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BPCL’s investment plan for Mozambique gas field gets approval

A ministerial group headed by home minister Amit Shah has given its nod to Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s (BPCL) plan to invest $2.2-2.4 billion in the Rovuma Offshore Area-1 gas field in Mozambique. The group — including finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce and railway minister Piyush Goyal, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and petroleum and steel minister Dharmendra Pradhan — had met on June 4 to scrutinise the investment plan, as it is still to be approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea report similar revenue market share

The revenue market share (RMS) of the top three Indian telecom players has reached a state of equilibrium for the first time since the launch of Reliance Jio in September 2016 in the first three months of January-March 2019 quarter. Reliance Jio reported mobile RMS, including access services and national long-distance revenues, of near 31%, Vodafone Idea (VIL) stood at about 31% and Bharti Airtel was a tad above 29%. The remaining is shared among the smaller players.

Loss-making BSNL takes Rs 10,000 cr capex call for 4G play

Notwithstanding the delay in the allotment of 4G spectrum, state-run telecom player BSNL has readied an investment plan of Rs 10,000 crore for the deployment of 4G network.

It has already started offering 4G VoLTE services through its 3G spectrum with new base transceiver stations (BTSs) in all circles where it already offers 3G services.

SBI plans to mop up Rs 5,000-crore debt capital via tier-II bonds

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, plans to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore in debt to shore up capital adequacy and support business growth.

The bank will issue Basel III compliant tier-II bonds to raise debt capital.

YES Bank plans to raise $1.2 bn to boost capital, says CEO Ravneet Gill

YES Bank, Asia’s worst-performing bank stock this quarter, plans to raise $1.2 billion over 18 months to bolster its capital buffer through a mix of public and private share sales, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ravneet Gill said.

Gill took over in March pledging to improve transparency after his predecessor, founder Rana Kapoor, was forced out by the Indian central bank for inadequate disclosure of stressed loans.

Chinese lenders demand at least $2.1 billion from Anil Ambani's RCom

Chinese lenders, including China Development Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Exim Bank of China, have demanded at least $2.1 billion from Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications, that slid into bankruptcy earlier this year.

State-owned China Development Bank, with loans worth Rs 9,860 crore ($1.4 billion) was the biggest creditor to the indebted telecom company, according to a filing made by the company to stock exchanges.

Boeing records zero new plane orders in Paris, Airbus jumps ahead

Airbus SE cleaned up on the first day of the 2019 Paris Air Show, locking in $13 billion in orders for new jets to zero for Boeing Co., and introducing a long-range narrow-body meant to deflate enthusiasm for its U.S. rival's potential new midsize jet.

The Monday haul for Airbus featured major orders from Air Lease Corp., the influential U.S. leasing company, which agreed to buy planes worth $11 billion before customary discounts, including the new A321XLR.