Dubai firm to lend South Sudan $12.9 billion in exchange for 20 years oil repayment


by Business Insider Africa

Business Insider Africa— A company, led by a distant relative of the Abu Dhabi royal family, has agreed to lend South Sudan €12 billion ($12.9 billion) in exchange...

The Indian Express—Vedanta to invest $20 billion in four years in India: Anil Agarwal. Banking on the country’s growth potential, Vedanta Group is planning to invest $20 billion in India in the next four years, said chairman Anil Agarwal. The investments will happen mostly in the technology, electronics, semiconductors and glass segments, he added. “Investments in electronics, technology and glass are important to create a lot of industries and jobs. Semiconductors and glass – used in making smartphones and laptops screens – are very essential from a future perspective, and for...

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