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The Finance Ministry's September monthly review says India entered Q2 from a position of strength, but rising oil prices, climate shocks, and geopolitical and monetary headwinds threaten inflation, capital inflows and the currency.
President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of renewed U.S. military action against Iran following the November midterm elections, as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high and diplomatic efforts struggle to produce a breakthrough.
Greece’s minister for digital governance said investments including a major DEI AWS data centre and national supercomputing projects will turn Western Macedonia into a data and artificial intelligence hub, promising jobs, new industry and research links.
The Office for National Statistics revised second quarter GDP up to 0.5 percent on September 30, 2026, citing stronger business investment and rising real household disposable income. The upgrade narrows the current account deficit and positions the UK as the fastest growing G7 economy in the first half of 2026.
A shallow earthquake with an epicenter off Yonaguni island shook parts of the Yaeyama island chain on September 30, 2026. Japan Meteorological Agency recorded it as magnitude 6.0 and issued a small sea level advisory, while the USGS measured it at magnitude 5.6. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
Veteran composer Himesh Reshammiya has released Jai Ambe Bol, his first garba number, as the festive single from Sooraj R Barjatya’s Yeh Prem Mol Liya. The upbeat track, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari, is being used to position the film as a family friendly Navratri entertainer while igniting early audience conversations.
A visiting IMF team has begun formal review talks in Islamabad. Pakistan says it expects roughly $1.2 billion under two IMF facilities if the review concludes successfully, while the Fund is pressing for progress on sovereign wealth fund governance and procurement reforms.
President Alexander Stubb and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb began a two day state visit to Luxembourg on September 29, 2026, meeting the Grand Ducal couple and visiting the European Investment Bank as the trip spotlights Finland’s deepening economic and strategic relationships within Europe.
Amazon Web Services stages a Public Sector AI Symposium in Ottawa today, September 29, 2026, highlighting Canadian AI adoption in government, data sovereignty concerns, and the announcement of Canada recipients of the AWS Imagine Grant for nonprofits.
On September 27, 2026, the federal government unveiled a new multimillion dollar investment to accelerate clean hydrogen demonstration projects in Canada, with immediate pilots in Ontario and Alberta. Officials say the funding aims to cut industrial emissions, secure domestic supply chains for low carbon fuels, and build export capacity for hydrogen technology.
A new poll and a wave of local actions are forcing Canadian and provincial leaders to reckon with community resistance to large AI data centre projects in Alberta, complicating Ottawa and Edmonton’s strategy to attract hyperscalers and build domestic AI capacity.
Pakistan Stock Exchange closed the week largely unchanged as elevated oil prices and an IMF review weighed on investor sentiment. The rupee held near 277 to the dollar while foreign exchange reserves showed modest improvement, underscoring fragile stability ahead of key fiscal milestones.
Benchmark indices fell for a third consecutive week on September 27, 2026, pressured by sustained foreign institutional selling, higher global bond yields and elevated crude prices, even as domestic investors stepped in to cushion the fall.
Investor bets and bank forecasts pushed expectations of a Reserve Bank of Australia rate rise to near certainty on September 26, 2026, as policymakers weigh a tight labour market, rising fuel costs and global rate moves.
A government-backed festival in Beijing showcased hundreds of AI terminal devices, new L3 classification products and a drive to set industry standards, signaling China’s push to commercialize on-device AI and build a domestic hardware ecosystem.