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Malaysia scraps $3bn China pipeline plans

Bloomberg Malaysia has finally scrapped three China-backed pipeline projects after halting work on them following the shock elections in May that saw an opposition alliance assuming power for the first time in the country. A finance ministry spokeswoman confirmed that the country has cancelled three China-backed pipeline projects. The Financial Times earlier cited Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng saying ...

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Once-in-a-lifetime deals fuel a $100bn India M&A boom

Bloomberg The biggest mergers-and-acquisitions boom in Indian history has investment bankers preparing for even more dealmaking to come. Transactions involving Indian companies have reached $104.5 billion in 2018, trouncing the previous annual record with almost four months left in the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The tally may surpass $100 billion again in 2019, said Sanjeev Krishan, a ...

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Brexit uncertainty clouding JLR recovery

Bloomberg Protracted Brexit talks are weighing on the recovery prospects of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the carmaker that is already under pressure to keep up as the global automobile industry moves toward electrification and automation, according to its Indian owner. The focus of Tata Motors Ltd., which bought the maker of the iconic British marquees in 2008, is to ensure ...

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