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Indian scheme brings 530m adults into banking system

NEW DELHI: India’s poverty reduction scheme offering banking services to underprivileged people has covered 530 million adults in 10 years, the Indian Ministry of Finance has announced.

Called the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, it is the ‘largest fi…

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EGA posts net profit of AED 1.84 billion in H1 2024

ABU DHABI: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world’s largest premium aluminium producer and the biggest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, today reported solid financial performance for the first half of 2024 amid sustained global d…

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SIF 2024 delves into future of smart economies

SHARJAH: Over 80 ministers, government officials, business leaders, and investors from around the world will gather to explore the latest economic trends, the transformative role of AI in smart economies, and the strategies needed to drive sustainable…

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