PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Nov. 2

Business leaders in Britain are asking for more financial help from the government in order to assist companies hit by the coronavirus crisis as ministers warned that the latest lockdown in England could last longer than four weeks. Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called on the European Union to step up sanctions against the government of President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Carlyle appoints top Indian banker Aditya Puri as senior adviser https://on.ft.com/2HRW83K Business seeks state support as it faces England lockdown https://on.ft.com/3ekA2mO

Belarus opposition leader calls on EU to step up sanctions https://on.ft.com/2Jhx5rt Overview

Carlyle Group Inc has appointed Aditya Puri, who recently retired as chief executive of Mumbai-based HDFC Bank , as a senior adviser in Asia. Business leaders in Britain are asking for more financial help from the government in order to assist companies hit by the coronavirus crisis as ministers warned that the latest lockdown in England could last longer than four weeks.

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called on the European Union to step up sanctions against the government of President Alexander Lukashenko. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)