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S Korea drafts $10 billion extra budget to boost jobs

Bloomberg South Korea’s finance ministry has drawn up an 11.2 trillion won ($10 billion) supplementary budget to help meet President Moon Jae-in’s effort to increase jobs and incomes. If passed by the parliament, the finance ministry plans to use 4.2 trillion won of the spending package to create 86,000 new jobs, 71,000 of them in the public sector, including positions ...

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Jewellers rally as India sets gold tax lower than expected

Bloomberg Shares of jewellers climbed in India after the government set the rate for gold under the uniform goods and services tax below expectations, signaling a potential recovery in demand in the world’s second-largest market. Titan Co. advanced as much as 15 percent to a record 542.50 rupees ($8.4) in Mumbai, while Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd. increased as much as ...

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Cement makers see China-led bonanza as Pak spends billions

Bloomberg In his air-conditioned office protected from the scorching heat and dust outside, S.M. Imran points at a white lined map pinned on his wall showing Power Cement Ltd.’s planned expansion at its plant in Pakistan’s arid southern Sindh province. Power Cement is aiming to triple capacity, riding a wave of Chinese-financed infrastructure projects across Pakistan valued at more than ...

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