Business News | India-EFTA Trade Pact to Boost USD 100 Billion Worth of Investments, Create 1 Million Jobs

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): India's trade landscape marked a historic milestone as the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), signed on March 10, 2024, officially came into effect on...

Top European bank provides 40 million euros financing for implementation of energy efficiency solutions in households of Moldova

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched the residential green financing programme in Moldova, worth 40 million euros, which aims to help families modernize their homes, reduce energy invoices and carbon emissions....

motorway that recharges electric vehicles while driving undergoes testing near paris

Electric vehicles can recharge on motorways A motorway that can recharge electric vehicles as they drive on the road has announced early test results on the A10 path, about 40 kilometers southwest of Paris. Named Charge as You Drive, the project...

10 (More) Years of Shudder: What’s Next for the Scariest Brand in the Indie Film Business?

Sam Zimmerman is known for his impeccable and calculating taste. But as Shudder‘s senior vice president of programming and acquisitions, the 37-year-old horror movie devotee still takes care to hunt from the heart. An authentic genre film buff —...

Norwegian Nobel Institute to investigate possible leaks over peace prize

Agence France-Presse . Oslo, Norway 11 October, 2025, 13:03 Representational image. The Norwegian Nobel Institute will investigate whether leaks preceded Friday’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado...

FTAs show India a preferred destination for investment, trade: Goyal

India’s free trade agreements with developed nations show that it is the preferred destination for trade and investments, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. He said India has signed trade agreements with Australia, the...

Mobai wins Norwegian Research Council grant for user-controlled shareable biometrics

Facial biometrics company Mobai has won a 12.3 million Norwegian kroner (US$1.2 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd) to research new methods for secure credential binding in digital wallets. The project is...

IPO boom and AI power reveal India’s rising economic clout

India’s capital markets are enjoying another stellar year, with stockmarket listings surging against the backdrop of a fast-growing economy increasingly led by artificial intelligence. In the year to October 15, $16.2bn was raised in IPOs, ranking...

Norwegian Cruise Line Infuriates Guests After Cutting Shore Time By 40% A Day Before Sailing

Have you ever heard of repositioning cruises? The main difference between these and standard cruises is that the embarkation port is different from the disembarkation port, while in most cruise sailings, these tend to be the same. Cruise lines...

How EU is strengthening steel market protection and what Ukraine should do

On 7 October, the European Commission officially released a draft of a new regulation, COM(2025)726 (Proposal for a regulation of the European parliament and if the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on...

Israeli army arrests 35 Palestinians across occupied West Bank, demolishes home

Israeli army forces detained 35 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since last night, according to a rights group. The Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a statement that the army launched a mass arrest campaign across the West Bank,...

Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – Open Market Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham Update – 11 Oct 2025

KARACHI – The exchange rates of major foreign currencies against Pakistani rupee remains largely stable, with slight variations observed across the board. In open market, US dollar remains at Rs282.70 for buying and Rs282.80 for selling,...

How Norway’s 2026 budget could save (or cost) families money

Families with young children could make significant savings on their monthly costs under the proposed 2026 budget, but there may also be some added expenses. In the draft 2026 budget, which was presented on Wednesday, Norway’s government is...

Dollar and Other Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – October 15, 2025

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the latest mark-to-market (M2M) currency rates for major international currencies against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on October 15, 2025. These rates, essential for authorized foreign exchange dealers...

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon joins New Yorkers to celebrate 200 years of Norwegian American heritage

From left: H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth, and New York City Commissioner for International Affairs Aissata Camara attend the bicentennial celebration of Norwegian immigrants at Pier 16 in New...

Economic Watch: Durians, salmons, tapioca: An inland Chinese city's new Silk Road bites

by Xinhua writers Lu Youyi, Hu Xu and Li Qianwei CHENGDU, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- In the heart of Sichuan, an inland province in southwest China once synonymous with spicy hotpot, a new phrase -- "durian freedom" -- is catching on. Not long ago, the...

It’s now or never for EU-wide company status

The final months of 2025 will be the “tipping point” that determines whether the European Commission’s plans for a new EU-wide company status are a success, according to one of the policy’s most prominent advocates. The Commission will present its...

Carbon Tracker Roundtable for Norwegian Pension Funds on the “The Under-pricing of Climate Damages in the Financial System – How can we Align Pension Fund Investment Decisions with Climate Science?”

Climate change is no longer a distant threat— it’s a present and intensifying risk to the global financial system. During a roundtable convened by Carbon Tracker and CICERO held on 3 June 2025, experts, scientists, and financial stakeholders...

‘Anywhere with candles on the table at midday’: Your favourite winter city breaks

Over the past few decades, cities in northern Norway have become thriving tourist destinations (Picture: Getty Images) We’re drawing ever closer to the season of Christmas markets and glistening lights, and as the weather turns colder there are...

Crypto Miner Bitdeer Surges 30% as Company Pushes Deeper Into AI and Data Center Expansion

Bitcoin BTC$111,280.35 mining firm Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) jumped as much as 30% on Wednesday after announcing new steps to fast-track its expansion into high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The...