LIMA / AFP President Barack Obama planned separate talks with the leaders of Australia and Canada before wrapping up the final foreign trip of his presidency. Both countries helped negotiate a multinational trade agreement with the US and nine other Pacific Rim countries. But Congress is unlikely to ratify the deal, dealing a blow to Obama’s once high hopes ...

  Bloomberg The UK’s main corporate lobby is urging the government to clarify what happens on the day after Brexit, seeking to ensure that business isn’t left dangling if the country is unable to strike new trade deals before it leaves the European Union. “Businesses are inevitably considering the cliff-edge scenario—a sudden and overnight transformation in trading conditions,” Paul Drechsler, ...

  Dubai / WAM The wise leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has redefined the concept of innovation, Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has said. It ...