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India’s Yes Bank reports surprise 80% plunge in quarterly profit

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Yes Bank reported a surprise 80% plunge in quarterly profit on Saturday as provisions for bad loans increased. Net profit fell to 515.20 million rupees ($6.36 million) for the three-months ending December 31, from 2.66 billion rupees in the year-earlier period. Analysts had expected profit to rise to 3.36 billion rupees, …

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India’s Yes Bank has ‘strong’ grounds to appeal ATI bonds court order, CEO says

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Yes Bank has “strong” legal grounds to appeal against a court order quashing the write-off of its additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds, Chief Executive Officer Prashant Kumar said on Saturday. “The judgment in itself is not questioning the regulatory guidelines in terms of writing off (AT1 bonds). I think there are questions …

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India’s Adani Group plans to demerge more business; dismisses debt concerns

By Sriram Mani MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group, which is controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani, said it plans to spin off more businesses by 2028 and dismisses any debt concerns. The corporate house plans to spin off, or demerge, its metals, mining, data centre, airports, roads and logistics businesses, said Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder …

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Thai elephant camp adds more jumbos as Chinese tourists return

By Kwang JirapornKuhakan PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – An elephant camp in Thailand has purchased six new jumbos to welcome tourists and returning Chinese visitors, offering activities from elephant rides to elephant showers, the owner said. Pang Chang Kamala Elephant Camp on the resort island of Phuket is also adding programmes such as elephant care due …

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