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The deal seeking to sell PZ Cussons Nigeria to core investors from Britain hit a brick wall midway after the Nigerian capital market watchdog sought clarification on some irregularities in the PZ board’s request for approval, sources familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES. Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) raised an eyebrow after pinpointing flaws in the document by PZ Cussons Nigeria asking the regulator to endorse PZ Cussons (Holdings) UK, which has a 73.3 per cent interest in the company…

Updated Jan. 16, 2024 4:07 pm ETChinese Premier Li Qiang gave global business elites a big hint on highly anticipated growth figures, as he sought to reassure them that investing in China is an opportunity—not a risk.Li delivered the message in an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as Chinese leaders seek to stem an exodus of foreign investment with growth slowing and relations deteriorating with the U.S.-led West.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ETOne of the world’s most valuable battery startups is raising $3.4 billion in debt from the European Union and a group of banks including JPMorgan Chase, accelerating a race to build more batteries outside China and take advantage of a tidal wave of clean-energy subsidies.Europe’s Northvolt plans to use the funding to grow battery production at a factory in northern Sweden for customers such as Volkswagen and BMW. It also plans to expand a recycling facility next door that will convert scrap metal…

Updated Jan. 16, 2024 4:48 am ETApple is offering rare discounts in China, including on its latest iPhones, in a bid to beat back growing competition in the high-end market from rivals.The tech giant is running a promotion from Thursday through Sunday in China in which it is cutting the price of iPhones by the equivalent of up to $70. Other products will be discounted by up to $110. The promotion comes ahead of the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday beginning Feb. 10, a customary gift-giving season in China.Copyright ©2024…

Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:03 am ETBEIJING—Boeing’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised to benefit from the thaw in U.S.-China relations.China Southern Airlines, one of several Chinese carriers with undelivered MAX jets, has been readying to receive Boeing’s planes as early as January, people familiar with the matter said. Now the airline is planning to conduct additional safety inspections on those aircraft…

Updated Jan. 10, 2024 1:29 am ETFrasers Property’s majority owners could sell the company or some of its assets as part of a strategic review, people familiar with the situation said.One of the people said the review is in its initial stages and there is no assurance of any outcome.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 10, 2024 1:29 am ETFrasers Property’s majority owners could sell the company or some of its assets as part of a strategic…

Jan. 10, 2024 11:00 pm ETTOKYO—China’s near-monopoly on the solar-energy market has prompted the U.S. and allies to step up the search for workarounds. Engineers believe they have found one in a type of solar cell that looks and feels like camera film.Japan is pushing the technology with subsidies and other support, a sign of how renewable energy, alongside other high-tech fields such as semiconductors, has become a geopolitical football.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Updated Jan. 9, 2024 5:10 am ETHONG KONG—China’s overseas auto sales surged to a record last year, on track to surpass Japan as the world’s biggest exporter and marking a tectonic shift for the global auto industry.While China has become acknowledged as a world leader in electric vehicles, traditional gas-powered autos were the main driver of the increase, with demand surging especially in Russia.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 9, 2024…

Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises fell sharply Tuesday after news reports that Japan’s Sony Group may call off a merger of its India operations with the former.Zee Entertainment shares fell as much as 13% and were last down 6.7% at 258.75 Indian rupees ($3.12).Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises fell sharply Tuesday after news reports that Japan’s SonyGroup may call off a merger of its India operations with…

Updated Jan. 8, 2024 5:07 am ETThe bad news keeps coming for China Evergrande and its investors. A top executive of the beleaguered property giant’s electric-vehicle business has been detained as part of a criminal investigation, adding to Evergrande’s mounting problems. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 8, 2024 5:07 am ETThe bad news keeps coming for China Evergrandeand its investors. A top executive of the beleaguered property giant’s…