Notizia

Imperial Brands said on Tuesday it was starting to see some recovery of sales of cigarettes in duty-free shops at airports and in popular European holiday destinations as COVID-19 restrictions ease and people begin to travel more.

LONDON (Reuters) -British International Investment (BII) and U.S. bank Citigroup Inc have signed a $100 million risk-sharing facility aimed at boosting lending to small businesses across Africa by up to four times that amount, BII said in a statement.

Czech carmaker Skoda, owned by Germany's Volkswagen, is confident that its parent will take a decision on its fourth large battery factory in Europe by 2023 at the latest, a management board member said.

Environmental activists briefly disrupted BNP Paribas' annual shareholder meeting in Paris on Tuesday, accusing France's largest listed bank of being Europe's main financing partner for the fossil energies sector.

(Reuters) -AerCap Holdings NV said on Tuesday it booked a pretax charge of $2.7 billion in the first quarter as more than 100 jets of the world's top aircraft lessor remain stranded in Russia.

Italy's Zegna is aiming for revenue above 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in the medium term, up from the 1.29 billion euros posted last year, the fashion group said on Tuesday at its first Capital Markets Day since its debut on Wall Street in late 2021.

(Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce group JD.com Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as more people shopped on its platform following lockdowns in mainland China to fight a fresh COVID-19 outbreak.

U.S. coal producers are seeking to boost exports to cash in on soaring prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine but face big headwinds including shipping bottlenecks, labor shortages, and a dismal long-term outlook discouraging investments in new mines.

(Reuters) -JD.com Inc, beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as more people shopped on its e-commerce platform following lockdowns in Mainland China to fight a fresh COVID-19 outbreak.