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China’s copper costs driven up by Maike’s woes, output glitches

By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton FOSHAN, China (Reuters) – China’s copper buyers face higher costs for the metal this year, buyers and analysts said, after market disruptions from top importer Maike Group’s financial woes and production glitches at domestic smelters pushed local premiums to their highest in years. Copper traders around Shanghai and in …

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Milan quietly gears up for return of big-spending Chinese tourists

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Some stores in via Montenapoleone, the heart of Milan’s most exclusive shopping area, are displaying clothes and accessories dedicated to the Lunar New Year after two years disrupted by the pandemic even though Chinese tourists are yet to return in big numbers. Clothing and backdrops featuring meadow and rabbit …

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India to extend export incentive scheme to green hydrogen fuel- sources

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will extend export benefits under a key scheme to domestic green hydrogen fuel manufacturers, two government officials said, as the Asian nation aims to become a global supplier of the clean fuel. The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme, designed to offer refunds …

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Indian music label Saregama’s Q3 profit jumps on new song releases

BENGALURU/CHENNAI (Reuters) – Saregama India Ltd reported a 21% rise in third-quarter profit on Friday, as the record label benefited from licensing more movie songs to its streaming partners and growing sales of its Carvaan music player. The company’s profit rose to 525.2 million rupees ($6.5 million) in the December quarter, from 434 million rupees, …

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China making ‘enormous progress’ on vaccinating elderly -WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s immunisation director praised China on Friday for making quick progress on vaccinating older people with COVID-19 shots and boosters since lifting anti-virus controls last month. China’s population of 1.4 billion has been largely shielded from the disease since it emerged in the city of Wuhan in late 2019. Since …

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India’s Bandhan Bank Q3 profit tanks on higher provisions

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian private lender Bandhan Bank Ltd on Friday reported a 66% slump in third-quarter profit, hurt by higher provisions and lower interest income. Net profit for the quarter-ended Dec.31, 2022, fell to 2.91 billion rupees ($35.85 million) from 8.59 billion rupees a year earlier, with provisions and contingencies rising 91%. Higher provisions …

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