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Ryanair orders South Africans to take special quiz to enter UK

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc is ordering South Africans traveling to the UK to complete a list of questions in Afrikaans to prove their identity — only one of 11 official languages spoken in the country. Europe’s largest low-cost airline imposed the measure to prevent the use of fraudulent passports, the company said in a statement. “If they are unable ...

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Garuda eyes rights issue after creditors’ deal

  Bloomberg PT Garuda Indonesia plans to raise money via a two-stage rights issue, as the indebted airline looks to salvage itself. After the carrier and its creditors come to agreement on its debt, the Indonesian government will inject 7.5 trillion rupiah ($520 million) via a first rights issue, Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Kartika Wirjoatmodjo told a parliamentary hearing. ...

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Germany prepared to boost Baltic troop presence: Scholz

Bloomberg Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany is ready to deploy more troops to the Baltics as part of a Nato effort to build up its eastern flank in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Baltic leaders had urgently pushed for an increased troop deployment to mount a stronger defense against a Russian threat — and the German move would ...

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