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 ...

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 ...

Bloomberg One MobiKwik Systems Pvt., one of India’s largest digital-payment providers, is pushing back its target for profitability by a year as it invests more in its business to capitalize on the government’s shock ban on high-value rupee notes. The demonetization drive announced late last year created a digital-payments market at least 30 times bigger than what the company had ...