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Indonesia does its best to scare off investment

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, what is Indonesia playing at? The country announced an immediate halt to exports of nickel ore, sending prices gyrating as traders tried to gauge the impact of a measure that was originally slated for 2022. We’ve been here before: From 2014 to ...

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Pooling state aviation assets will unlock funds: Kenya Air

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc said the proposed nationalisation and its inclusion in a state-owned aviation holding company will enhance its ability to borrow funds for expansion. The new entity will comprise Kenya Airways, Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the Kenya Airports Authority, Chairman Michael Joseph said in an interview. The combination of the businesses is expected to create a ...

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Bombardier sells its Belfast factory to Spirit in $500m deal

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc agreed to sell a wing factory in Northern Ireland and two other facilities to Spirit AeroSystems Holdings for $500 million and the assumption of certain liabilities. The Belfast operation makes wings for Airbus SE’s A220 jetliner, an aircraft that cash-strapped Bombardier developed before handing control last year to the European planemaker. The deal also covers a plant ...

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