Bloomberg Fosun International Ltd. is weighing a sale of International Gemological Institute in a deal that could value the diamond-grading firm at about €200 million ($215 million), according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Chinese conglomerate is working with Deutsche Bank AG on the potential divestment of the Antwerp, Belgium-based institution, said the people, who asked not …

  Bloomberg Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer, will consider halting exports to the European Union in retaliation for the bloc’s new deforestation regulation, according to the country’s deputy prime minister. The regulation is an act to block market access for palm oil and Malaysia will discuss with Indonesia — the top producer and exporter — about the option …

Bloomberg The European Union and the UK are preparing to enter an intense phase of negotiations starting next week aimed at overcoming the dispute over the post-Brexit trading relationship well ahead of the anniversary of Northern Ireland’s peace agreement in April, according to people familiar with the matter. The aim is to move into a negotiating “tunnel” after UK foreign …