Westfield mall owner sees earnings boost from Paris Olympics venues

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Westfield mall owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield sees the Paris Olympics and Paralympics boosting its earnings for 2024, it said on Thursday, with several of its Viparis convention centres hosting events over the Games. Viparis, owned equally by URW and by the Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, operates venues including Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, where the handball, table tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting will take place. Its Palais des Congrès de Paris venue will host the International Olympic Committee and the main press centre for the Games, URW said. URW sees its adjusted recurring earnings per share for 2024 increasing to between 9.65 and 9.8 euros, up from 9.62 euros in 2023, partly thanks to…