Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Asia
Central Asia seeks US capital but resists the governance conditions it requires
Rubio's visit raised expectations for trade and transport investment, yet weak courts, opaque deals and difficult geography continue to deter capital.
India
India's rupee and bonds face renewed pressure as oil rises and Iran diplomacy fades
Elevated oil prices, multi-year highs in global yields and growing expectations of an RBI rate increase left Indian markets exposed during a holiday-shortened week, despite continuing central-bank support.
Global
AK Party deputy chair resigns as share-trading allegations deepen Turkey's funds crisis
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya asked to leave all party posts after the opposition alleged that she and her husband turned a 163 million-lira investment into about 2.17 billion lira before a market selloff.
India
India's NSE draws over $10 billion in bids for landmark public offering
The $2.3 billion offer was subscribed 5.71 times, led by institutional buyers, as India's largest exchange prepares to begin trading after a decade-long effort to enter public markets.
China
China's GAC plans European production as it scales electric car sales in France
The Chinese automaker is exploring capacity with Magna and other investors while targeting 12 electric and hybrid launches and a fourfold expansion of its French dealership network by 2030.
China
Kazakhstan plans $327 million expansion of oil pipeline routes to China
KazTransOil intends to expand the Kenkiyak-Atyrau and Kenkiyak-Kumkol links through 2030, raising their combined annual capacity to 35 million tons and strengthening the eastbound route.
Middle East
UAE companies seek an early foothold in Lebanon as bilateral relations thaw
A delegation of more than 80 business leaders visited Beirut, created a bilateral council and explored opportunities in logistics, energy, agriculture, aviation and tourism.
Africa
Zimbabwe opens a new land-reform chapter with three routes for disputed farms
The government will return 67 treaty-protected farms, restore 840 properties acquired in error and let 409 remaining white farmers buy occupied land, while insisting redistribution is irreversible.
Brazil
Flávio Bolsonaro campaign drafts debt-linked spending rule for Brazil
The presidential candidate's advisers are considering progressively tighter limits on real federal spending as public debt rises, including a possible freeze above 80 percent of GDP and an adjustment worth 1.5 percent of output.
India
India considers tripling Cabinet threshold for foreign investment approvals
A proposal to raise the CCEA review line from ₹50 billion to ₹150 billion would give ministries greater authority over large FDI applications, while a parallel review seeks to prevent duplicate approvals for indirect investment.
Brazil
JBS and Danantara form Asia-Pacific protein venture worth up to $5 billion
Indonesia's sovereign investment arm will take 25% of a new venture built around JBS operations in Australia and New Zealand, combining $2.5 billion in equity with planned debt capacity of the same size.