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Institutional investments in real estate falls 81% to $670 mln in Dec qtr

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Institutional investments in real estate fell 81 per cent at USD 670 million during the December quarter because of lower inflow in office assets, according to JLL India.Institutional investments in 2021 (calendar year) fell 14 per cent to USD 4.32 billion, JLL India said in its 'Capital Markets Update Q4 [...]

Nestle says Kitkat wrappers with Lord Jagannath pics ‘already withdrawn’

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Facing flak on social media, Nestle India on Thursday said it has "already withdrawn" from the market packs of its popular chocolate brand Kitkat which depicted images of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Mata Subhadra on wrappers, and also expressed regret over the incident. Nestle India, the Indian subsidiary of the [...]

Gadkari calls for attracting more foreign investments into MSME sector

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday emphasised the need for attracting more foreign investments into the MSME sector as such entities are giving excellent viability and income to investors. Speaking at a virtual international conference organised by the chartered accountants' apex body ICAI, the minister also urged chartered accountants to [...]

Greater interaction among govt, academia, industry needed: NITI Aayog vice-chairman

Hyderabad, Jan 20 (PTI): NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday stressed the need for far more and far bigger interaction among the government, the academia and the industry. Addressing on virtual mode a session on ‘Higher Education Dialogue’ on the theme - 'Revisiting Higher Education in India: Global, Local and Digital Imperatives' organised by [...]

Global unemployment to reach 207 million in 2022: ILO report

Geneva, Jan 20 (PTI) Global unemployment is expected to remain above pre-COVID-19 levels until at least 2023 and is estimated at 207 million this year, almost 21 million more than in 2019, according to a report from the International Labour Organisation that gives assessments on how labour market recovery has unfolded worldwide. The Geneva-based United [...]

WNS Holdings’ Q3 net profit up 10.6% to USD 34.3 mn

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Business process management major WNS Holdings on Thursday reported a 10.6 per cent rise in net profit to USD 34.3 million for the third quarter ended December 2021.As per the general accounting standards, the company had registered a net profit of USD 31 million in the corresponding quarter last year, [...]
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