BLOOMBERG Canadian consumers may be ready to wind down their spending, with retail sales data showing waning momentum at the end of the second quarter. Receipts for retailers were flat in June, according to an advance estimate from Statistics Canada released. That followed a 0.2% increase a month earlier, missing the 0.5% gain expected by economists in a Bloomberg survey. …

DUBAI / WAM In Dubai’s awe-inspiring economic growth story, family businesses stand tall as architects of growth, innovation and value creation. Generating over 40 percent of the emirate’s GDP, the sector represents Dubai’s indomitable spirit of enterprise. Now, as the emirate seeks to unlock a new phase of high-powered growth for its economy, the government is introducing a spate of …

DHAKA / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and COP28 President-Designate, met with the Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, as he continued his discussions with global leaders to focus on delivering for COP28. Following his speech in Brussels, he continued to share his core action agenda to fast-track a just energy transition; …