Bloomberg After Tesco Plc said Chief Executive Officer Dave Lewis will hand the baton to drugstore executive Ken Murphy, one analyst summed up his surprise by quipping, “Ken who?” While Murphy is known inside Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc for spearheading its push into China, he’s a relative unknown in London financial circles. Next summer he’ll take over the top job …

NEW YORK / WAM The UAE Government, in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Global Hub on Governance for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The announcement was made on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74). The high-level side event was hosted by the governments of …

Bloomberg The World Trade Organisation (WTO) cut its global trade growth forecast for this year to the weakest level in a decade, warning that further rounds of tariffs in an environment of heightened uncertainty could spark a “destructive cycle of recrimination.” The volume of merchandise trade will increase by 1.2% this year and 2.7% next year, after a 3% advance …