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India’s top court allows markets regulator to sell Sahara properties

NEW DELHI / Reuters India’s Supreme Court has asked the markets regulator to start the process of selling some of embattled conglomerate Sahara’s real estate assets in the country to refund millions of investors in its illegal bonds, lawyers said on Tuesday. Sahara, a household name in India as the former main sponsor of the national cricket team, has major ...

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India extends wheat import tax to protect farmers

New Delhi / Bloomberg India extended a tax on wheat imports by three months to protect farmers in the world’s second-largest grower from cheap overseas supplies. The 25 percent duty will stay until June 30, the Finance Ministry said in a notification dated March 28 on its website. India first imposed a 10 percent duty on imports in August and ...

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BOE wants lenders to tighten buy-to-let mortgage standards

Bloomberg The Bank of England recommended tighter lending criteria for buy-to-let mortgages and said it continues to look for signs that risks are accelerating. The Prudential Regulation Authority — the U.K.’s main banking supervisor and part of the central bank — published guidelines on Tuesday that aim to guard against a loosening of underwriting standards and bring all lenders into ...

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