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11-Nov-18 What happened in general retail in India with the entry of Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal is now happening in pharmacies. Accessibility and lower prices mean online is beginning to hurt drug stores, with prices 10-20 percent lower. [image: The Economic Times]
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06-Nov-18 Close on the heels of Walmart acquiring Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, Amazon is cutting deals with offline retailers in India. Its investment arm is set to pick up a 9.5% stake in Future Retail for INR25 bn (USD346 mn). [image: Amazon / Asia Times]
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18-Oct-18 Relations between Saudi Arabia and India are growing more strategic. As the largest supplier of energy to India, Saudi Aramco is tapping India’s growth by investing in downstream facilities. Material-service sourcing with Indian companies has reached nearly USD2 bn. [image: Arabian Industry]
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08-Oct-18 Singtel and Optus will partner with the gaming industry and other regional Singtel subsidiary telcos on original content creation and the broadcast of e-sports across Australia, Asia, and India. [image: ZD Net]
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08-Oct-18 Singapore's largest bank DBS is attempting to disrupt the traditional business model of physical branches in Indonesia with a branchless smartphone platform, 'digibank'. After DBS rolled out digibank in India in 2016, it captured over 2 mn customers. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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