Brazilian retailer GPA said on Wednesday it had received an unsolicited offer from Colombian business magnate Jaime Gilinski to take over its subsidiary, Almacenes Exito, in a deal worth $836 million.
Cash-strapped French supermarket retailer Casino on Monday said it aims to conclude a debt restructuring agreement with its creditors by the end of next month, telling creditors it needed an equity contribution of "at least 900 million euros" ($981.63 million).
Bangladesh is facing its worst electricity crisis since 2013, a Reuters analysis of government data shows, due to erratic weather and difficulty paying for fuel imports amid declining forex reserves and value of its currency.
Sonae, owner of Portugal's largest food retailer, on Thursday reported a 21% jump in fourth-quarter net profit as one-off capital gains more than offset the impact of high inflation and energy costs on its supermarkets business.
Japan's top utility JERA has agreed to buy Parkwind, Belgium's largest offshore wind platform, for 1.55 billion euros ($1.7 billion), as it expands in renewable power to meet decarbonisation goals.