Bloomberg UK shoppers are in a sorry state. Visa’s UK consumer spending index fell 2 percent last month, a decline that was the quickest since September 2013 and “driven by a sustained reduction in high street expenditure.” A separate report from the British Retail Consortium showed shoppers’ footfall decreased 2 percent on an annual basis in the month, the biggest …

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Ltd.’s court-ordered reinstatement of its former finance director threatens to undermine the newly appointed chief executive officer’s bid to overhaul the debt-laden carrier. Alex Mbugua, who was dismissed in January 2016, won a High Court bid to be allowed to return to work or be paid three years’ salary plus compensation. His reinstatement was ordered four days …

Dubai / WAM Emaar Properties on Sunday reported a significant year-on-year increase in both profits and Dubai property sales in the period from January until the end of September. The property recorded AED4.347 billion ($1.184 billion) in net profits in the first nine months of 2017, up 20 percent from AED3.620 billion ($986 million) during the corresponding period of 2016. …