Finance
IMF–World Bank Meetings Open in Bangkok Amid Debt and Inflation Risks
The IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings opened in Bangkok on October 12 as policymakers confronted mounting public debt, energy-driven inflation risks…
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Technology
AMRO Raises ASEAN Growth Forecast to 4.9% for 2026
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office has raised its 2026 growth forecast for Southeast Asia’s ASEAN economies to 4.9%, up from…
Finance
Brazil Rally Lifts Latin American Stocks as Election Bets Shift
Brazil’s stock-market rally helped put Latin American equities on course for their strongest weekly performance in nearly six years, as…
AI
Sharon AI Pursues ASX Listing After Firmus IPO Withdrawal
Australian AI infrastructure company Sharon AI has confirmed plans to pursue a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), following…
Finance
Sensex Drops 550 Points as Nifty Slips Below 22,400
Indian benchmark equities ended lower on Monday, October 12, as concerns over elevated crude oil prices, inflation and a weaker…
Finance
European Stocks Rise as Banks Rally and Oil Prices Ease
European shares moved higher on Monday, October 12, as banking stocks strengthened and easing oil prices supported investor sentiment. The…
Business
Asian Markets Slide as Tech Sell-Off Deepens Ahead of TSMC Earnings and US Inflation Data
Monday’s market moves were driven by a mix of technology-stock selling, elevated oil prices and investor caution ahead of US…
Technology
IMF Says AI Investment Is Helping Sustain Global Growth Amid Energy Disruptions
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on October 12, 2026 that AI infrastructure investment is keeping global growth near 3%…
World
Pakistan Targets Growth Above 4% as Privatisation Drive Seeks $1 Billion
Pakistan expects its economy to grow by more than 4% in the current fiscal year and aims to raise over…
Business
Zetwerk Targets $2.64 Billion Valuation in Major IPO
Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses has set a price band of ₹143–151 per share for its ₹5,012 crore initial public offering, targeting…
Technology
Indian Industrial Tech Firm Zetwerk Targets $2.64 Billion Valuation in Major IPO
Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses is seeking a valuation of ₹25,583 crore (about $2.64 billion) in an IPO of about ₹5,012 crore…
Technology
Tencent Explores Dual-Currency Bond Funding as Global Technology Firms Seek More Capital
Tencent is preparing a dollar and offshore yuan bond sale of about $5 billion, which it told investors will mainly…
Business
Higher Borrowing Costs Put Global Corporate Investment Under Pressure
Treasury yields at multi-decade highs are slowing dealmaking and lifting refinancing costs for weaker borrowers, though a broad corporate pullback…
Business
Financing the Energy Transition: Why Clean Power Needs Private Investment Beyond Government Support
Clean energy investment hit $2.2 trillion in 2026, but experts say private capital must scale beyond government support. Here's what…
World
Russian Anti-Plague Lab Worker's Death Raises Questions About Biosafety and Global Health
A Siberian anti-plague lab worker died October 2 of pneumonia of unknown cause. Russia denies plague, but WHO and experts…
Global Economy
IMF–World Bank Meetings in Bangkok: Global Debt, Energy Costs and Growth in Focus
IMF and World Bank leaders meet in Bangkok as rising debt, high energy costs and geopolitical tensions threaten global growth…
Technology
OpenAI’s Math Paper Release Disrupts Early-Career Researchers, NYU Professor Says
OpenAI's release of more than 700 AI-generated math manuscripts has unsettled researchers, with an NYU professor warning that projects were…
Business
The New Corporate Growth Test: Why Revenue Alone No Longer Wins Investor Confidence
Investors are no longer rewarding revenue growth by itself. Recent figures from OpenAI, CoreWeave, Uber and others show markets asking…
Technology
Wall Street's Tokenization Race: Could Blockchain Transform Stock Trading?
On September 17, 2026, the SEC issued a five-year conditional exemption for on-chain trading of tokenized US stocks, adding to…
Finance
Sahajanand Medical Technologies IPO Opens October 15, 2026, Ahead of Stock Market Listing
Sahajanand Medical Technologies opens a 2.76 crore-share offer for sale on October 15, with no fresh issue. The price band…
Business
BYD Considers Lithium-Battery Manufacturing Investment in Argentina
China’s BYD is evaluating investment opportunities in Argentina’s lithium value chain, including battery manufacturing and energy-storage systems, following a meeting…
Technology
China and EU Reach Preliminary Trade Understanding on Hybrid Cars and Rare Earths
China and the European Union have reached a preliminary understanding aimed at easing trade tensions over Chinese hybrid vehicle exports,…
Finance
African Startup Funding Hits $583 Million in Q3 2026, Up 70% Year on Year
The central figure is confirmed by Disrupt Africa’s published funding tracker: 58 African technology startups raised a combined $582.8 million…
Finance
Nigerian Fintech OPay Reports $467.1 Million in First-Half Revenue Ahead of Proposed US IPO
Nigerian fintech company OPay reported $467.1 million in revenue for the first half of 2026, more than doubling its year-earlier…