Bloomberg Oman, the biggest Arab oil producer outside of OPEC, is turning up the heat in a regional battle for business from ships in need of fuel with a $600 million deal to build storage tanks at the port of Sohar. Sohar Port and Freezone signed a contract with Singapore-based trader Trescorp Alliance Pte to build an initial fuel-storage capacity ...

Bloomberg Baidu Inc.’s iQiyi is targeting a US initial public offering as soon as in 2018 that could value China’s most popular Netflix-style streaming video service at more than $8 billion, two people familiar with the matter say. The company controlled by search giant Baidu is about to kick off negotiations with banks and deal arrangers and is shooting for ...

Bloomberg India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 163.2 billion-rupees ($2.5 billion) programme to ensure electricity for all households. The programme will help poor people get electricity connections at no cost, Modi said in a speech in New Delhi on Monday, adding that his government is making efforts to provide power to about 3,000 unelectrified villages. The nation will aim ...