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Business News highlights Today: India and Uzbekistan signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty in Tashkent, boosting investor confidence. The treaty was signed by Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uzbekistan’s deputy prime minister Khodjayev Jamshid Abdukhakimovich.
In other news, the NSE and BSE have revised transaction fees, with new charges effective from October 1. BSE revised transaction charges for Sensex and Bankex options to ₹3,250 per crore as per SEBI’s directive.
Zomato co-founder Akriti Chopra resigned after a 13-year tenure, while extreme weather events are impacting grocery prices, causing a surge in olive oil prices due to droughts in the Mediterranean.
Amazon’s AI partnership with Anthropic received UK approval, and Google paid $2.7 billion to rehire AI expert Noam Shazeer. India’s forex reserves hit an all-time high, inching closer to $700 billion.
Flipkart apologized for an advertisement calling husbands ‘aalsi, kambakkht, and bewakoof.’ Additionally, a Thailand employee died at work after her sick leave was denied, and Goldman Sachs’ Alok Oberoi and Bellavita’s Aakash Anand are investing in a Delhi-based tech startup.
Starting October 1, 2024, changes will affect finances, including savings account fees at PNB, debit card charges at ICICI Bank, and credit card rules at HDFC Bank. The Centre’s new internship scheme may launch next week, and China stocks saw the biggest weekly rally since 2008.
Dell Technologies mandated global sales employees to work five days a week in-office, and Cisco’s first manufacturing facility in India at Chennai will create 1,200 jobs. The Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024 brings top deals on Apple iPhones and Android smartphones.
Overall, the business world is abuzz with various developments and changes that are shaping the future of the industry. Stay tuned for more updates on the latest business news.
