Bloomberg European airlines are offering some attractive discounts to people itching for an escape from months of coronavirus lockdown. But fares could rise quickly as demand picks up. Following months of idled flights, carriers are touting promotional summer prices as they return to the skies, with Ryanair Holdings Plc advertising return trips from London Stansted to Seville, Spain, in mid-July …

Bloomberg Ikea is in talks about returning aid granted by nine countries to subsidise furloughs triggered by the coronavirus pandemic because its business is recovering faster than expected, the Financial Times reported. The global furniture retailer is negotiating with Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain and the US, retail operations manager Tolga Oncu at Ingka Group, …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG issued a plea to investors to turn up and vote for a $10 billion bailout package or risk tipping Europe’s largest airline into insolvency. The carrier said it expects attendance at its June 25 shareholder meeting to fall below 50% of votes, meaning two-thirds of stockholders would need to vote in favor if the bailout package. …

Bloomberg Stocks pushed higher in Europe along with US equity futures as investors looked past a worrying increase in coronavirus cases to government and monetary stimulus. The dollar slipped. In the wake of Tuesday’s global rally, gains in real-estate and banking shares brought fresh momentum to the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. S&P 500 futures swung from modest declines to gains, …

Bloomberg India stocks rose, overcoming early volatility as investors weighed the consequences of a border conflict with China’s military while coronavirus infections continued to rise as the South Asian nation reopens. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose 0.2% to 33,678.43 as of 12:51 pm in Mumbai, after swinging between gains and losses. The NSE Nifty 50 Index was up 0.2%. …

Bloomberg Global oil demand will rebound next year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, but recovering to pre-crisis levels may take a couple of years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Fuel use around the world will remain 2.5% lower next year than in 2019, largely because of the “the dire situation of the aviation sector,” the Paris-based …

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE condemned Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia’s attempts to target civilian areas in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia with explosive-laden drones intercepted by Coalition forces. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE reiterated its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia against any threats to its security and stability, affirming support for all …

DAMMAM / WAM The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), a multilateral development financial institution, estimates that planned and committed investments in the Mena region will exceed $792 billion over the next five years (2020–2024). According to Apicorp’s Mena Energy Investment Outlook 2020-2024, the amount marks a $173mn decline from the $965bn in last year’s five-year outlook. The overall decline in …

ABU DHABI / WAM The non-oil trade exchange between the UAE and Australia totalled AED14.5 billion in 2019, a 17.4 percent increase compared to 2018, reflecting the increasing trade between the two countries, as per a recent report issued by the “Commercial Policies and International Organisations Department” of the Ministry of Economy. The report was issued as part of the …

Bloomberg BP Plc will make the biggest writedown in a decade on the value of its business, as the British oil major predicts the coronavirus pandemic will hurt long-term demand and accelerate the shift to cleaner energy. The company sees oil and gas being about 20% to 30% cheaper than before in the coming decades, and expects the cost of …