Bloomberg Pakistan’s central bank devalued the rupee for the fourth time since December, according to bankers with knowledge of the matter, as economic pressures persist before a national election in nine days. The currency, whose rate is set by the central bank, dropped as much as 5.3 percent to 128 per dollar at the close, according to State Bank of ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE’s bet on a slow-selling Canadian jetliner is paying off. The European planemaker reached its second 60-plane deal in a week for the A220 aircraft, this time through a pact with a planned US carrier backed by airline entrepreneur David Neeleman. The agreement is valued at $5.4 billion before customary discounts, the same as last week’s order by ...

Bloomberg Ethiopia’s national carrier is making its first regular passenger flight to neighbouring Eritrea since a war two decades ago, underlining a surprise rapprochement between the former foes who have vowed to rebuild economic links. The Ethiopian Airlines Group flight left the capital, Addis Ababa, on July 18, heading for Eritrea’s main city, Asmara. It’s the first flight in what ...