Bloomberg The toll on Russia’s economy leveled by high real interest rates is worth paying because of the boost to central bank credibility, according to Fitch Ratings. “It’s a short-term cost, but once you have central bank credibility, that’s clearly a long-term benefit for the economy,” Paul Gamble, a senior director at Fitch, said in an interview in Moscow …

  Bloomberg Some of the world’s biggest airlines, looking for a bigger foothold in Latin America, may have found a path through Colombia. Avianca Holdings SA, based in Bogota, has been hunting for an international partner to help shore up its balance sheet and support growth. The publicly traded carrier is controlled by brothers German and Jose Efromovich, who also …

  Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. said it won’t extend the lease on its first A380 superjumbo jet, a move that is set to test second-hand demand for the world’s biggest commercial aircraft. The carrier, the first operator of the Airbus Group SE plane, will see the contract expire in October 2017 and doesn’t plan to exercise an option to extend …