Bloomberg India further reduced — to $3.3 billion — the amount of debt bidders for Air India Ltd will need to absorb and eased some eligibility requirements, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries once again to sell the national carrier. Expressions of interest are invited by March 17, according to preliminary terms published on Monday. The entire company will be …

Bloomberg For already-suffering Japanese retailers, the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus could further dent business by keeping away one of their few growing groups of patrons: Chinese shoppers. China’s efforts to control the coronavirus have led to a ban on all tour groups heading overseas, and shut down transportation in multiple large Chinese cities. Limiting the movement of would-be Chinese customers …

Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s European retail unit, which runs the Pepco and Poundland discount chains, is attracting interest from buyout firms, people with knowledge of the matter said. Advent International and Partners Group Holding AG are among private equity firms considering bids for Pepco Group, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. …