NEW YORK / WAM During his participation in the High-Level Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development for All, convened by Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, reiterated the country’s green commitment and support for ambitious and innovative global climate action. …

Bloomberg India has extended its deadline to impose retaliatory customs duties on a number of US imports, including almonds and pulses, by a month. In a notification issued by the country’s finance ministry, the government said that the implementation of increased customs duties has been postponed to May 2 from April 1. India has put off imposing retaliatory tariffs a …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump issued a new permit for TransCanada Corp’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline, circumventing a court ruling that blocked a previous authorisation by his State Department. The move aims to undercut legal challenges to the $8 billion project, including a November ruling by a Montana-based district judge that faulted the State Department’s previous environmental analysis, according to a …

Bloomberg Switzerland’s property-market watchdogs aren’t likely to catch a break. With European interest rates set to remain low for even longer, that’s going to further fuel the ongoing exuberance in Swiss real estate that’s seen multiple warnings this month alone. The issue is particularly acute in buy-to-let properties, as insurers and pension funds look to compensate for otherwise meager returns. …

Bloomberg Apple Inc showed it can open up its software and services to devices that compete with its own — but only when absolutely necessary. The company’s updated TV app, including a new subscription for original movies and TV shows, will launch on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. But it will also be available via gadgets from Amazon.com Inc and Roku …

Bloomberg Daimler AG’s truck unit agreed to buy a majority stake in US autonomous technology company Torc Robotics as the world’s biggest commercial-vehicle maker prepares to spend more than $561 million on self-driving vehicles in the next few years. The deal is part of a plan to start running highly automated vehicles on US roads, starting with routes between logistics …

Bloomberg Mynt, the Philippine mobile payments operator backed by billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial, plans to roll out insurance products en route to becoming a sprawling financial services platform in its Chinese ally’s image. The operator of the GCash app is now trying to become a conduit for insurance policies with the help of strategic partners that can help it …

Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan gave in to critics and abruptly stepped down, after the 31-year company veteran struggled to tame a range of scandals, launching the fourth-largest US bank into a hasty search for a successor. Sloan, 58, will be replaced on an interim basis by the firm’s general counsel, C Allen Parker. The …

Bloomberg The Bank of Italy replaced its second-highest official and named two new members to its top body following months of tense relations with a populist government that questioned its record on banking supervision. Fabio Panetta, 59, has been promoted to director general to succeed Salvatore Rossi, who told staff this month he didn’t intend to stay beyond the expiration …

Bloomberg Morgan Stanley President Colm Kelleher, who helped navigate the firm through the financial crisis and was once seen as a potential successor to Chief Executive Officer James Gorman, plans to depart at the end of June. Kelleher, 61, will continue as a senior adviser after his official retirement, according to an internal memo Gorman sent employees. “I am extremely …