Landlords to major retailers including the Loblaws grocery chain and Canadian Tire stores have begun discussions on rent amid the Covid-19 shutdowns.

KFC-owner Yum! Brands Inc. has told landlords in South Africa that the U.S. firm won’t be paying rent while outlets are closed during a three-week government-enforced lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Health-care investment firm Deerfield Management Co. has raised $840 million for a new venture-capital fund dedicated to early drug innovation, digital health and medical technology.

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Tabreed has the “firepower” to do more acquisitions after the Abu Dhabi-based district cooling provider expanded into Dubai with a $675 million deal, according to its chairman.

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Dubai’s largest publicly-traded developer Emaar Properties PJSC cut staff salaries across all of its businesses as the coronavirus pandemic halts projects and weighs on the emirate’s property market.

Wells Fargo & Co. said it can’t fully meet demand from small businesses rushing to participate in a U.S. relief program because of constraints imposed by the Federal Reserve on the bank’s growth.

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