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India’s business obstacles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country needs to shift away from ‘control mindset’ to free up enterprise, says Jamshyd Godrej]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c6374a3e-ecb0-4ec9-8556-0f99a50e584b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c6374a3e-ecb0-4ec9-8556-0f99a50e584b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 02:11:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan plans $7bn fundraising with British government backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debt includes £1bn syndicated loan guaranteed by UK Export Finance to support Sunderland plant]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/40f261a6-a220-4781-876a-9f0faafb0cdb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40f261a6-a220-4781-876a-9f0faafb0cdb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 10:49:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYD’s aggressive push is setting baseline for what an EV should cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a precedent in smartphones for how the Chinese maker is buying market share and future pricing power]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/03411eb1-ace8-44fa-b062-c6dced602ea5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">03411eb1-ace8-44fa-b062-c6dced602ea5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 23:01:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese solar billionaire steps back as industry turmoil deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longi says Li Zhenguo to withdraw from day-to-day management and focus on research and development]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f0675cff-0632-421c-a3d2-538422db5d39</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f0675cff-0632-421c-a3d2-538422db5d39</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 08:41:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota mounts software challenge to Tesla and Chinese rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[World’s largest carmaker to deliver homegrown operating system with RAV4 sport utility vehicle in test of tech mettle]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9c3fe4fa-0fd9-473e-b3a9-bacf0332c614</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9c3fe4fa-0fd9-473e-b3a9-bacf0332c614</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 04:00:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese EV shares tumble as BYD sparks ‘rat race’ price war fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electric vehicle leader announces fresh round of price cuts for its models]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/74958651-ec86-4a07-a743-502445f54553</link><guid isPermaLink="false">74958651-ec86-4a07-a743-502445f54553</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 08:03:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China pushes for mergers to create global banking and securities giants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sweeping consolidation expected to accelerate as Beijing tries to better equip institutions to weather crisis]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/fd3f5440-69a1-4e2f-8ee2-19c8f8802d89</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s ‘special forces’ tourists flock to Hong Kong but spend little]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost-conscious day-trippers from mainland are replacing luxury shoppers, hitting the retail sector  ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bf80871a-e405-4475-a30a-45997c749494</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bf80871a-e405-4475-a30a-45997c749494</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 04:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tata Consultancy Services carries out internal probe into M&S hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian IT company investigating whether it was gateway used by criminals to access retailer ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c658645d-289d-49ee-bc1d-241c651516b0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c658645d-289d-49ee-bc1d-241c651516b0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 10:12:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple defies Trump to expand India manufacturing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also 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