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The 74-year-old billionaire, whose family’s party has regained power, was released on parole on February 18 after six months in detention, his first day of freedom in his homeland 15 years after he fled a military coup that had deposed him.
EVs currently account for around 5 per cent of India’s automobile market, but that figure is projected to grow to 40 per cent by 2030, at which point EV revenues will reach US$100 billion annually, according to a report by US consultancy giant Bain & Co published in December.
(Reuters) -- Blackstone Chief Executive Steve Schwarzman took home $896.7 million in pay and dividends last year, a 29% decline from his record take in 2022, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
A US judge on Friday (Feb 23) accepted Binance's guilty plea and more than US$4.3 billion penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions laws through lapses in internal controls at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
“Believe it or not, there are times when I want to do so many things but the investment committee says no, and I have to respect that,” he said. “This is about discipline as well and we believe in having good constitutions, councils, and standard operating procedures.”
BANGKOK -- True Corporation, Thailand's largest telecommunications provider, reported an annual loss of 15.7 billion baht ($435 million) on Friday but said it would return to profit in 2024, less than two years after merging with its former competitor, Telenor's Total Access Communication (DTAC).
HONG KONG -- Standard Chartered reported solid, double-digit, top and bottom line growth in 2023, while its China operation continued to be impacted by the country's real estate crisis.
Amazon will pay more than 700 migrant workers roughly $1.9 million to settle claims they suffered human rights abuses as a result of exploitative labor contracts in Saudi Arabia.