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Bloomberg As China’s shoppers power growth for European luxury brands, Chinese companies want to bring home some of the profits along with their Prada loafers. Fosun International Ltd. acquired a majority stake in French fashion house Lanvin for an undisclosed sum, the Shanghai-based group said. It’s the latest in a series of moves by Chinese companies to snap up iconic ...

Bloomberg Logistics specialist and airports operator Stobart Group Ltd. said it’s looking at putting together a bid for Flybe Group Plc, Britain’s biggest domestic airline, as the regional carrier grapples with declining earnings. Flybe shares rose the most in four years as Stobart said options include taking a non-controlling interest in a business that would make a cash bid for ...

Bloomberg Two of London’s three biggest airports said they could add almost 30 million more passengers between them yearly without requiring extra runways. Stansted, the biggest hub for Ryanair Holdings Plc, plans to apply to raise a cap on annual passenger numbers by almost one-quarter to 43 million, owner Manchester Airports Group said in a statement. That would be 17 ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE’s revised deal with the countries that helped fund the A380 superjumbo almost two decades ago will help save the European planemaker more than $1.4 billion, according to a regulatory filing. Future obligations for refundable advances declined by about about 17 percent to an estimated $7.3 billion, Airbus said in its annual financial statements. While the balance includes ...

Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. is reviewing its policies on emotional support and service animals after a dog bit a young girl on the forehead aboard one of its planes. The dog was in the first row of seats against a bulkhead when the girl, about six years old, approached it after the owner had asked her to stay back, said ...

ABU DHABI / Agencies The UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer has reported strong Q4 and full year 2017 results, as Adnoc Distribution undertakes a major transformation program to improve performance even further. Adnoc Distribution, which listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in December, posted an AED1.8bn profit for the year 2017 on revenue of AED19.8bn, the latter jumping ...

DUBAI / WAM According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018, the UAE has ranked first globally in 50 indices related to many vital community, services and development sectors. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said, “in 2007, after launching our first federal strategy, we took on ...

DUBAI / WAM UAE ambassadors and heads of the country’s missions abroad have praised the progress made in preparing for the Expo 2020 Dubai during a visit to the project site in Dubai. The visit was held on the sidelines of 12th UAE Ambassadors and Mission Heads Forum held in Abu Dhabi from February 18-22. The ambassadors were received by ...

Bloomberg The United Arab Emirates denounced Djibouti’s cancellation of DP World Ltd.’s contract to run the Doraleh Container Terminal, calling it an “arbitrary” flouting of a signed agreement. “Djibouti government’s seizure of the Doraleh port is regrettable,’’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash wrote on Twitter, in the UAE’s first official response to the cancellation of the Dubai ...

ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has successfully concluded its annual General Assembly Meeting on Sunday at FAB’s head office in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the distribution of 70 percent cash dividends — AED0.70 per share — for registered, entitled shareholders for the financial year ended December 31, 2017 were approved. Owners of FAB shares registered ...