Dubai / WAM OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has scored big wins in its fight against television piracy across the region, having conducted more than 316 raids with the support of government authorities. Marking the World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) on April 26, OSN is upping the ante in its fight …

  Bloomberg Australia snubbed a bid from Japan to award one of the world’s biggest defense deals to France’s DCNS Group, opting for a contract that will generate jobs in Australia and minimize a backlash from its major trading partner China. The French offer for the A$50 billion ($39 billion) contract to build 12 submarines trumped those by Japan’s Mitsubishi …

  Bloomberg McDonald’s Corp. is marketing euro bonds, taking advantage of borrowing costs that have fallen to the lowest in a year because of the European Central Bank expanding its stimulus program. The fast-food chain is offering the securities maturing in January 2021, November 2023 and May 2028, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to …