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Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd., the country’s biggest full-service carrier, is in talks to buy 50 narrowbody jets worth at least $5.6 billion on top of a pending order for Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said. The most likely model the airline is considering is the 737 Max, though it is also ...

Bloomberg Telkom SA SOC Ltd. said full-year earnings and the dividend both rose as South Africa’s biggest landline provider enters a new phase of growth by giving more autonomy to its four business units. Earnings per share excluding one-time items increased by 12 percent 7.31 rand in the year through March, the Pretoria-based company said in a statement on Monday. ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc. is finally showing a return to pricing power after a two-year slump, leading stocks to climb across the industry. Passenger revenue for each seat flown a mile rose 3.5 percent in May, the second-biggest US carrier said. The increase showed that Delta is on track for a 3 percent gain this quarter in the benchmark ...

Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc. kicked off its biggest rally in almost six months after pulling out of a slump and announcing plans to revamp its line of girls’ apparel. After slow sales spooked investors earlier this year — a problem that Chief Executive Officer Laurent Potdevin blamed on poor web traffic and a dull product assortment — the company posted ...

Bloomberg Canada Goose Holdings Inc., making a retail push during a shaky time for the industry, said its first two brick-and-mortar stores have “far surpassed” expectations, contributing to stronger results in its inaugural quarter as a public company. Sales gained 22 percent last quarter, the maker of down parkas and other luxury goods said. While the Toronto-based company posted a ...

ABU DHABI / Agencies The total value of Abu Dhabi’s trade in pearl, gemstones and precious metals amounted to AED4.7 billion during the Q1 of 2017 from AED3.3 billion during the corresponding period last year, a growth of 42.4 percent, according to figures released by Abu Dhabi Statistics. The growth is driven by entrepot, including the non- oil commodities coming ...

DUBAI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has been named ‘Best Bank for Financing in the Middle East’ and ‘Best Investment Bank in the United Arab Emirates’ at the prestigious 2017 Euromoney Middle East Awards for Excellence. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence, now in their 26th consecutive year, were the first of their kind in the global financial publishing ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Shafar, has discussed with the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the UAE, Samuel Tan Tse Chi, ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and coordination in the security fields. Lt. Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Mazroui, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Airports’ Free Zone (ADAFZ) is thriving as the destination of choice for businesses, as it issues its 200th trade license to NATS. NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services. Each year the company handles 2.5 million flights and 250 million passengers in UK airspace alone. In addition to providing ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cropdata Technology. Based in Nagpur, India, Cropdata’s mission is to enhance the country’s agricultural sector while improving the lives of its agricultural workers, which comprise some 55 percent of India’s population. The objective of the Memorandum ...