Bloomberg Tapestry Inc. wants its handbags and boots to conquer Asia. The house of fashion brands, which owns Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, has taken measures to gain more control over its business in the booming region, where in some cases it didn’t own the local operations that distribute and sell the products. Tapestry has signed purchase agreements to …

Bloomberg Blackstone Group LP is in talks to buy a stake in the loyalty programme of Jet Airways India Ltd., the troubled Indian carrier that’s exploring options to raise cash, people with knowledge of the matter said. The private equity firm has expressed interest in a deal that could value Jet Privilege Pvt at about 30 billion rupees ($429 million) …

Bloomberg Cerberus Capital Management is among parties holding talks to acquire a stake in Swissport Group as embattled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. weighs options for the airport luggage handler, people with knowledge of the matter said. HNA is working with advisers to explore possibilities for Swissport including the sale of a majority stake in the business, according to the …

Bloomberg Holly Golightly take cover: Tiffany & Co. is renovating its 10-floor New York City flagship store on Fifth Avenue. The jeweller plans to spend as much as 2 percent of its worldwide net sales on the renovation over the next three fiscal years, which could peg the total cost at as much as $250 million, according to Bloomberg calculations …

Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Properties recorded revenue for first half of 2018 of AED11.474 billion ($3.124 billion), 46 percent higher than H1 2017 revenue of AED7.866 billion ($2.142 billion), led by strong construction progress and growth in malls business. Emaar’s net profit grew by 18 percent to AED3.344 billion ($910 million), prior to considering the effect of IPO of …

Bloomberg India’s trade deficit in July widened to the most in more than five years, worsening the outlook for the rupee that hit a record low after a Turkish lira-led sell-off in emerging-market currencies. The trade deficit — gap between exports and imports — was $18 billion in July, fanned by a higher oil import bill, data released by India’s …

ZANZIBAR / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, headed a UAE delegation to Zanzibar where discussions were held surrounding the enhancing of bilateral relations and cooperation. During the visit, Al Hashemy reaffirmed the UAE’s foreign policy to strengthen bilateral ties and build bridges of cooperation with the African continent based on the principles of …

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a member of Dubai Holding, has completed the installment of energy-saving systems in its communities that will offset an estimated 1,450 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. The master developer enlisted Honeywell, the Fortune 100 software-industrial company, and Signify (formerly known as Phillips Lighting), the world leader in lighting, to carry out energy efficiency upgrades …

Bloomberg Ensign Energy Services Inc. went hostile with a roughly C$470 million ($358 million) cash bid for Trinidad Drilling Ltd. after objecting to the terms of a confidentiality agreement the rival oilfield-service company wanted it to sign to engage in negotiations. Trinidad’s demand for “a lengthy standstill provision” wasn’t in the best interest of shareholders, Calgary-based Ensign said. Standstill agreements …

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco, Air Products and ACWA Power said that they had signed a deal to form an $8 billion gasification and power joint venture in Saudi Arabia. The new entity, which will be located in the kingdom’s Jazan Economic City, will purchase gasification assets, power block and associated utilities from state-owned Aramco for about $8 billion, the companies said …