Bloomberg SM Prime Holdings, the largest Philippine shopping mall developer, will build Ikea’s first store in the country within its retail complex, with plans for an arrangement with the Swedish furniture company at its other properties. The store will be built within SM Prime’s Mall of Asia complex in Manila, located between its convention centre and sports arena, Alex Pomento, …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is considering whether to convert used 777 passenger jets into freighters, seeking to capitalise as booming e-commerce sales spur new demand for air freight worldwide, people familiar with the matter said. While Boeing has studied retrofitting the used wide-bodies for more than a decade, the effort has taken on new life in recent months as air cargo …

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s state oil company will soon sign an agreement with a British oilfield services firm to explore building chemical facilities in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement with TechnipFMC Plc involves a study for a potential chemical unit on the US Gulf Coast that would be able to produce materials used in gasoline and …