Finnish insurance group Sampo has bought a 30% stake in British property and casualty insurance company Hastings from South Africa's Rand Merchant Investment (RMI), Sampo said on Wednesday.
The malls division of Swedish furniture giant IKEA will invest around 90 billion Indian rupees ($1.19 billion) in two centres it plans to build on the outskirts of New Delhi, a top executive said on Wednesday.
Australian shares closed slightly higher on Monday, as upbeat comments from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on the economic prospects for 2022 offset some worries surrounding the Omicron coronavirus variant.