Prasanth Aby Thomas

Move designed to help SMEs unable to secure credit from existing lenders.

China makes strategic investments in Afghan mineral resources, copper mines and oil exploration and extraction.

Monetary policy uncertainty and lack of cues from central banks impact markets.

European giants Tesco and Carrefour also expected to follow Walmart's decision to set up shop in India.

Under the deal, Universal will sell off labels including Parlophone, home to artists such as Pink Floyd and David Guetta.

Jessica Harper, the former head of fraud and security for digital banking, submitted false invoices to claim cash illegally.

Few new releases in music, visual and games markets impact sales.

Adidas scales down Reebok's sales target following a decision to not renew NFL licence and a change in reporting of NHL-related licence sales.

Acquisition to help Ageas expand and make it the fifth largest non-life insurer in the UK.

Weak eurozone and slowdown in China's economy prompt IMF to cut South Korea's growth forecast to to 3 percent from 3.25 percent in June.

British fashion retailer hit by weak consumer demand because of sluggish economy.

Fortune announces the list of America's most powerful businesswomen who have made enormous contribution to mega corporations.

German airliner merging its domestic and European operations with Germanwings under a new low-cost brand.

Top five spots remain unchanged from the previous year, while lower down the list some lose their ranks and new entrants make it.

Honda, Nissan, Panasonic, Sony, Canon, Toyota and Mazda among affected by anti-Japan protests in China.

National Housing Federation says 3,960 families were living in temporarily bed and breakfast accommodations between January to March 2012.

Britain's iconic toy store Hamleys bought by Groupe Ludendo which could set the stage for further international expansion.

Chinese subsidies, heavy duties on auto imports from America and artificially low Yuan rankle US.

Boots, which already has a foothold in China, expects the deal to strengthen its Asian presence.

Chinese company Alibaba says Google put pressure on Acer to stop launch of phone running its operating system.

Commodities have been doing rising 161% compared to 35% for equities in the UK.

Companies such as Tesco, Walmart and Carrefour could open their stores in the country.

Expanded product range and reaching out to new customers help boost Italian car manufacturer's sales and profits.

US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee holds hearing on security concerns posed by Chinese Telecom giants Huawei and ZTE.

Huawei dubs charges against it as "allegations based on allegations".

Industrial output in sectors such as mining, factory and utilities grew only 0.1 percent in July.

China expected to come out with measures to boost exports in the wake of slowing growth.

Kweku Adoboli, former UBS trader, allegedly indulged in illegal trading in various S&P 500, DAX, and EuroStoxx index futures.

JLR announces manufacturing unit in China, with many predicting further push into Bric nations.