India’s Godrej Properties plans its largest-ever bond issue, sources say

By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) -Godrej Properties, the real estate unit of India’s Godrej Industries, is set to tap the corporate bond market later this month with its largest issue to date, three sources aware of the matter said. The real estate developer is likely to raise around 20 billion rupees ($230 million) through the …

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India’s JSW Cement sets IPO price range at 139-147 rupees

(Reuters) -India’s JSW Cement [JSWC.NS] has priced its 36 billion rupees ($412.72 million) initial public offering between 139 to 147 rupees, a newspaper advertisement showed on Monday. ($1 = 87.2270 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

Japan ready to compile extra budget to cushion US tariff blow, PM Ishiba says

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government is ready to compile an extra budget to cushion the economic blow from U.S. tariffs, a move that would add strain to the country’s already worsening finances. After suffering a stinging defeat in last month’s upper house election, Ishiba’s minority …

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Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year’s rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding. Three people are missing and 77 have been injured since late July when a depression and strong southwesterly airstreams began causing …

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Indian rupee seen under pressure on US tariff worries, RBI policy in focus

By Dharamraj Dhutia and Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) -The rupee is likely to stay under pressure this week as concerns over steep U.S. tariffs on Indian exports linger, while the Reserve Bank of India’s upcoming policy decision also looms large over the currency and government bonds. The rupee closed at 87.54 against the U.S. dollar …

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Old trees and ageing farmers worsen outlook for top palm oil exporters

By Ashley Tang, Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina PONTIAN, Malaysia (Reuters) -Malaysian farmer Suratmen Mosman faces a dilemma that threatens to sap supply from the world’s top palm oil exporters and drive up prices of the vegetable oil essential to billions of consumers worldwide in the next five years. The ageing trees on his plantation …

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