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If the recent financial stability report published by the Indian banking regulator – the Reserve]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/banking/@indvstrvs/india-s-bad-debt-conundrum-in-the-banking-sector</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/banking/@indvstrvs/india-s-bad-debt-conundrum-in-the-banking-sector</guid><category><![CDATA[banking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[indvstrvs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JRdXhibCLbn9ZYt1UeVGomEtpr7piGg5YmLSHNqT5Au9JQs8FnpNY74D1tkRjbLrASDoTzS5QvnaJjJjx41dmucDybwvH8Fp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beer Markets Shows No Sign of Ailing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rising middle class and globalization is boosting beer consumption globally, with the beer market expected to touch over USD 730 billion by 2022, according to a recent Deloitte report; promising brewers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@indvstrvs/beer-markets-shows-no-sign-of-ailing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@indvstrvs/beer-markets-shows-no-sign-of-ailing</guid><category><![CDATA[beer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[indvstrvs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCsFRK1EXysZurg1uY9eC8irJKZRR1JUUBSdvN5dDQLjnsNsJKyidZV1hqsuaX9XHJQcoV22Fp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RE-INVEST 2018 Expo Spreads a Message of Positivity and Power to the People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global RE-INVEST India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors Expo held its second meet in Greater Noida, India in early October, with the CEO of Softbank Masayoshi Son pledging free solar power after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@indvstrvs/re-invest-2018-expo-spreads-a-message-of-positivity-and-power-to-the-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@indvstrvs/re-invest-2018-expo-spreads-a-message-of-positivity-and-power-to-the-people</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[indvstrvs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 07:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkMakwePmMs9o3npbKDpYcVbKANPjPjMTgNYpJ61QPBzS6QhXPEDhRgS85V4nGdSbhtkRoXmq4mP7d5UTbbMPnbZxSUgFy7H2Qn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bicycle Sales Surge World-Wide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Folding Bicycles and increased safety features to meet the demand of urban commuters has seen sales in the bicycle industry surge across major metropolises worldwide. 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