{
  "id": 113186,
  "title": "India to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling stake in country’s largest life insurer at 10% discount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-to-raise-up-to-3-3-billion-by-selling-stake-in-countrys-largest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T03:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/india-lic-stake-sale-discount.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Indian government plans to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling a stake in the country's largest life insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The government will offer up to a 6.5% stake in the state-owned company at a 10% discount to its Monday closing price, with the base size of the offer being a 2.5% stake and an option to sell an additional 4%. The stake sale is aimed at complying with regulatory requirements to reduce the government's stake in LIC from 96.5% to 75% by 2032. LIC is the leading life insurance company in India, with over 56% market share based on premium income and assets under management of 57.29 trillion rupees as of March 2026. The government previously sold a 3.5% stake in LIC during its IPO in 2022, raising over $2.7 billion.",
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        "title": "India to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling stake in country’s largest life insurer at 10% discount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/india-to-raise-up-to-3-3-billion-by-selling-stake-in-countrys-largest-113666",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:00:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}