South Africa
Google to build new private subsea cable between Portugal and South Africa
Mon, Jul 01, 2019
Google is reportedly building a new private subsea cable that will connect Portugal and South Africa. As TechCrunch reports, the new project, called Equiano, will be built by Alcatel Submarine networks and will be able to carry 20 times the capacity of the last cable built to serve in the region. The first phase is expected to be completed in 2021.
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PM Narendra Modi says India to work with BRICS for Fourth Industrial Revolution
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India will work with other member states of the BRICS economic bloc to prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution while reiterating India`s commitment to multilateralism, international trade and rule-based world order.
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South Africa court lifts asset seizure order against India-born Gupta family
Tue, May 29, 2018
The embattled Gupta family own a range of business interests in South Africa, including computing, mining, air travel, energy, technology and media. The three brothers, Atul, Rajesh and Ajay moved to South Africa in 1993 from Uttar Pradesh just as white-minority rule was ending.
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Everything is going right for Indian economy: KV Kamath
Sat, Oct 15, 2016
Sounding exuberant, veteran banker and New Development Bank (NDB) President KV Kamath has said everything is going right for India at present and the third largest Asian economy will witness a "sudden uptick" in fortunes soon.
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GST rate on polluting items may be higher, Jaitley says
Fri, Oct 14, 2016
"The USD 100-billion number has been talked about for the past 10 years and there is very little pressure from the domestic constituencies in the advanced economy countries, including the media. This is part of a grand bargain and if you keep on undermining this, I think people will walk away from the table at some point," Patel said.
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