Technology
Lesotho holds X-Road pilot planning workshop for government data exchange
The 20–23 October Berea workshop is assessing secure data sharing and use cases for child-focused services.
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Business
India and New Zealand agree to exchange customs origin data electronically
The 19 October cooperation memorandum supports customs coordination under their free-trade agreement.
Business
ReElement and Uzbek partners agree on tungsten commercial demonstration program
The new agreement advances the 2025 MOU toward processing Uzbek tungsten in the US and engineering studies for possible refining in Uzbekistan.
Agriculture
India’s ICAR reports nearly 4,000 cleanliness drives under national campaign
The agricultural research network said it cleared about 130,000 square feet and generated around ₹1 million from scrap disposal.
Technology
Hardide reports FY2026 revenue of £13.5 million
Advanced surface-coatings manufacturer Hardide reported revenue of £13.5 million for the year ended 30 September 2026, compared with £6.0 million a year earlier. The company expects EBITDA of £5.8 million, up from £1.0 million.
Business
SigmaRoc reports higher revenue and EBITDA for first nine months
SigmaRoc reported revenue of £795 million for the nine months to September 2026, compared with £775 million a year earlier. Underlying EBITDA rose to £207.3 million.
Economy
India core industries output grows 7.9% in September
Provisional year-on-year growth accelerated from August’s revised 5.9%; April–September growth reached 5.1%.
Economy
Japan inbound visitors fall 5% in September to just over 3.1 million
Arrivals totalled 3,103,700; seven markets set September records and the January–September total again exceeded 30 million.
Society
1.7% of employed people are above the state pension age
In the second quarter of 2026, 152,000 employees working under employment contracts were above the state pension age, equal to 1.7% of that workforce. In the first quarter of 2018, the figure was 96,000, or 1.2%.
Economy
US dollar led invoicing in Sweden’s extra-EU trade in 2025
Statistics Sweden reported on 21 October that the US dollar accounted for 50% of Sweden’s extra-EU import value and 35% of export value in 2025. The figures cover goods trade with countries outside the EU.
Technology
Aptiv and NVIDIA expand collaboration on highly automated driving
The work combines NVIDIA Hyperion and Halos with Aptiv’s integration and industrialization capabilities, with the goal of lowering system costs.
Technology
Cadence says Nokia is deploying AuraStack AI agent on Millennium M2000
The on-premises platform combines an AI agent, engineering software and accelerated computing for electronic system design.