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The IMF forecasts the Gulf economies contract in 2026, Saudi Arabia by 3.3% and Kuwait by 16.7%, as Hormuz stays shut, before a sharp rebound in 2027.
Israel's September CPI is forecast to fall 0.3% m/m on fuel tax cuts, yet annual inflation is set to rise to about 1.8% from 1.5% on base effects, as rents and housing pressures stay firm.
The International Monetary Fund has raised its 2026 growth projection for Taiwan to 10.7%, more than double its April estimate of 5.2%.
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Inflation of 7.2% in September is wearing down the value of the Philippine peso
Taiwan's SinoPac Financial Holdings (TWSE: 2890) said net profit after tax for the first nine months of 2026 rose 79% year on year to TWD36.78bn.
More than half of Ukrainians, 55%, expect the situation in the country to worsen this winter, a Rating Group poll found.
Higher energy and commodity prices, the prolonged Middle East conflict, severe drought and exchange-rate developments set to drive inflation in 2026.
Cambodia's two-way trade rose 22.1% year on year to $58.49bn over the first three quarters of 2026.
Share sales in Hong Kong raised a record $47.5bn between July and September as Chinese companies sought capital for artificial intelligence ventures.
Croatia's Sisak-Moslavina County has begun amending its spatial plan to make room for the planned Pantheon AI data centre project in Topusko, a proposed €50bn investment that aims to develop a 1-gigawatt computing facility.
Poland’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.75% on October 7, maintaining its monetary policy pause even though rising fuel prices pushed inflation above target in September.
Amir Hamzah said share prices would move up and down in response to events around the world, adding that the global geopolitical order was in a period of major change.
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Much of the gain came from one sector. Output value in computer, electronic and optical products rose 30.1% year on year, up from 15.8% the previous month.
Four in ten Ukrainians now consider keeping independence while suffering territorial losses the most realistic end to the war, a KIIS poll published on October 6 found.
Unexpected monthly decline attributed to high base after the July increase, fading impact of pre-election transfers and weaker fuel demand.
Expansion supported by new automotive capacity and stronger electronics output, while battery manufacturing remained in decline.
Figures point to a tentative stabilisation in private consumption more than a year after Romania's VAT rate increase.
Krung Thai Bank (SET: KTB) will pay an interim cash dividend of THB0.48 per share on October 8, covering the first half of 2026.
Primary bond issuance by Singapore-domiciled entities increased 6.7% to $37bn, the strongest year-to-date figure since LSEG records began in 1980.
