Tuesday, August 18, 2026

ASBM UNIVERSITY

INFORMATION UPDATES

Vol. 12(05) Date. 18.08.2026

CHANAKYA CENTRAL LIBRARY

(Weekly Selective Compilation of News from Various Sources)

GLOBAL BUSINESS NEWS

International Business Machines Corp.'s Senior Unsecured Notes Rated 'A-' - S&P Global

The company is a global provider of IT consulting, enterprise software, and enterprise IT systems. IBM intends to use the proceeds from these notes ...

$500 billion AI boom: Nvidia, Wall Street giants join hands for chip, data centre push

International Business News: Nvidia is turning to some of the world's biggest financial groups to help fund the next phase of the artificial ...

800 kmph in 5.3 seconds: China train sets third record in six months - The Times of India

International Business News: China has pushed maglev technology into a speed range far beyond conventional high-speed rail, with an experimental ...

Southeast Asian Businesses Face Up to US$1 Million Losses From Unsecured Devices

Southeast Asian organisations are facing financial losses of more than US$1 million from endpoint security incidents as gaps in device visibility ...

Opportunities for India-Sri Lanka open sub-regionalism: a practical agenda for trade ... - ODI

As South Asian regionalism stalls, India and Sri Lanka have a rare opening to build a rules-based alliance. Five priorities offer a pathway from ...

INDIAN BUSINESS NEWS

PM Modi sets sights on 50 Indian companies in Fortune 500, calls for bigger global ambitions

From the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Indian businesses to aim for 50 places in the Fortune 500. He tied that goal to a wider push ...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Fair Trading Practices ... - PIB

India's $30 Trillion Economy Vision by 2047 Presents Major Opportunities for Businesses: Shri Goyal. Posted On: 12 AUG 2026 2:26PM by PIB Delhi. Union ...

India's Tamil Nadu signs pacts for $1.58 billion in new projects by overseas investors

... Indian businesses as well as ​expansions at existing facilities. Get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world with the Reuters ...

India's Paytm management gets notice over timing of 2023 disclosure curbing small loans

Digital payments firm Paytm said late on Wednesday its top management got a notice from India's markets ​regulator over the timing of its 2023 ...

ODISHA BUSINESS NEWS

Odisha offers 25% additional capex support for ISM-backed chip projects | Industry News

The expanded package is designed to make Odisha a more compelling destination for companies looking to establish not just semiconductor ...

Odisha govt decides to amend policies to boost semiconductor, renewable energy sectors

So far, proposals from five companies have been approved, including two projects that secured support under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), she ...

Odisha agri and food exports to reach $1 billion by 2035: Assocham study | Industry News

Odisha could emerge as a major food-processing and agri-export hub ... Copyrights © 2026 Business Standard Private Ltd. All rights reserved.

Odisha CS directs time-bound action to expedite industrial projects - The Statesman

... BusinessOdisha CS directs time-bound action to expedite industrial projects. Chairing a meeting of the Task Force Committee constituted by the ...

SECURITY MARKETS NEWS

SpaceX retail investors turn net sellers for first time since IPO; offload $4.5 million worth of shares

International Business News: NEW DELHI: Retail investors turned net sellers of SpaceX shares on August 7, marking the first such instance since ...

India financial technology spending to grow 21% annually | Asian Business Review

Banking, financial services and insurance will be the largest vertical segment in India's enterprise ICT market, accounting for 14.5% of the ...

JPMorgan to keep Asia hiring pace after corporate bank growth tops 20% | Reuters

"It's across all of our businesses. It differs throughout the region, but it's in a lot of countries." JPMorgan's corporate banking business in ​Asia ...

GENERAL NEWS

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, Rolls-Royce To Develop Fighter Jet Engines In India

I write about Asia's richest, fast-growing businesses, and startups. Follow Author. Aug 14, 2026, 11:16am ...

Financial Inclusion in India: Banking Every Citizen, Empowering Every Household - PIB

Banking Access Network. Bank branches remain the foundation of India's formal banking system. They provide savings, credit and other financial ...

Parliament passes Bankers' Books Evidence Bill to recognise digital banking records as ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Bill, which aims to modernise the legal framework to meet the requirements of the present banking ...

Source of Information for this issue: Google alert accessed on 18th  August, 2026
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Rasmita Barik
Information and Documentation Division, Chanakya Central Library.
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