India's Titan to buy majority stake in Dubai's Damas at $283 million enterprise value
(This story has been corrected to say Titan is buying Damas stake at 'enterprise value of $283 million,' not 'for $283 million,' in the headline and paragraph 1)
($1 = 3.6727 UAE dirham)
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