BLOOMBERG An Indian court suspended a two-year sentence for opposition leader Rahul Gandhi until it hears his appeal in a defamation case. The court fixed April 13 as the next date to start hearing arguments on Gandhi’s request to stay a conviction that led to his disqualification from parliament, said Kirti Panwala, a lawyer for the Congress party leader. Gandhi …

BLOOMBERG Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov won Bulgaria’s fifth election in two years, but his failure to secure a majority threatens to extend a political stalemate undermining European Union unity over Russia’s war in Ukraine. A bloc led by Borissov’s Gerb party won 26.5%, according to official results with 93.4% of districts counted on Monday. The bloc led by the …

BLOOMBERG The South Korean won, Asia’s worst-performing currency this quarter, will soon have a new item added to its long list of troubles — the dividend payment season in April. This month normally sees overseas investors take dividends out of the country. Expected handouts to foreign investors at the top 10 Korean companies with the largest dividends allotted to global …