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Tata Global Beverages-Starbucks JV plans Starbucks cafes across India
30 Jan 2012
The joint venture, which will own and operate Starbucks cafés, will be branded `Starbucks Coffee - A Tata Alliance’
NTPC signs JV pact for $1.5bn plant in Bangladesh
30 Jan 2012
Bangladesh on Sunday signed an agreement with India’s National Thermal Power Corp for constructing a $1.5-billion power project in Bangladesh
ABB to acquire US electrical components maker Thomas & Betts for $3.9 bn
30 Jan 2012
This is ABB's second major deal under its CEO, Joe Hogan, after the 2010 acquisition of electrical motor maker Baldor Electric Company for $4.2 billion
ABB to acquire US electrical components maker Thomas & Betts for $3.9 bn
30 Jan 2012
This is ABB's second major deal under its CEO, Joe Hogan, after the 2010 acquisition of electrical motor maker Baldor Electric Company for $4.2 billion
BNP Paribas to sell $11-bn energy loan portfolio: report
27 Jan 2012
BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France by assets, is planning to sell up to $11 billion of its portfolio of loans to oil and gas companies
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