Articles by Clare Baldwin and Sumeet Chatterjee

India’s Battered Insurers May Need More than Foreign Investment

India’s proposal to allow more foreign investment in its $41 billion insurance business provides a lifeline for an industry starved of capital and squeezed by regulation – but it may not pass parliament and it may not be enough. India’s …

AIG to Sell Hong Kong Consumer Finance, India IT Units

American International Group, seeking to raise cash to repay around $180 billion in bail-out loans, has agreed to sell its Hong Kong consumer finance and India-based IT services units. China Construction Bank (CCB) Asia, the country’s second-biggest lender will buy …