Unlocking employment opportunities through regional investments that strengthen health security and promote inclusive job creationWASHINGTON, October 29, 2025 - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved the expansion to Central Africa of a transformative regional initiative that is helping to bolster health emergency preparedness and response acr...
ABAC Report Highlights Innovative Solutions for More Sustainable Data CentersAPEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)Busan, Republic of Korea | 29 October 2025Today, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) released its report titled Powering the Digital Economy: The Data Center Dilemma, highlighting both the economic benefits and environmenta...
Inflationary Pressures Ease, But Geopolitical Tensions Cloud OutlookWASHINGTON, October 29, 2025—Global commodity prices are projected to fall to their lowest level in six years in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. Prices are forecast to drop by 7% in both 2025...
ForewordCopy link to ForewordThe OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 reviews key trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in OECD countries and major partner economies. This edition comes at a time of accelerating technological change, intensifying geopolitical tensions and urgent demands for transformative respo...
(Abu Dhabi) The Government of Japan signed to release funding to support an International Trade Centre (ITC) project in Ukraine on the occasion of the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization.Two years since the outbreak of the war, Ukraine’s society and economy are facing protracted challenges but are also showing strong signs of resil...
The First review of the trade policies and practices of the United Kingdom takes place on 28 and 30 October 2025. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the United Kingdom.Trade Policy Review: United KingdomThe following documents are available:Secretariat reportA detailed report written independently ...
Small, unexpected net tightening of credit standards for loans to firmsCredit standards unchanged for housing loans and moderately tighter for consumer creditDemand for loans to firms increased slightly, but still weak overallHousing loan demand continued to increase stronglyAccording to the October 2025 bank lending survey (BLS), euro area banks reported ...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a Turkish-lira-denominated sustainability-linked loan equivalent of up to USD100 million for Enerjisa Enerji A.Ş., Türkiye’s largest electricity distribution company. The financing will support the expansion and modernization of electricity networks across three regions – Ankara, the Asian si...
The 9th World Investment Forum (WIF) will be hosted by Qatar in 2026, Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan announced on 22 October during the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) in Geneva, Switzerland.Held biennially by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the forum is the leading global platform for investment and devel...
1. The ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers’ (AMM-AEM) Meeting was convened on 25 October 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting, chaired by H.E. Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia as the Chair of AMM, together with H.E. Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Investment...
