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The French government has labelled 13 additional locations as “turnkey industrial sites” to help investors start projects more quickly. The announcement says the sites cover 389 hectares combined.
The Canadian Space Agency announced early-stage development and testing support for projects led by 15 Canadian organizations.
Fieldwork in Mahahual involved 16 fishers and two tourism providers.
Agricultura cited a 2025 harvest of 1,564,134 tonnes, with about 80% used for household consumption.
The regulator also authorized 33 generic and biosimilar drugs from July to September and proposed shorter reviews for medicines for children.
France’s finance ministry reported net foreign-exchange reserves of €364.748 billion at the end of September 2026. The ministry said the stock was €10.483 billion lower than at the end of August.
INEGI counted 7,985,700 entries during the month; 47.2% were visitors who stayed at least one night.
France recorded 647,818 deaths in 2025, according to finalized population statistics from Insee. After adjustment for the leap-year effect, the count was 1% higher than in 2024.
The French government reported that state spending on consulting fell by €46.9 million between 2022 and 2025. The announcement also describes efforts to build expertise within public bodies and reduce reliance on external consultants.
Agricultura reported production value of MXN 114.88 billion, up from MXN 96.68 billion in 2024.
Kazakhstan’s government announced that the country joined the Metals and Minerals Compact in Thailand on 16 October. The 2026–2030 partnership covers geological data digitization, mineral processing technologies and private investment.
Turkmenistan’s state news agency reported on 15 October that more than 600 hectares were harvested in the first days of Dashoguz’s rice campaign. Local company Ykbal açary grew rice on 800 hectares this year; its planted area differs from the region’s harvested area.
