Bloomberg Italy’s populist government is heading back to the drawing board as it struggles to find investors for bankrupt airline Alitalia SpA, with UK discounter EasyJet Plc close to bowing out of the latest rescue proposal, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Delta Air Lines Inc. is still on board as part of efforts led by Deputy Premier Luigi …

Bloomberg Flughafen Zurich AG and Aena SME won concessions to operate airports in Brazil in an auction. The tender was seen as a test of investors’ appetite towards President Jair Bolsonaro’s market-friendly agenda that includes a massive privatisation plan. Bids for the three regional blocks came in well above the initial ask, and the government will collect fees of some …

Bloomberg Battered minibus taxis snake the perimeter of Ivory Coast’s latest shopping hotspot, a brand new mall in a sprawling Abidjan suburb that shows how grocers like France’s Carrefour SA are turning their attention to lower-income African customers. The parking lot reserved for car owners lies empty, contrasting with the throng of shoppers inside the crowded $30 million Cosmos Mall, …