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BT to pay $429mn for late network installs

  Bloomberg BT Group Plc was fined a record 42 million pounds ($53 million) and ordered to reimburse another 300 million pounds to competitors after an investigation found the former phone monopoly failed to adequately compensate them for broadband service delays. The UK communications regulator Ofcom found a “serious breach” of rules in place to protect competitors who rely on ...

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Fortis Healthcare weighs Singapore trust buyout

  Bloomberg Fortis Healthcare Ltd., India’s second-largest private hospital chain by market value, is weighing a buyout of the Singapore-listed business trust that owns some of its clinics, people with knowledge of the matter said. The New Delhi-based company is considering making an offer for all the units it doesn’t already own in RHT Health Trust, which has a market ...

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China’s Huishan had emergency creditor meeting before rout

  Bloomberg China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co.’s creditors held an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss a cash shortage at the milk producer, according to a peer-to-peer lender that attended the gathering. Government officials from Liaoning province, where Huishan is based, convened the meeting and asked the company’s lenders to refrain from demanding immediate repayment, according to Hongling Capital, a ...

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Dow-DuPont $77bn merger gets EU nod

  Bloomberg Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. won European Union approval for a $77 billion merger, overcoming regulators’ concerns with hefty concessions, including the sale of large parts of DuPont’s global pesticide business. The takeover, announced a year ago, is the first to win EU approval out of a trio of mega-deals that would reshape the global agrochemicals industry. ...

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Emirates launches new A380 destinations in 3 continents

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Airline, the world’s largest operator of A380s, on Sunday celebrated the launch of three A380 destinations, bringing its flagship three-class double-decker aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo- Narita, Casablanca and Sao Paulo on the same day. With this triple deployment, it will be the first airline to operate scheduled A380 services in Latin America as well as ...

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Free zones crucial for shaping, promoting competitive economy

  Dubai / WAM In an effort to encourage international investments and enhance cooperation, the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), which will take place in Dubai from 2nd- 4th April 2017, will discuss the role of free zones in shaping and promoting competitive economy. Spearheaded by leading experts of the industry, the discussion will focus on efforts of free zones in providing ...

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Bulgarians vote for parliament, may expand Russian influence

  Bloomberg Bulgarians are voting in early parliamentary elections, with former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s Gerb party neck-and-neck with the Socialists in a contest that may strengthen Russia’s foothold in the region. In the third snap vote in five years, polls opened at 7 a.m and was to close at 8 p.m. While affirming their commitment to the European Union, ...

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UAE committed to boost trade and economic relations with Mexico

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is committed to further strengthening trade and economic relations with Mexico and maximising the potentials of their partnership, said Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, during a meeting with Francisca Escobar, Mexico’s Ambassador to the UAE. The meeting held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai discussed ways to enhance cooperation in ...

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Sinopec profit rises as pipeline sales top up refining boost

  Bloomberg China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. reported its first profit gain in three years as the world’s largest oil refiner got a boost from cheaper crude and took a one-time gain from pipeline sales. Net income in 2016 rose 44 percent to 46.7 billion yuan ($6.8 billion), the company known as Sinopec said in a statement to the Shanghai ...

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China’s HNA buys $446mn stake in Old Mutual US unit

  Bloomberg Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. agreed to buy a 25 percent stake in Old Mutual Plc’s U.S. asset management unit for about $446 million, adding to a $30 billion spending spree since last year. Old Mutual is selling down its holdings in OM Asset Management to HNA Group in two tranches, according to an emailed statement on Sunday ...

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