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  • [New] As per the Asian Development Bank, infrastructure investment needs in developing Asia are projected to total 26 trillion dollars from 2016 to 2030, creating demand for optimized structural designs. Market Data Forecast
  • The $100 million Scaling up Finance for Sustainable Agroforestry in Paraguay project will be implemented by Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo, Paraguay's national development bank. Agroforestry
  • The UK and Australia will work together on priority areas such as Australia's Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve, mobilization of finance, research and development and recycling collaboration. GOV.UK
  • A disruption to chip supply chains could simultaneously constrain AI development and trigger a sharp repricing of technology stocks, with cascading effects on New York's Finance and Information sectors. Office of the New York City Comptroller Mark Levine
  • The Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the ASEAN + 3 Macroeconomic Research Office are more optimistic, but still predict growth of 7% in 2026. / Vietnam Fortune
  • The Agricultural Finance Corporation, working with the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, will guarantee up to half the risk on a targeted KSh 100-150 billion in loans over five years. Kilimo Kwanza
  • The Global Justice Fund would spend an average of 10.3% of world GDP each year between 2026 and 2060, compared with less than 0.4% currently represented by official development aid and the combined budgets of the UN, IMF and World Bank. Positive News
  • With 36 million people and an Islamic finance framework still in development, Uzbekistan represents perhaps the most significant longer-term opportunity in the CIS. Fimple

Last updated: 09 July 2026



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