{
  "id": 14455740,
  "title": "Fairfax to Buy IDBI for $5.6 Billion in Biggest India Bank Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/fairfax-to-buy-idbi-for-5-6-billion-in-biggest-india-bank-deal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:14:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/10/14/888870.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will acquire a stake in IDBI Bank Ltd. for 528.78 billion rupees ($5.6 billion), making it the biggest foreign investment in India’s rapidly growing financial services sector. Fairfax Financial will own 60.72% …",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Fairfax buys IDBI for US$5.6 billion in India’s biggest bank deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/fairfax-buys-idbi-for-us-5-6-billion-in-indias-biggest-bank-deal",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:09:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "IDBI Bank strategic restructuring to attract FDI, boost banking sector, says FM Sitharaman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/idbi-bank-strategic-restructuring-to-attract-fdi-boost-banking-sector",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:54:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Markets",
        "title": "Fairfax Financial Buying Majority Stake in India’s IDBI Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/fairfax-financial-buying-majority-stake-in-indias-idbi-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}