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How India Turned Cricket Into A Billion Dollar Business automated-news
How India Turned Cricket Into A Billion Dollar Business

India’s obsession with cricket has helped turn the Indian Premier League into one of the world’s most valuable sports leagues, attracting foreign investors like Blackstone. With only 10 teams serving a country of roughly 1.5 billion people, investors see scarcity, rising media consumption and India’

20 Sep 2026
German chancellor Merz’s CDU party set to suffer heavy losses in regional elections automated-news
German chancellor Merz’s CDU party set to suffer heavy losses in regional elections

Exit polls show CDU slightly above the 5 per cent threshold for parliamentary representation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

20 Sep 2026
QIA, Apollo & Goldman CEOs on Global Capital automated-news
QIA, Apollo & Goldman CEOs on Global Capital

Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi, CEO of QIA, Marc Rowan, Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Apollo Global Management and David M. Solomon, Chairman & CEO of Goldman Sachs Group discuss where global capital is moving and how investors are positioning for growth with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua at the Qatar Econo

20 Sep 2026
Qatar, Brookfield on Trade, Investment and Competition automated-news
Qatar, Brookfield on Trade, Investment and Competition

H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, Minister of Commerce & Industry for the State of Qatar and Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt discuss trade, investment and global competition with Bloomberg’s Christina Ruffini at the Qatar Economic Forum UNGA Special Edition in New York in 2026. (Source: B

20 Sep 2026
Lula, Costa, Ruto and Carney: Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity automated-news
Lula, Costa, Ruto and Carney: Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity

We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it

20 Sep 2026
Hormuz ‘Cannot Be Obsolete,’ Qatar Energy Minister Says automated-news
Hormuz ‘Cannot Be Obsolete,’ Qatar Energy Minister Says

Qatar Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi discusses the future of the Strait of Hormuz and says that to call the strait obsolete is “wrong.” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on Sept. 1 that the Strait of Hormuz will be like a worthless piece of water in two years. He spoke with Annmarie Horde

20 Sep 2026
IMF MD on the Global Economic Outlook automated-news
IMF MD on the Global Economic Outlook

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discusses the global economic outlook with Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick at the Qatar Economic Forum UNGA Special Edition in New York in 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)

20 Sep 2026
Aliko Dangote on Investing in Africa automated-news
Aliko Dangote on Investing in Africa

Dangote Industries President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote discusses business, investment and Africa’s economic outlook with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the Qatar Economic Forum UNGA Special Edition in New York in 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)

20 Sep 2026
It’s Tough Being a Small Economy Like the Philippines in an AI Boom automated-news
It’s Tough Being a Small Economy Like the Philippines in an AI Boom

You have to feel sorry for the Philippines. An economy that was doing very nicely has once again become Southeast Asia’s straggler, even though officials are doing many right things. Painful as it is, they should stick to their guns.

20 Sep 2026
Japan PM urges new cabinet to focus on markets, Mideast response automated-news
Japan PM urges new cabinet to focus on markets, Mideast response

Japan PM urges new cabinet to focus on markets, Mideast response

20 Sep 2026
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