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Musafir announces partnership with Singapore Tourism Board

  Emirates Business Musafir.com, the UAE’s first premium-experience travel website, announces on Monday a major new partnership with Singapore Tourism Board (Middle East), to raise awareness of Singapore as a compelling leisure destination in the Middle East and drive strong conversion of holiday packages to Singapore as well as introduce new benefits for travelers in the UAE and beyond. Under ...

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MTN starts $727mn empowerment plan

  Bloomberg MTN Group Ltd. started a 9.9 billion rand ($727 million) economic empowerment plan that will boost black ownership of the South African unit to more than 30 percent and enable Africa’s biggest mobile operator to bid for high-speed internet spectrum. Stock will be issued through empowerment vehicle MTN Zakhele Futhi to qualifying black employees at 102.80 rand each, ...

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Couche-Tard to acquire CST Brands for US$3.67 billion

  Bloomberg Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. agreed to buy the gas-station chain CST Brands Inc. for about $3.67 billion, using its biggest-ever acquisition to expand its foothold in Texas and eastern Canada. Couche-Tard will pay $48.53 a share in cash for CST, according to a statement Monday. The offer — valued at about $4.4 billion including debt — represents a 42 ...

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