Auto & Trade: General Motors is reportedly set to invest C$1.1 billion in Canada, including a C$144 million Oshawa heavy-duty pickup plan, as it faces rising U.S. tariff pressure and union vote conditions. Women & Small Business Finance: Ghana’s Sagnarigu MP Atta Issah launched a GH¢2.6m women empowerment programme with interest-free revolving loans to help petty traders and food, farming, fashion and beauty entrepreneurs grow. Startup Support & Grants: Portsmouth’s Bloom Market is shifting into a retail incubator model with subsidized space plus coaching, while California’s People’s Chamber launched a free online Grant Center for personalized grant matching and readiness scoring. Investment Climate: Sri Lanka is moving to create a National Business Facilitation Centre to cut fragmented approvals, and Pakistan’s petroleum minister met foreign investors on reforms aimed at attracting more energy investment. Tech for Enterprise: Salesforce is partnering with Anthropic to bring Claude into CRM workflows via “Claudeforce,” signaling deeper AI adoption in enterprise software. Energy Storage: California startup Unigrid says its sodium-ion batteries passed Hyundai safety tests, positioning sodium-ion as a potential alternative to lithium-ion. Capital Markets: Ireland-backed state savings plans in the news include a tax-free threshold and no “deemed disposal” for a new personal investment account scheme.