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Egypt’s annual headline inflation reached 12.8% in September, from 12.7% in August. The general consumer price index rose 1.5% month on month to 294.2 points, according to QNA’s report of a CAPMAS statement.
AOCTC’s January–September figures show higher cargo volumes at Aqaba’s ports and more calls at the oil and gas port.
PetroNor E&P reported average net working-interest production of 4,298 barrels a day from the PNGF Sud field in the Republic of Congo in the third quarter, down from 5,045 barrels a day in the previous quarter.
The Bank of Russia said in an October 9 release that monetary and credit indicators moved in different directions in August and September. Money-market rates stayed near the policy rate in September, while yields on government bonds with maturities of two years or more rose noticeably.
The annual CSV published on 9 October 2026 contains 13,970 numeric amount rows. Summing its “Invoice Amount” column gives £43,095,579,077.45; that listed-row total is not the government’s budget.
An outcome report published on 9 October 2026 classified 249,007 premises as “White” in Scotland’s May 2025 broadband review. The category means no gigabit-capable network was present and none was expected within three years.
The UAE Government’s Artificial Intelligence Office and Mawaheb Talent Hub, part of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement, announced the Abu Dhabi Digital Talent initiative on October 8.
Iberdrola said it will invest €20 billion in Scotland’s electricity transmission and distribution networks over the next eight years.
Scottish Enterprise said on 8 October that a refreshed National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology aims to grow Scotland’s sector turnover to £2 billion by 2030. The plan also targets 220 active companies and more than 5,500 jobs.
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement (DGE) announced AiNative on October 7, a training programme developed with OpenAI, Microsoft and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). It is intended for government employees and the wider public.
The trade-promotion chief said current exports of USD 1–2 billion could grow by tapping more than USD 50 billion in overlapping Russian import demand.
Trident OGX’s chief executive described five production lines at the Mengo-Kundji-Bindi field in the Republic of Congo and outlined company output targets.
