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India bars founders from repurchasing $31bn of assets

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Bloomberg India tightened rules to prevent errant founders from misusing an 11-month-old bankruptcy law to regain control of delinquent companies that are being sold. Founders of companies whose borrowings have been classified as non-performing for a year or more and that are unable to pay overdue amounts, including interest and charges, are barred from repurchasing their assets, the corporate affairs ...

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P&G, Nestle to gain from China’s low import tax

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Bloomberg China’s new plan to slash import taxes on a wide range of consumer goods promises to boost the prospects of multinationals in the Chinese market, with everything from the likes of Procter & Gamble Co.’s diapers to other items becoming more affordable to local consumers. Tariffs for 187 product categories will drop from an average 17.3 percent to 7.7 ...

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Uber to take drivers’ rights appeal to ‘UK court’

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. asked the UK Supreme Court to rule on its appeal over whether it has to pay drivers for overtime and during vacations. Lawyers for the company filed a permission to appeal application that would see the issues skip the Court of Appeal entirely, an Uber spokesman said. Uber has lost at two separate courts in the ...

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