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UK bankers need to come clean on Brexit costs

  It’s a sad state of affairs when European unity is splintering before the UK has even officially triggered the process of leaving the EU. It’s worse for the City of London that banks and insurers can’t easily exploit that to their advantage. Regulators, officials and ministers across Europe have spent the past week throwing rocks at each other about ...

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Vodafone, Idea agree on merger to create India mobile leader

  Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc agreed to merge its Indian unit with Idea Cellular Ltd., joining forces with a local partner to confront a raging price war in the world’s second-largest mobile-phone market. The European carrier will own 45.1 percent after selling a 4.9 percent stake to billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s holding companies, according to a stock exchange filing on ...

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Flipkart raises $1bn to ‘beat’ rivals

  Bloomberg Flipkart Online Services Pvt has completed a $1 billion fundraising and aims to raise as much as $1 billion more over the next few months, according to people familiar with the matter, giving India’s largest e-commerce company capital to battle back against rising competition. Flipkart secured its latest funding at a valuation of about $10 billion, said the ...

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