NE DELHI: Indian companies are selling record amounts of rupee bonds to individuals, tapping savers dissatisfied with deposit rates at decade lows. Debt offerings to the public by companies surged to 239 billion rupees (US$3.6 billion) in the seven months from April through last month, up sixfold from the year-earlier period and the fastest pace on record, Securities & Exchange Board of India data showed. About 94 percent of the 239 billion rupees raised through the public market in the April to October period was by first time issuers.
PIAF welcomes Rs200b tariff relief, calls for comprehensive industrial reforms
LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has welcomed the government’s decision to provide approximately Rs200 billion in...






