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Bloomberg Kenya plans to overhaul legislation governing its financial sector by creating new agencies that regulate the cost of credit and protect consumers, according to a draft law on the Treasury’s website. The Financial Markets Conduct Bill seeks to “promote a fair, non-discriminatory marketplace for access to credit, to provide for the establishment of uniform practices and standards in relation …

Bloomberg Nigerian central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele’s tight monetary-policy stance and system of multiple exchange rates may have paid off through slowing inflation and a stable naira, and he’s not about to change that soon. The MPC has kept its benchmark interest rate at a record 14 percent since July 2016 despite calls to lower rates to support economic growth. …

Bloomberg Best Buy Co.’s turnaround journey only gets harder from here. The retailer, which is rolling out new offerings to grab more of its customers’ spending, faces a suite of challenges: tougher year-ago comparisons, the continued encroachment of Amazon.com Inc. and the cost of launching a new tech-support program. The consumer spending boost fuelled by the recent tax cuts in …

Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc.’s board named former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) boss Jane Garvey to be chairman, as the carrier works to improve operations and close a profit gap with rivals. Garvey succeeds Robert Milton, a former Air Canada chief executive officer who led United’s board for two years and announced plans last month to step down. Garvey, who …

Bloomberg Lowe’s Cos.’ incoming chief executive officer has some repair work ahead of him. Fortunately, the improving US weather makes for perfect conditions. The home-improvement chain, which named J.C. Penney Co.’s Marvin Ellison as CEO, posted profit and comparable sales that missed estimates in its first fiscal quarter as chilly weather in the US weighed on results. But activity began …

Bloomberg Marks & Spencer Group Plc Chairman Archie Norman broke with convention when he arrived at the UK retailer’s London headquarters last year, turning down a private office and positioning his desk prominently out in the open. From his perch in the engine room of a once-proud British institution that’s fallen on hard times, Norman quickly started asking questions about …

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc.’s planes and airport operations will soon be awash in shades of purple, red, gray and pink as the company joins an industry rush to refresh employee attire. All 60,000 uniformed workers will switch May 29 to the new outfits, which include flight-attendant clothing designed by Zac Posen and made by Lands’ End Inc., Delta said …

Emirates Business The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) — the pioneering cross-industry forum that aims to unify the world in shaping the future of manufacturing — announced that Russia has secured the rights to host its second edition in 2019 in the city of Yekaterinburg. The announcement was made by the President of the Russian Fedration, Vladimir Putin, during …

Bloomberg OPEC and its allies are likely to gradually revive oil output in the second half of the year to ease consumer anxiety as prices trade near $80 a barrel, said Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih. The Saudi comments, echoed by Russia, mark a major shift in the historic alliance they forged in 2016 to end a global oil glut. …

Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to reduce the amount of natural gas it burns as waste by a quarter within two years to reduce climate-changing emissions, something long demanded by environmental groups and activist investors. Efforts will be focussed on oil wells off the coast of West Africa, Exxon said in a statement. In that region and others, gas produced …