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After the 10th negotiating round in Phuket, Thai and EU negotiators say most treaty chapters are provisionally closed and aim to finalise a comprehensive FTA by the end of 2026. Remaining gaps focus on market access, agricultural safeguards and regulatory alignment on green rules.
The International Monetary Fund on Oct 13 sharply raised its forecast for Taiwan’s 2026 real GDP growth to 10.7 percent, crediting a concentrated global AI hardware boom that has propelled semiconductor and related exports. The upgrade lifts Taiwan to the top of Asia Pacific growth rankings but also raises questions about inflation, supply chain concentration and the need to spread AI gains across the economy.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation held a launch event in Islamabad on October 14 to unveil the Pakistan Hockey League project, a franchise model intended to professionalize domestic hockey and attract private investment ahead of a planned inaugural season in 2027.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered scheduled communications to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on October 14, outlining Rome’s priorities for the European Council on October 15 and 16. Opposition parties filed competing resolutions, exposing continuing divisions over Italy’s posture on the war in Ukraine.
The Department of Justice, working with international law enforcement and major tech firms, announced coordinated disruptions that included arrests, seizures and the largest takedown yet of fraudulent social media accounts used in global scam operations targeting U.S. victims.
A new bipartisan letter from Australia’s Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence calls for independent safety evaluators inside AI firms, a requirement that some compute capacity be reserved for domestic use and early model access for security agencies. The recommendations arrive amid concerns about government editing and industry influence as Australia tightens AI rules following a recent services breach.
The International Monetary Fund raised its 2026 growth forecast for the United Kingdom to 1.3 percent, offering a near-term boost to the Treasury ahead of the October budget, but the Fund cautioned that higher energy costs and rising long term interest rates are likely to slow growth in 2027.
The Back to the City festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in Newtown on October 10, bringing generations of South African and international hip hop talent together, paying tribute to kwaito pioneers, and underscoring the event’s role as a cultural engine for Johannesburg.
Dubai-based business services company outlines how its outsourcing model addresses the needs of organisations seeking customer support and entrepreneurs exploring opportunities in the contact centre industry.
A widening anti corruption and law enforcement campaign in Kyiv is targeting organised fraud call centres and the officials who sheltered them. Recent raids, prosecutions and a parliamentary law strengthening penalties mark a rare coordinated push to dismantle an industry investigators say generated hundreds of millions in illicit proceeds.
On the sidelines of the IMF World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan expects growth above 4 percent this fiscal year and plans to privatise five to six state-owned entities that could fetch over $1 billion, part of a broader reform push tied to IMF commitments.
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the European Investment Bank Group announced a doubling of the Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme from €500 million to €1 billion and an extension of the scheme until 30 June 2029, aiming to widen access to long term, lower cost finance for SMEs, farmers, foresters and fishers across Ireland.
Istanbul prosecutors have moved from arrests to asset recovery, issuing repayment notices and seeking legal measures to reclaim funds tied to a sprawling investment fraud network that authorities say used call centres and sham platforms to dupe victims across continents.
The Treasury in Wellington is holding a public seminar on October 12 that will examine economic security challenges in Southeast Asia and possible lessons for New Zealand, part of a broader push to deepen policy understanding of geopolitical and economic risks.
New Delhi is preparing to allow companies empanelled under the IndiaAI Mission to offer GPU compute commercially to overseas customers, as officials seek to monetise excess capacity while expanding India as an AI compute hub.