks (and everyone else) to do business. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The IMF is taking notice: <\/strong>India got a clean bill of health as so-called Article IV consultations wrapped last week, projecting 6.6% growth for FY2025-2026 The fund is explicitly baking-in a baseline of \u201cprolonged 50% US tariffs.\u201d With inflation cooling thanks to GST reforms and benign food prices, the Fund suggests the RBI may even have room to ease policy if those tariffs persist. <strong>The catch:<\/strong> Fiscal discipline remains the watchword, and the leap to \u201cadvanced economy\u201d status hinges on structural reforms \u2014 getting more women into the workforce, tightening up labor markets, and investing in R&D and innovation, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/news\/articles\/2025\/11\/24\/pr-25392-india-imf-executive-board-concludes-2025-article-iv-consultation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the IMF said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO THIS MORNING-<\/strong> India and the <strong>US<\/strong> are eyeing a <strong>trade agreement<\/strong> by year-end, if all goes well. <strong>Avaada Group<\/strong> says it will invest INR 1 tn (USD 11.2 bn) in the <strong>green energy sector<\/strong>. <strong>Adani <\/strong>is planning a USD 5 bn investment in AI infrastructure owned by <strong>Google<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND-<\/strong> E-commerce giants are set to challenge banks on their turf. The IT sector, however, may have to wait until 2027 for recovery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have all of that and more, below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MEANWHILE- It\u2019s quiet in the GCC this morning <\/strong>as the UAE observes a four-day weekend in honor of its national day. Folks across the Emirates will be back to work on Wednesday, 3 December. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Have your eye on opportunities in Saudi Arabia?<\/strong> Riyadh is the place to be, EnterpriseAM Saudi reports this morning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gigaproject spending is pivoting to Riyadh<\/strong> as spending on Neom and The Line slows. But at USD 1.65 tn, the project pipeline in Saudi still remains nearly equal to the rest of the region combined. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Analysts see the Saudi economy growing c. 5% in 2026<\/strong> and <strong>consumer sentiment <\/strong>remained high in November, signaling continued optimism. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> HAPPENING TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The w<\/strong><strong>inter<\/strong><strong> session of parliament kicks off today <\/strong>and concludes on Friday, 19 December in New Delhi. Lawmakers will take up 19 bills during the session, including key <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/mena-india\/en\/news\/story\/2252f67e-d0b5-4703-acc9-5a1c85e7a42e\/modi-government-sets-up-major-policy-push-for-the-next-parliament-session\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">business-friendly reforms<\/a> on which we had the rundown last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>#1-<\/strong> <strong>India<\/strong><strong> and the US are looking to finalize a trade agreement by <\/strong><strong>year-end<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/foreign-trade\/india-us-hold-virtual-trade-talks-deal-to-be-locked-before-year-end-report\/articleshow\/125633979.cms\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Times<\/a> reports, citing Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal. The two countries have resolved most issues and can settle remaining gaps at the political level, he said, as India awaits Washington\u2019s formal response on the first phase of the trade package.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Tariffs are also on the table: <\/strong>Parallel negotiations are ongoing to unwind tariffs imposed under the Trump administration, including 25% duties and a further 25% levy linked to Russian crude purchases. New Delhi is seeking lower tariffs for textiles, leather, gems and jewelry, plastics, chemicals, shrimps, oilseeds, grapes, and bananas, while Washington reportedly wants concessions on industrial goods, EVs, petrochemicals, wines, dairy, and genetically modified crops. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Amazon<\/strong><strong> + Flipkart are coming for India\u2019s banks: <\/strong>E-commerce giants Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart are preparing to offer direct loans to small businesses and consumers in a move that challenges the country\u2019s traditional lenders, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/amazon-flipkart-take-aim-indias-banks-with-new-consumer-loan-offerings-2025-11-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> After acquiring Bengaluru-based non-bank lender Axio earlier this year, Amazon is now pivoting the unit to offer credit and liquidity management solutions to small businesses. Flipkart registered its own lending arm \u2014 Flipkart Finance \u2014 in March and is awaiting final approval from the Reserve Bank of India. The Walmart subsidiary will offer buy now, pay later services to its customers. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why now?<\/strong> The expansion follows a regulatory green light from the RBI earlier this year allowing foreign-backed tech firms to lend directly to customers through wholly-owned units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>#3- Indian conglomerate <\/strong><strong>Adani<\/strong><strong> Group plans to invest as much as USD 5 bn <\/strong><strong>in Google\u2019s upcoming AI infrastructure hub in southern India<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-28\/adani-to-invest-5-billion-in-google-data-centers-cfo-says?srnd=phx-india-v2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, quoting CFO Jugeshinder Singh. The investment, still being finalized, builds on a partnership <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adani.com\/newsroom\/media-releases\/adani-and-google-partner-to-build-indias-largest-data-centre-campus-in-visakhapatnam\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced last month<\/a> between Adani Enterprises \u2014 via joint venture AdaniConneX \u2014 and Google parent company Alphabet Inc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4- <\/strong><strong>Tokyo<\/strong><strong>-based <\/strong><strong>Sumitomo<\/strong><strong> Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) is looking to expand its <\/strong><strong>lending and staff size in India<\/strong> after deploying roughly USD 5 bn over the last four years to secure positions in fast-growing financial segments, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-28\/smfg-accelerates-india-expansion-after-5-billion-buying-blitz?srnd=phx-india-v2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The Japanese lender has assembled stakes across retail and wholesale platforms, including a controlling interest in Fullerton India (now SMFG India Credit) and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smfg.co.jp\/news_e\/pdf\/e20250917_02.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">20% holding<\/a> in Yes Bank in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>India\u2019s commercial banking industry is the \u201clast missing piece\u201d in SMFG\u2019s <\/strong><strong>\u201cmulti-franchise\u201d strategy across Asia<\/strong>, India division head Rajeev Kannan told the news outlet. The bank is investing in operational capacity with a new global capability center in Chennai. It\u2019s also targeting growth in financing for infrastructure projects and has appetite to lend to private equity firms for acquisitions and leverage. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Context:<\/strong> SMFG\u2019s push comes as the institution faces sharp global competition from banks like FAB and HSBC \u2014 and as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/mena-india\/en\/news\/story\/23fe96c0-db9a-4956-84fc-68ab25be1026\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirates NBD pushes into the Indian market<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Last year, Emirates NBD and a Sumitomo subsidiary were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/indias-sbi-aims-sell-its-yes-bank-stake-worth-22-bln-by-end-march-sources-say-2024-08-13\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in the race<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/indias-sbi-aims-sell-its-yes-bank-stake-worth-22-bln-by-end-march-sources-say-2024-08-13\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">to acquire<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/indias-sbi-aims-sell-its-yes-bank-stake-worth-22-bln-by-end-march-sources-say-2024-08-13\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a majority stake in Yes Bank<\/a> from India\u2019s largest lender, State Bank of India. The agreement later fell through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>#5- Gift City mulls longer tax holiday for jet lessors:<\/strong> India is considering extending its tax holiday for aircraft-leasing firms operating in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City) to 15 years, up from the current 10, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-28\/india-plans-more-incentives-for-aircraft-leasing-in-tax-oasis?srnd=phx-india-v2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The extension is expected to appear in February\u2019s budget proposals and aims to attract a larger share of the USD 187 bn global aircraft-leasing industry, currently dominated by Ireland. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Gift City is home to 33 aircraft lessors<\/strong>, collectively leasing over 60 aircraft and a similar number of engines as of 31 January, according to a KPMG <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.kpmg.com\/content\/dam\/kpmgsites\/in\/pdf\/2025\/03\/aviation-leasing-and-financing-ecosystem-at-gift-ifsc-india.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Growth outlook: <\/strong>India\u2019s commercial aircraft-leasing market was valued at INR 392 bn (USD 4.7 bn) in 2023 and is expanding at 11.8% annually, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitivemarketresearch.com\/regional-analysis\/asia-pacific-commercial-aircraft-leasing-market-report\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Cognitive Market Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">YOU\u2019RE READING EnterpriseAM MENA <> India, your C-suite briefing on the movement of trade, investment, people, and ideas along one of the world\u2019s most exciting corridors. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am UAE, we dive deep into the business, finance, economy, and policy headlines and trendlines that will move markets and set the tone for your day. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Were you forwarded this briefing? <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/mena-india\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here to sign up without charge for your own<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/mena-india\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">copy.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DATA POINTS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1-<\/strong><strong>India<\/strong><strong> clinched the <\/strong><strong>38th<\/strong><strong> spot among <\/strong><strong>139<\/strong><strong> economies on the Global Innovation Index <\/strong><strong>(GII) <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong>, climbing from 81 in 2015, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization\u2019s latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/web-publications\/global-innovation-index-2025\/assets\/80937\/2000EN%20Global%20Innovation%20Index%202025%20-%20Full%20-%20v8.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">GII report (pdf)<\/a>. This is the country\u2019s strongest ranking yet as it leads both the Central and Southern Asia region and the lower-middle-income group. Bengaluru was India\u2019s top-ranked innovation cluster, coming in at 21 among global peers, followed by Delhi at 26.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>India\u2019s<\/strong><strong> food-services market is forecast to exceed USD 125 bn by 2030<\/strong>, with the organized segment projected to grow at twice the pace of the unorganized sector, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/economy\/news\/india-s-food-market-to-surpass-125-billion-by-2030-says-report-125112701003_1.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Standard<\/a> reports, citing Swiggy\u2019s How India Eats report. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a quiet Monday morning in the global business press<\/strong>, with no single story dominating the headlines. Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a presidential pardon in his <\/strong><strong>ongoing corruption trial<\/strong>, citing the \u201cpublic interest\u201d in ending the case. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/netanyahu-officially-asks-israeli-president-pardon-2025-11-30\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li><strong>OpenAI\u2019s lead is under pressure<\/strong> as rivals including Google and Anthropic start to close the gap. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/8881062d-ff4f-4454-8e9d-d992e8e2c4e3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPEC+ plans to pause output hikes in 1Q 2026<\/strong> amid growing signs there\u2019s surplus oil in global markets. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-30\/opec-sticks-with-plan-to-pause-supply-increases-delegates-say\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And India\u2019s \u201cbiggest labor law shake-up in decades\u201d is getting the front-page treatment <\/strong><strong>in the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2f8fec1e-4f83-4bde-a11a-329a4ed0541c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a><\/strong> in a piece largely anchored in the concerns of labor leaders and small businesses. 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The lion\u2019s share of the upturn in 2Q was driven by private consumer spending \u2014 nearly 57% of GDP \u2014 which grew 7.9%, supported by tax cuts on mass-consumption goods implemented in late September this year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Manufacturing output climbed 9.1%<\/strong>, versus 7.7% in the previous quarter. Construction cooled to 7.2% from 7.6% in 1Q, still strong but losing pace. Capex momentum continued despite global trade turbulence and the US doubling punitive tariffs on Indian exports to 50% in August. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Government spending was the only segment that actually fell<\/strong>, contracting 2.7% y-o-y and reversing 7.4% expansion in 1Q \u2014 the sharpest drag on India\u2019s GDP. However, authorities expect firm demand, stable public investment, and easing inflation to support growth into FY 2026. Retail inflation fell to a record 0.25% in October, raising the likelihood of a rate cut at the Reserve Bank of India\u2019s upcoming December review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sectors driving growth <\/strong>beyond consumption and manufacturing include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>secondary sector<\/strong>, which climbed 8.1%, as well as the <strong>tertiary sector<\/strong> which rose 9.2%, jointly lifting 1H GDP to 8.0%;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial, real estate, and professional services<\/strong> grew 10.2% y-o-y, one of the strongest contributors in the services economy;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agriculture and allied activities <\/strong>rose 3.5%, providing baseline stability despite erratic weather conditions;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information and communication services <\/strong>expanded 5.3% in 1H and 7.4% in 2Q;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electricity, gas, water supply, and utilities<\/strong> went up 4.4%, moderating but still supportive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Beyond<\/strong><strong> the fine print: <\/strong>India\u2019s macro picture suggests the economy is leaning more heavily on domestic engines to fight off external volatility, as robust consumption and manufacturing mask weak exports and a dip in public spending. October\u2019s record-low inflation could allow policymakers rare room to ease rates just as US tariffs and a weakening INR tighten external outcomes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The next pivot: <\/strong>India\u2019s growth streak now depends on whether strong domestic demand can keep outweighing surmounting trade pressure as government support cools.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BACKGROUND- <\/strong>While a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/indias-economy-likely-grew-73-julyseptember-quarter-2025-11-25\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters poll<\/a> had forecast 7.3% expansion for the quarter, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/mena-india\/en\/news\/story\/ddf04e9e-6325-47af-8743-a1f426f478bc\/state-bank-of-india-sees-economy-growing-7.2%2525-in-2q.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">State Bank<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/mena-india\/en\/news\/story\/ddf04e9e-6325-47af-8743-a1f426f478bc\/state-bank-of-india-sees-economy-growing-7.2%2525-in-2q.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">of India was bullish<\/a>, projecting 7.5% real GDP growth for 2Q of FY 2026 on strengthening investment, recovering rural demand, and resilient services and manufacturing. <\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/economy\/\">Economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/gdp\/\">GDP<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/gdp-growth\/\">GDP growth<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/indian-economy\/\">Indian economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/macroeconomics\/\">Macroeconomics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"85277\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"85277\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">POLICY WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/rbi-bins-9-4k-regulatory-circulars-in-a-bid-to-make-it-easier-to-do-business\/\">\r\n                            India\u2019s central bank is binning 9.4k regulatory circulars in a bid to make it easier to do business                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/rbi-bins-9-4k-regulatory-circulars-in-a-bid-to-make-it-easier-to-do-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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All new master guidelines have been published on the RBI website \u2014 you can check them out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\/Scripts\/BS_ViewMasterDirections.aspx?did=401\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What changed: <\/strong>The central bank consolidated some 3.5k regulatory circulars and guidelines \u2014 overseen by RBI\u2019s Department of Regulation \u2014 into master directions while repealing some 5.6k obsolete circulars. The new framework applies to 11 regulated entity categories, including commercial banks, small finance banks, payments banks, local area banks, regional rural banks, urban and rural cooperative banks, non-banking financial companies, all-India financial institutions, asset reconstruction companies, and credit-information companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Deputy Governor Shirish Chandra Murmu said the restructuring is aimed at improving regulatory instructions\u2019 accessibility and consistency while simplifying navigation for regulated entities. The central bank reviewed over 770 stakeholder submissions before finalizing the framework. The update follows RBI\u2019s efforts to standardize regulatory formulation processes and support operational ease in India\u2019s financial system.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/banking\/\">BANKING<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/financial-regulation\/\">financial regulation<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/policy-watch\/\">POLICY WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/rbi\/\">RBI<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"85279\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"85279\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">TECH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/it-sector-on-track-for-recovery-by-fy-2027-as-ai-monetization-picks-up-says-nomura\/\">\r\n                            IT sector on track for recovery by FY 2027 as AI monetization picks up, says Nomura                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/it-sector-on-track-for-recovery-by-fy-2027-as-ai-monetization-picks-up-says-nomura\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The firm expects aggregate revenue growth of around 2.9% in FY 2026 and 4.5% in FY 2027 for the large-cap IT firms under its coverage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Nomura expects operating margins to expand by 30 basis points<\/strong> (bps) for large caps and 50 bps for mid-caps as growth improves in 2026-27. Mid-cap IT firms have outperformed large caps over the past two years and are expected to maintain stronger growth momentum into FY 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AI monetization: <\/strong>The sector\u2019s slowdown is driven by soft discretionary spending, delayed transformation programs, and pricing pressure from early-stage AI deflation. Nomura expects meaningful revenue monetization from AI within 12-18 months, supported by spending on cloud, data, and workflow modernization. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Valuation view: <\/strong>Revenue patterns projected for 2026 mirror FY 2025, with improvement expected to build into FY 2027 as demand gradually recovers and agreement pipelines strengthen, Nomura said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>India\u2019s digital economy was valued at INR 28.94 tn (USD 368 bn) in 2022-23, about 11.74% of national income, according to a 2025 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meity.gov.in\/static\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5ff397f9e8152d5562ed4cef1a6b767b.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry. A forecast by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-11-12-gartner-forecasts-india-it-spending-to-reach-160-billion-us-dollars-in-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gartner<\/a> sees India\u2019s total IT spending reaching INR 14.28 tn (USD 160 bn) this year, driven by expanding investments in software, cloud, data, and gen-AI technologies.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/it\/\">IT<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/nomura\/\">Nomura<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/tech\/\">TECH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"85281\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"85281\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">INVESTMENT WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/avaada-to-invest-inr-1-tn-to-expand-renewables-capacity-by-2030\/\">\r\n                            Avaada to invest INR 1 tn to expand renewables capacity by 2030                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/avaada-to-invest-inr-1-tn-to-expand-renewables-capacity-by-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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With 6.10 GW currently operational and nearly 10 GW under construction, the company plans to add 4-5 GW annually at an outlay of USD 2.24 bn each year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Funding will come from equity, debt, and the reinvestment of retained profits.<\/strong> Avaada has previously raised USD 1.18 bn from PTT Thailand, Brookfield Renewable, and Asian Development Bank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Infrastructure hurdles: <\/strong>Execution is more constrained by the readiness of the electricity grid than by the availability of capital, Mittal said, though states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat align with central connectivity norms and support the timeline. Avaada\u2019s solar and wind business remains lucrative, aided by growing cashflows from Avaada Electro, and the group is planning for a USD 1.1 bn IPO in 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Greening ambitions: <\/strong>The group is building a 1.2k ton-per-day solar glass plant alongside its Nagpur cell and module facilities to cut logistics costs \u2014 and plans to add 10k employees as manufacturing and asset-management operations scale. Mittal expects Avaada to reach its 30 GW target (80% solar, 20% wind) backed by its vertically integrated cell-to-module, wafer, and glass ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Temasek Holdings backs IPO-bound Quest Global<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN OTHER RENEWABLES NEWS- Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings is in <\/strong><strong>advanced talks to acquire a stake in <\/strong><strong>engineering services firm Quest Global <\/strong>in a transaction that would value the company at USD 4.6 bn, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-28\/temasek-eyes-stake-in-quest-global-at-4-6-billion-pre-ipo-price?srnd=phx-india-v2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Temasek is planning to pick up roughly 5% of the company in a pre-IPO round. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The IPO plan:<\/strong> Quest Global is preparing to list in India, joining a wave of firms tapping the country\u2019s hot capital markets. 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He also held various roles at Citi Bank across Asia, with a stint as CEO of Southeast Asia-Pacific. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/moves\/\">MOVES<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/tag\/temasek\/\">Temasek<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"85285\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"85285\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/five-indian-startups-selected-for-uae-backed-soft-landing-package\/\">\r\n                            Five Indian startups selected for UAE-backed soft-landing package                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/01\/five-indian-startups-selected-for-uae-backed-soft-landing-package\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The five finalists were shortlisted from more than 10k applications in a finale held on 24-25 November in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bioreform.in\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bioreform<\/a>, selected by Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, is a Hyderabad-based packaging firm developing biodegradable and compostable substitutes for single-use plastics using a proprietary biopolymer formulation;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/datasutram.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Sutram<\/a>, selected by Emirates NBD, is a Kolkata-based regtech and analytics platform that integrates 250+ data sources to generate real-time insights for fraud monitoring, underwriting, and customer risk assessment;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docketrun.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DocketRun<\/a>, selected by DP World, is a Hubballi-based industrial safety software provider that applies edge AI and computer-vision tools to detect and prevent workplace safety incidents;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/endimension.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Endimension<\/a>, selected by Hub71, is a Mumbai-based AI radiology platform supporting more than 800 hospitals and diagnostic centers to improve the speed and accuracy of x-ray, CT, and MRI interpretation;<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sbnri.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SBNRI<\/a>, selected by First Abu Dhabi Bank, is a Gurugram-based fintech platform for NRIs that offers a unified digital interface for banking, investments, and global tax management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Support package: <\/strong>The UAE firms will support their respective selected startup with incubation, business setup, trade-license facilitation, and market-entry guidance while HUB71 is offering access to its Immersion Program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Haier seeks regulatory approval for INR 10 bn funding <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Haier wants to grow in India: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haier.com\/in\/about-haier\/haier-group\/?spm=in.home_pc.header_20240614.1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Haier India<\/a>, the Indian arm of China-based appliance maker Haier, filed a Press Note 3 application with the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Department to secure an INR 10 bn (USD 120 mn) capital infusion from its parent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haier.com\/global\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Haier Singapore Investment Holding<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/cons-products\/durables\/haier-seeks-rs-1000-cr-capital-boost-files-press-note-3-for-india-expansion\/articleshow\/125615096.cms\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Times<\/a> reports. Press Note 3 is a special regulatory approval needed for foreign direct investments from neighboring countries \u2014 including China \u2014 into India after the government imposed a virtual ban in 2020. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The funding is expected to support a third manufacturing plant in southern India<\/strong>, joining Haier\u2019s existing facilities in Greater Noida and Pune. Haier is also in advanced talks with Bharti Group to sell a 49% stake in its Indian arm, with the Chinese parent projected to retain 49% and 2% earmarked for employees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Telcos push back against disclosure fines<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Indian telecom operators are pushing back on a new Telecom Regulatory Authority of <\/strong><strong>India (TRAI) proposal<\/strong> that would impose penalties of up to 1% of a company\u2019s annual turnover for submitting incorrect or incomplete financial filings, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/telecom-operators-slam-trai-s-draft-rules-call-1-turnover-penalty-excessive-bharti-airtel-vodafone-idea-jio-11764233638522.html#:~:text=Bharti%20Airtel%2C%20Reliance%20Jio%20and,of%20ease%20of%20doing%20business.&amp;text=This%20is%20a%20Mint%20Premium%20article%20gifted%20to%20you.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mint<\/a> reports. The government relies on these filings to calculate license fees and spectrum usage charges, but telcos argue that turnover-based penalties are too harsh for minor or unintentional errors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said: <\/strong>The Cellular Operators Association of India, which represents Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea said the draft rules conflict with broader policy goals of simplifying compliance. 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Nearly 70% of respondents in the poll \u2014 which surveyed more than 900 institutional clients \u2014 expect gold prices to rise further by the end of 2026, with 36% betting on prices above USD 5k per ounce next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Respondents identified central-bank purchases and fiscal concerns as the two biggest <\/strong><strong>drivers of gold\u2019s 2026 outlook.<\/strong> The most common view: official-sector buying will keep gold supported even if US growth slows. In parallel, Goldman\u2019s co-head of global commodities research, Daan Struyven, told Bloomberg TV last week that the bank sees \u201cnearly 20% additional upside by the end of 2026,\u201d forecasting USD 4.9k per ounce by next year (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fm7X4E_0Rew\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:10<\/a>). The key drivers, he said, are \u201cstructurally higher central bank purchases\u201d since 2022 and renewed \u201cinflows into gold ETFs once the Fed begins cutting rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That doesn't seem to be just a speculative trade, as the surge in the precious metal <\/strong><strong>prices is being underpinned by record official sector demand. <\/strong>The World Gold Council\u2019s (WGC) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/research\/central-bank-gold-reserves-survey-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey 2025<\/a> shows the biggest official-sector buying spree in more than 70 years. Central banks bought 1.1k tons of gold in 2022 \u2014 the most since the WGC began tracking reserves in 1950 \u2014 and stayed above 1k tons in 2023. The momentum has continued, with around 450-500 tons of central lenders\u2019 gold purchases in the first half of 2024 alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The shift is structural, not cyclical. <\/strong>Some 81% of central banks now expect global gold reserves to rise further, while nearly one-third expect the USD\u2019s reserve share to decline. The motivations are consistent \u2014 store-of-value appeal, crisis resilience, and de-dollarization \u2014 with China, India, Turkey, Singapore, and Poland among the most active buyers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Rate-cut expectations are adding fuel to the rally<\/strong>, with traders now seeing an 86.4% chance of a Fed cut in December, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/markets\/interest-rates\/cme-fedwatch-tool.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CME Group's FedWatch tool<\/a>. That matters because lower US rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding gold \u2014 a non-yielding asset \u2014 and typically pull new buyers into ETFs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Spot prices are already responding<\/strong>, with gold hitting a two-week high of USD 4.2k on Friday and is on track for a 3.6% weekly gain and a 5.2% rise this month. Futures also climbed, with the February contract settling at USD 4.2k per ounce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>High prices have slowed physical buying in India and China<\/strong>, where demand is typically strongest heading into year-end. But analysts say macro drivers \u2014 rate expectations, central bank flows, geopolitical hedging \u2014 matter far more right now. As long as the Fed is moving toward an easing cycle and sovereign buyers stay active, institutional investors expect the gold rally to extend into next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKETS THIS MORNING-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Asian markets are mixed in early trading this morning <\/strong>\u2014 Japan\u2019s Nikkei and the Kospi are both down, while the Shanghai Composite and the Hang Seng are in the green. <\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,747<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.4% (YTD: +3.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,837<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.4% (YTD: +13.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,591<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.5% (YTD: -12.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EGX30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">40,753<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.8% (YTD: +37.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Boursa Kuwait<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">8,317<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.5% (YTD: 20.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>QSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,615<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: +0.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6,849<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.5% (YTD: +16.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,721<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3% (YTD: +18.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,668<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3% (YTD: +15.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 63.03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas (Nymex) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4.82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4,267<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>BTC <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 88,564 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-2.7% (YTD: -5.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE OPENING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The S&P BSE Sensex opened in Green <\/strong>reaching 86,018 in early trading, up 0.3%. The index is up 9.5% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the NIFTY 50, the index also opened in Green<\/strong> reaching 26,284 in the morning trade, up 0.3%. 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has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-19 December (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/winter-session-of-parliament-scheduled-from-dec-1-to-dec-19-2025-kiren-rijiju\/\" style=\"\">Winter Session of Indian Parliament<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2 December (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cam.mycii.in\/OR\/EventDetailOR.html?id=E000071444\" style=\"\">National Manufacturing Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>3-7 December (Wednesday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engimach.com\/\" style=\"\">ENGIMACH Automation & Manufacturing Technology Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Helipad Exhibition Center (Gandhinagar), Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-5 December (Monday-Tuesday): India-Russia Bilateral Summit (Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s India Visit), New Delhi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8-9 December (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/telanganarising2047.org\/\" style=\"\">Telangana Rising 2047<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hyderabad, Telangana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11 December (Thursday), <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ficci.in\/event_details\/28032507259215\" style=\"\">FICCI Commercial Real Estate Conclave<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Taj MG Road, Bengaluru.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JANUARY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 January (Thursday): India assumes the Presidency of Brics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-20 January (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradeindia.com\/tradeshows\/145470\/international-crop-science-conference-exhibition-2026.html\" style=\"\">International Crop Science Conference and Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Le M\u00e9ridien Conference Center, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 January (Monday): Republic Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27 January (Tuesday): India-EU <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/press-releases.htm?dtl\/40336\/Joint_Press_Release_on_the_11th_India__EU_Foreign_Policy_and_Security_Consultations_and_the_6th_IndiaEU_Strategic_Partnership_Review_Meeting_in_Brusse\" style=\"\">Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (to potentially finalize FTA), New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27-30 January (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/indiaenergyweek.com\/event\/2026\/_home\" style=\"\">India Energy Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, ONGC Advanced Training Institute, Goa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 January-1 February (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indiaagriexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">India Agri Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Ludhiana Exhibition Center, Punjab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 January (Saturday): Commencement of Budget Session 2026, Parliament of India, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">FEBRUARY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 February (Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dea.gov.in\/files\/announcements_documents\/Budget_Circular202627.pdf\" style=\"\">Union Budget 2026-27<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Parliament of India, New Delhi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>3-6 February (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indembassydili.gov.in\/section\/upcoming-events\/52nd-year-of-chemtech-world-expo-2026-3rd-6th-february-2026-bombay-exhibition-centre-goregaon-mumbai-india\/\" style=\"\">ChemTech World Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-10 February (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcciapune.com\/initiatives\/pibs\/\" style=\"\">Pune International Business Summit (PIBS)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, SL Kirloskar Convention Center, JW Marriott, Pune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-18 February (Saturday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mail.mgovcloud.in\/zm\/reUrlCheck.do?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ihgfdelhifair.in&uvd=080112bc01b0ca97b3b9c382fe8695f75900007551b3edcfcc2ddb715e6c6aafa782978c518a566cb3f6f21a7ffe245f0866d9739a2e499cb927e87a01a88796ae6f12bc9f57b01a3453a8582efd9c34348988c22f6b91180b551b1f376e9f25031cfc37c4ea8c2dd794586260eb4f7ab8d4b819af61d02b8c79bca5ed6019798dfd57476ad58a6ae69453df1092abdeb0411daa73a5e4730634ee6589ce7c65e0c0d835fceb01d9978da96482e3f4d3f54cb2fbe191fc12a2a26b6fc98eaaec21\" style=\"\">IHGF Delhi Fair<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (Spring), New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-20 February (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/impact.indiaai.gov.in\/\" style=\"\">India-AI Impact Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 February (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wsds.teriin.org\/\" style=\"\">World Sustainable Development Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Taj Palace, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARCH<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4 March (Wednesday): Holi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12 March (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/entrepreneur-summit?ag=events_listing&utm_source=events_listing&utm_medium=eventListing\" style=\"\">ET Entrepreneur Summit & Awards<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bengaluru.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-22 March (Thursday-Sunday): Bharat Urja Manthan - <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalenergyconclave.com\/\" style=\"\">Global Energy Conclave<\/a><\/span><span>, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">20 March (Friday): Eid Al Fitr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indiasoft.org\/delegates-registration\/\" style=\"\">Indiasoft: International IT Exhibition & Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesindia.com\/\" style=\"\">Smart Cities Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 March (Monday-Wednesday):<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;font-size:11.5pt;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plastiworld.org\/\" style=\"\">PlastiWorld India<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt\">, Jio World <\/span><span>Convention<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:11.5pt;\"> Center, Mumbai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 March (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Signposted to happen sometime in March 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Election Commission of India is expected to announce polling dates for elections in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and the union territory Puducherry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">3 April (Friday): Good Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 April (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conclave.railanalysis.com\/\" style=\"\">Rail & Metro Technology Conclave<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>29 April-2 May (Wednesday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bharatbuildcon.com\/\" style=\"\">Bharat Buildcon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-10 April (Tuesday-Friday), <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiarubberexpo.in\/\" style=\"\">India Rubber Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, ITPO, Pragati Maidan, Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 May (Friday): Buddha Purnima.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 May (Tuesday): Eid Al Adha.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-25 June (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homelandsecurityexpo.in\/datesvenue.php#\" style=\"\">India Homeland Security Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 June (Friday): Muharram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Signposted to happen sometime in 1H 2026:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Signing of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/india-qatar-trade-deal-by-q3-next-year-piyush-goyal\/articleshow\/124350957.cms\" style=\"\">India-Qatar Freetrade Agreement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (details yet to be announced);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>India-EU Trade and Technology Council <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/press-releases.htm?dtl\/40336\/Joint_Press_Release_on_the_11th_India__EU_Foreign_Policy_and_Security_Consultations_and_the_6th_IndiaEU_Strategic_Partnership_Review_Meeting_in_Brusse\" style=\"\">Ministerial Meeting<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Brussels, Belgium.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUGUST <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15 August (Saturday): Independence Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 August (Wednesday): Prophet Mohammad\u2019s Birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2 October (Friday): Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s birthday).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">20 October (Tuesday): Dussehra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">NOVEMBER 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