UK and Canadian firms suspend future ties to UAE's DP World after CEO's emails with Epstein

UK and Canadian investment firms have suspended future investments with the UAE's state-owned port operator, DP World. The move by Canada's La Caisse pension fund and the UK's British International Investment (BII) follows revelations linking DP World's CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, to the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Both firms have paused additional capital deployment and are demanding that DP World address the allegations, which stem from newly released files. The suspensions mark a significant business fallout from the scandal, impacting DP World's partnerships in Canada and at several African ports.