NEW DELHI / WAM The UAE and India aim to treble the volume of their food trade in the next five years. Optimism in achieving this goal was expressed by a multitude of speakers from the government and private sectors in both countries at the “UAE-India Food Security Summit 2020,” a two-day hybrid event, which began on Tuesday. The summit …

Bloomberg Green bond sales in Asia have lagged the rest of the world in 2020 but that may change next year as some of the biggest economies accelerate their drive to cut carbon emissions, according to Fitch Ratings. Issuance of notes in Asia whose proceeds are aimed at environmentally friendly projects has dropped about 30% this year, even as green …

Bloomberg Fresh from overtaking Exxon Mobil Corp as North America’s biggest oil company, Chevron Corp has a “simple promise” to investors: higher returns and lower carbon. Delivering on that promise is critical: an activist investor announced a campaign targeting Exxon for failing on both counts. “We’ve been able to remain very steady as others have had to change strategy, change …