Danone is set to pay $663 million to increase its shareholding in China Mengniu Dairy to 9.9 percent from 4 percent, a purchase that will be made through a joint venture with Mengniu's parent company Cofco and Denmark's Arla foods.

Danone chief executive Franck Riboud called the deal a "winning combination" for the companies involved. "This transaction is consistent with Danone's strategy to increase our interest in and join hands with Mengniu to capture the huge growth potential of the chilled dairy products market in China.”

British American Tobacco has never been afraid to embrace change. This is a quality it shares with the most successful businesses throughout history and has been a major contributing factor in the Group’s success over the past 112 years since it was formed in 1902.

Measuring approximately 1,850 kilometres in length and with a width varying between from 370 to 805 kilometres, the Scandinavian Peninsula is one of Europe’s largest. Covering Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland, the Peninsula we see today has been shaped through history by the impact of various Ice Ages, events that have deepened its river valleys, created the famous fjords of Norway and left only a small percentage of the land arable.

The economy of Cyprus in recent years has largely depended on tourism and financial services. The fundamentals of these industries are still sound despite the well documented financial and banking crisis that affected the island in 2012 and Cyprus is now making every effort to restore its economic stability.

The announcement that Toyota will stop making cars in Australia in 2017, marks an end to the nation's car manufacturing sector. Last year, Ford and General Motors' Holden unit also announced plans to stop producing cars in Australia.

Around 2,500 Toyota workers will lose their jobs, while the loss of the wider automotive industry will put tens of thousands more jobs at risk.

Net income for the quarter ending on 28 December rose by 33 percent from a year earlier to $1.84 billion. The earnings, which beat analyst expectations, were driven by the performance of its film business which was responsible for the likes of Thor: The Dark World and Frozen, the 3D animated take on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale The Snow Queen. The film has taken more than $864 million in box office receipts around the world.

In the short space of five years since BevPak was established in Ibadan, Nigeria’s third largest city, the company has put down strong roots in Nigeria. In 2008, a group of entrepreneurs bought a small operation in the city and equipped it with modern machinery to produce the preforms from which PET bottles are blown. The Managing Director of this operation is Syd Carter, who has 18 years’ experience in the PET conversion industry in Africa.

10. New Doha Port Country: Qatar
Sector: Ports & Logistics
Sponsor: New Port Project Steering Committee
Stage: Under construction
Value: $8.2 billion

9. Canakkate Suspension Bridge
Country: USA
Sector: Highways & Bridges Sponsor: Texas DOT
Stage: Construction/procurement
Value: $9.7 billion