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Jordan investor confidence index rises 21.9% in second quarter
The Jordan Strategy Forum’s index climbed to 186.6 in Q2 2026 from 153.1 a year earlier.
Source: Petra
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GTCO reports ₦603 billion pretax profit for first half of 2026
Guaranty Trust Holding Company reported broadly flat pretax profit and lower after-tax profit in audited first-half results, while deposits rose 10.3%.
Source: Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc
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NNPC reports ₦7.2 trillion profit for 2025
NNPC Limited reported ₦7.2 trillion in audited after-tax profit and its highest average hydrocarbon output in five years for 2025.
Source: Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
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Mongolia launches climate-resilience project for 4,000 herding families
IFAD’s three-year SMART-Herders project aims to support 4,000 herding families in Bayankhongor and Dundgovi with a US$2 million Adaptation Fund grant.
Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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Conab tracks Brazil’s new-season planting and rain risks
Conab’s weekly monitor dated 5 October put soybean planting at 9.4% of the crop area, while rainfall was hampering winter-crop harvests and quality in parts of southern Brazil.
Source: Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab)
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FAO describes early-warning work against drought in Cambodia
An FAO feature published on 5 October shows how satellite monitoring and field advice are helping Cambodian farmers prepare for El Niño risks. A June assessment identified 127,300 hectares of agricultural and pastureland as potentially affected.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Guyana Development Bank begins operations with interest-free SME loans
The government says the new bank will offer unsecured, zero-interest loans in all ten regions.
Source: Department of Public Information, Guyana
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ADB provides $500,000 in regional assistance against financial crime
The technical assistance will strengthen risk-based AML/CFT supervision, including support for the Philippines’ securities regulator.
Source: Philippines Department of Finance
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U.S. order makes diesel-tax deferral subject to Treasury review
A presidential order dated October 5 calls for certain diesel taxes to be postponed through year-end if Treasury determines relief is legally available.
Source: The White House
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IFAD urges more rural investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
More than 80 participants from 15 countries discussed rural development at a regional meeting in Panama. IFAD highlighted stronger access to finance, markets and value-adding activities for producers.
Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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IFC and SMBC launch $500 million supply-chain finance facility
The partners split funding equally; a Latin American food producer is the first anchor buyer.
Source: International Finance Corporation
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Philippines signs ¥119.745 billion ADB financing for universal health care
The agreement, worth about PHP48 billion, supports health financing, service delivery and accountability reforms.
Source: Philippines Department of Finance
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