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Oil Surge Lifts Markets After Sharp Technology Sell-Off

Global markets ended a turbulent week on a split note on Friday, 23 October 2026, as an oil surge pushed energy shares...

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Oil Above $110 Rattles Markets as French Bond Stress Deepens

Oil and bond markets swung sharply on 21 October 2026, as fears over Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude briefly above $111...

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China’s Q3 GDP Grows 4.5%, Beating Forecasts, as Oil Prices Ease From Five-Month Highs

China’s Q3 GDP growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating economists’ expectations and putting the country’s annual growth target...

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Trump energy ceasefire Ukraine — power transmission lines at sunset, the energy infrastructure at the center of the Russia-Ukraine truce debate
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Trump’s Energy Ceasefire Between Russia and Ukraine Strained as Strikes Continue and Sanctions Are Waived

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an immediate “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine has run into a difficult first week. The...

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IMF and World Bank Launch ‘Bangkok Blueprint’ to Fight Cyber Fraud

The IMF and World Bank launched the Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services on October 14 at their annual meetings in Bangkok...

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IMF and World Bank Meet in Bangkok as Energy Shock and Record Debt Rattle Global Economy

Finance ministers, central bankers and development officials opened the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on October 12, facing the...

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Canada Sheds 68,300 Jobs in September as Unemployment Rises to 6.5%

Ottawa: Canada's economy shed a net 68,300 jobs in September, the second consecutive monthly decline, as the unemployment rate edged up to...

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Iraq dinar devaluation: Central Bank of Iraq headquarters in Baghdad
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Iraq Devalues Dinar by 14.5% as War With Iran Hits Oil Exports

Iraq devalued the dinar to 1,520 per US dollar on Wednesday, a 14.5% cut, after the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted oil...

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IMF Chief Georgieva Warns Energy Shock, Debt and AI Risks Threaten Growth

The global economy is under threat from persistently high energy prices, record public debt and risks from the AI investment boom, International...

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Pakistan IFC private capital meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and IFC Division Director Simon Andrews in Islamabad
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Pakistan, IFC Discuss Mobilizing Private Capital and Financial Access

Pakistan and the IFC reaffirmed their commitment to mobilising private capital and expanding financial access. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met IFC Divisional...

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