Bloomberg Jindal Steel & Power Ltd plans to spend $2.4 billion over the next six years to ramp up capacity, joining its peers in announcing massive expansions as a recovery from the pandemic boosts demand. The steelmaker plans to raise total crude steel capacity to 15.9 million tons by March 2025 from 8.6 million tons, the New Delhi-based company said ...

Bloomberg Malaysia leads growth downgrades by economists across Southeast Asia as the delta variant forces countries to reimpose pandemic restrictions. Malaysia’s growth outlook for this year was downgraded the most, a swing of 1.4 percentage points to a 4.3% expansion, according to the latest economist survey results compiled by Bloomberg. Thailand, downgraded to 1.2% from 2.4% in May’s survey, is ...

Bloomberg Indian fintech startup Khatabook raised $100 million, seeking to expand its offerings beyond bookkeeping for merchants as smartphones win over users in the world’s second-most populous country. The round led by US venture capital firms Moore Strategic Ventures and Tribe Capital valued Khatabook at close to $600 million, the company said in an emailed statement. Alkeon Capital, Tencent Holdings ...