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Petrobras situation can be fixed: Minister

Bloomberg Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said he’ll clear up any confusion from President Jair Bolsonaro’s decision to halt a planned fuel-price hike by Petroleo Brasileiro SA. When asked about Bolsonaro’s meddling in state-controlled Petrobras’ pricing policy this week, Guedes said he’d get more information when he returns home from Washington, where he’s been attending the spring meetings of IMF. ...

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India’s RCom denies France gave waiver on unit’s tax dues

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Bloomberg Reliance Communications Ltd denied it received favourable treatment by France in settling a tax dispute at a time when it was negotiating to become Dassault Aviation SA’s partner for a contract to sell fighter jets to India. The Indian company, owned by former billionaire Anil Ambani, issued the denial after Le Monde newspaper reported that four years ago France ...

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Arcelor’s $6 billion Essar deal halted by India’s top court

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Bloomberg ArcelorMittal’s plan to buy a bankrupt Indian steel company for $6 billion was halted temporarily by the nation’s top court, further delaying tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s efforts to enter the world’s second-biggest market. The Supreme Court ruled that Essar Steel India Ltd’s current status has to be maintained, pending a review by a bankruptcy tribunal hearing appeals related to the ...

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