Infrastructure
Mauritius Metro Express resumes in phases after four-day suspension
After infrastructure damage halted service for four days, the network was to run reduced weekend hours before normal hours resumed Monday.
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Business
Microsoft opens Dream Space learning hub at Grange Castle data-centre campus
Microsoft opened a €1 million Dream Space hub at its Grange Castle data-centre campus in Ireland on 16 October. More than 5,000 students from schools in Dublin and Kildare are expected to attend sessions there over the next 12 months.
Agriculture
SAT1 foot-and-mouth outbreaks reported in Namibia’s disease-free zone
A UK assessment reports 16 affected farms after southern outbreaks and rates the risk of disease reaching Great Britain as low.
Economy
Liberia’s MCC compact planning centres on electricity and mining reforms
President Joseph Boakai received a progress briefing on 15 October about Liberia’s proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation compact. An electricity options study is expected to make recommendations by January 2027.
Infrastructure
New Zealand allocates NZ$6.5 million for Haynes Bridge replacement
The Regional Infrastructure Fund will support replacement of the SH54 crossing.
Business
PLS approves A$1.9 billion P2000 lithium expansion
On 15 October, PLS made a final investment decision on its A$1.9 billion P2000 project at Pilgangoora in Western Australia. A new Jimmagunya processing plant is intended to raise spodumene-concentrate production capacity to about 2 million tonnes a year.
Business
NSW presents critical-minerals projects to investors in India and Korea
New South Wales promoted its critical-minerals and high-tech-metals projects through webinars for investors in India and the Republic of Korea. A state government account published on 19 October said about 70 investors across the two markets joined the events.
Technology
EIB lends öGIG €75 million for rural fibre expansion in Austria
The European Investment Bank is lending Austrian fibre provider öGIG €75 million to extend open-access broadband networks, with a focus on rural areas in six federal states.
Economy
Paraguay survey keeps 2026 year-end inflation expectation at 3%
Respondents to Paraguay’s central bank October 2026 expectations survey kept the median year-end inflation outlook at 3.0%; medians for 2027, the next 12 months and the policy horizon were 3.5%.
Economy
Malaysia’s annual inflation eased to 1.8% in September
Malaysia’s consumer inflation was 1.8% in September 2026, down from 1.9% in August, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in its 19 October release. The consumer price index rose to 137.6 from 135.2 in September 2025.
Economy
INEGI estimates 3.7% annual growth in Mexico's economy for September
Mexico's early activity indicator estimated annual growth of 3.7% and monthly growth of 0.1% in September 2026, in a 20 October release.
Economy
Moldova industrial producer prices unchanged in September
Moldova’s industrial producer prices stayed at their August level in September 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said on 19 October. Prices rose 0.3% compared with September 2025 and 0.7% since the beginning of the year.