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Asia
Indonesia is considering a plan to turn Kertajati International Airport in West Java into a national defense industry hub, while restoring Bandung's Husein Sastranegara Airport as the region's main commercial gateway.
Latin America
Argentina's industrial map has become sharply uneven since late 2023, with chemicals, petroleum refining and food expanding while textiles, metal products and machinery show steep declines, underscoring the stress of an economy being reshaped by trade opening, cost pressures and limited competitiveness gains.
Asia
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is linking Japan's long-term growth strategy to a multiyear budget framework designed to give strategic industries greater certainty. The plan seeks to mobilize ¥370 trillion in public and private investment through fiscal 2040 while preserving confidence in the country's public finances.
Oceania
Cost-of-living strain, housing scarcity, migration pressures, technological disruption and strategic uncertainty are no longer separate debates in Australia. Together, they are testing whether public institutions can plan, coordinate and deliver at the scale citizens expect.
Europe
France and Germany are moving to secure direct state influence over KNDS, signalling a broader shift toward public control of critical defence capabilities as Europe reassesses industrial resilience, strategic autonomy and long-term military production.
Oceania
Australia's shadow agriculture minister Darren Chester accused the national broadcaster of presenting an unbalanced account of the native hardwood sector, arguing that economic, scientific and regional perspectives were excluded.
