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Bloomberg Singapore cut the minimum period allowed for home rentals by half to three months, citing growing demand from tenants seeking shorter-term leases. All home occupants must fulfill a minimum stay duration of three consecutive months, while shorter stays including those facilitated through home-sharing platforms are still not allowed, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said in a statement on its website. ...

Bloomberg The Canadian government is proposing consolidating environmental reviews under a single agency while adding a new approval step for proponents of pipelines and other major projects — in what it says is a bid to both strengthen and clarify environmental rules. The proposal would add a requirement for an “early engagement” phase for projects that the government says would ...

Bloomberg Delivery Hero AG rose as much as 8.6 percent in its first day of trading, giving the Berlin-based takeout company a market capitalization of 4.7 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in a successful debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The food delivery broker, which connects customers and restaurants via its apps, rose as high as 27.70 euros after setting a ...

Bloomberg Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to buy Parkway Inc., a real estate investment trust with properties in the Houston area, for $1.2 billion. The $23.05-a-share cash offer, which consists of $19.05 a share plus a $4 special dividend to be paid prior to the the deal’s completion, is about 13 percent more than Parkway’s closing price on June ...

Bloomberg Bayer AG asked the European Union to approve its $66 billion combination with Monsanto Co., the last of a trio of mega-deals reshaping the global agrochemicals industry. The German chemical giant’s filing kickstarts an initial review with an Aug. 7 deadline. Bayer said it’s still seeking to close the deal “before the end of 2017,” a sign that it’s ...

Bloomberg Puerto Rico’s federal oversight board voted unanimously to allow for the government’s electric utility to file for bankruptcy after rejecting a longstanding debt-restructuring agreement with creditors, threatening to impose steep losses on bondholders and insurance companies. The decision promises to upend years of negotiations by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, known as Prepa, with hedge funds, mutual funds ...

Bloomberg Alphabet Inc. said that the European Commission’s recent antitrust fine will reduce second-quarter profit by about $2.74 billion. The company plans to report the fine in a separate operating expense line on its income statement. It’s not tax deductible, so the charge will reduce Alphabet’s net income and earnings per share by the full $2.74 billion amount, it said ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that construction works have reached 50% on the First Contract of Improvement of Airport Street Project covering Rashidiya & Casablanca Intersections. He also added that completion rate had reached 40% for the Second Contract covering Nad Al ...

DUBAi / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a contract worth AED226.5 million for the construction work for a complex for its Distribution Power division at Al Ruwaiyah, Dubai. The contract includes the construction of a five-floor office building with basement and a multi-story car park, mosque, accommodation for the Imam, stores, field offices, staff accommodation, and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has announced that work is progressing in seven infrastructure projects at the area of Abu Dhabi east, as part of Musanada’s efforts to achieve the objectives of Abu Dhabi Plan, delivering sustainable infrastructure that will serve Emirate’s community and economy in line with best international standards and reinforce Abu Dhabi’s ...