Bloomberg The government of Sri Lanka is considering ways of recovering damages, including claiming compensation from Airbus SE, after the European planemaker admitted to bribing executives to win aircraft orders. “The reputational damage was huge, enormous,” Vipula Gunatilleka, chief executive officer of state-run SriLankan Airlines Ltd, said in an interview at the Singapore Airshow on Wednesday. “That’s why our government …

Bloomberg Forever 21 Inc is moving out of its parents’ house. US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross said in a hearing that he would approve the sale of the retailer to its two largest landlords — Simon Property Group Inc and Brookfield Property Partners LP — and Authentic Brands Group LLC, marking the end of control by the Chang family. Forever …

Bloomberg For the past few months, Under Armour Inc executives have promised that 2020 would be the coming-out party of a brand-new company, a shift from defense to offense after a multiyear restructuring and a change in leadership. After revealing fourth-quarter results and 2020 projections that trailed analysts’ expectations, the company issued a sobering set of expectations for investors. Revenue …

Bloomberg Bed Bath & Beyond Inc fell sharply after reporting that a key measure of sales contracted in December and January, the latest sign the home-furnishings retailer faces a tough road back to growth. “We are experiencing short-term pain in our efforts to stabilise the business, including the pressures of store traffic trends,” Chief Executive Officer Mark Tritton said in …

LONDON / WAM The 19th UAE-UK Taskforce meeting took place on Tuesday in London, co-hosted by Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Dr Andrew Murrison, UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa. The high-level UAE delegation, which included officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Justice, Defence, …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) has set out an ambitious timetable for its strategic review that could see a decision on whether to change its inflation goal by the summer, according to euro-area officials. Speaking on condition of anonymity because the process is confidential, the officials described a rushed agenda under President Christine Lagarde, who reached her 100th day …

Bloomberg China will allow local governments to sell another 848 billion yuan ($122 billion) of debt before March, as authorities seek to offset the economic shock of the coronavirus. The new quota includes 558 billion yuan of local government debt as well as 290 billion yuan of so-called special debt, according to a Ministry of Finance statement on Tuesday. The …

Bloomberg Mastercard Inc won approval to set up a bank card clearing business in China, gaining access to a $27 trillion payments market as part of the nation’s financial opening. The announcement by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Tuesday signals the country is moving ahead with the speedier opening of its financial system that was agreed on as …

Bloomberg When a former Yes Bank Ltd executive started selling his stake in September, the Indian lender’s top managers watched for any sign that the resulting drop in share price would trigger a rush to withdraw deposits. The stock sales came as customers of a regional lender — Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd — were lining up outside its …

Bloomberg Local Chinese banking regulators are urging lenders to increase their tolerance for bad loans and lower profit targets as the coronavirus hits at businesses across the country. Over the weekend, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Zhengjiang branch asked banks in the region to be more lenient on bad loans and reduce their profit targets. The local bank watchdog …