Agriculture
Kalinga chicken inventory falls 28% as farm mix shifts
The province’s chicken count fell from 306,148 to 221,481, as a decline on smallhold farms outweighed growth among semi-commercial farms.
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Environment
Japan survey documents erosion and shifting wildlife on Nishinoshima
Japan's environment ministry published findings on 2 October from an integrated survey of Nishinoshima conducted in July 2026. The report describes changing landforms and wildlife, as well as trial equipment for continued remote monitoring.
Economy
Euro area current account surplus narrowed to €265 billion over four quarters
The ECB’s 2 October release put the euro area current account surplus at €265 billion, or 1.6% of GDP, over the four quarters to Q2 2026, down from €304 billion and 1.9% a year earlier. Net international investment assets stood at €1.94 trillion at Q2-end.
Agriculture
Kalinga livestock output falls 55% in second quarter
The Philippine Statistics Authority estimated Kalinga’s second-quarter 2026 liveweight production at 516 tonnes, down from 1,149 tonnes a year earlier.
Economy
Oman economy grows 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026
Oman's real gross domestic product at constant prices rose 5.1% year on year in the second quarter of 2026 to approximately OMR 9.9 billion. Citing National Centre for Statistics and Information data, Qatar News Agency reported growth of 14.7% in petroleum activities and 0.7% in non-petroleum activities.
Health
Sri Lanka allocates Rs 33.6bn for school meals reaching 1.5m students
Sri Lanka allocated Rs 33.6 billion to its 2026 school nutrition programme, which covers more than 1.5 million students in 8,990 schools.
Energy
Carbon dioxide at Baring Head reached 423.1 ppm in late 2025
The CO₂ concentration was 5.5% higher than in December 2016.
Finance
Fiji insurance gross premiums rise 5.4% in 2025
The central bank’s annual report put premiums at FJD501.5 million and industry assets at FJD3.0 billion.
Finance
GCC outward worker remittances reach about $161 billion in 2025
Gulf Cooperation Council countries recorded about $161 billion in outward workers’ remittances in 2025, according to Qatar News Agency’s account of a GCC-Stat report. The figure was up 13.6% year on year, while remittances represented about 6.6% of the region’s combined GDP.
Health
Singapore’s 2025 health survey reports higher screening and activity rates
MOH’s 2025 population health survey put chronic-disease screening participation at 71.5% and sufficient physical activity at 87.3%. Its psychological-distress indicator was 15.9%.
Agriculture
Southeast Sulawesi shallot harvest nearly halves in 2025
Final annual figures from Statistics Indonesia show harvested area falling from 232 to 117 hectares and output from 7,821 to 3,970 quintals.
Finance
UAE second retail T-Sukuk draws AED285 million in subscription orders
Demand for the finance ministry's five-year sovereign retail sukuk reached about 5.7 times its AED50 million target issuance.