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Pakistan reviews voluntary pension model for informal workers
A cabinet committee reviewed ways for domestic, agricultural and self-employed workers to join a pension system.
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Pakistan Stock Exchange adds record 25,281 investors in September
The finance minister said the monthly increase was a record, taking the exchange’s investor base to 656,218.
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Mali cabinet approves mining school and mineral research agency
Mali’s cabinet adopted draft texts establishing a School of Mines and Petroleum and a public Agency for Research and Development of Mineral Resources. The communiqué sets out training and research mandates but gives no start date, budget or enrolment schedule.
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Tenenkou agriculture chamber validates five-year local action plan
Tenenkou’s local Chamber of Agriculture validated a 2027–31 action plan after a three-day workshop. About 40 participants reviewed farming, forestry, pastoral and fisheries conditions and set priorities; no cost or funding allocation was reported.
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Jordan minister reports Arab Bridge Maritime profit above $40 million through September
Jordanian Transport and Labor Minister Nidal al-Qatamin said Arab Bridge Maritime Company earned more than $40 million in the first nine months of 2026. Petra reported on October 2 that he made the statement at the company’s 88th general assembly meeting.
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Aqaba container terminal handled 107,803 TEUs in September
Aqaba Container Terminal handled 107,803 twenty-foot equivalent units in September, setting a monthly record for a third consecutive month. It served 53 vessels during the month.
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Uzbekistan receives 28,200 visitors from Italy in eight months
About 28,200 Italian citizens visited Uzbekistan in January–August 2026, mostly for tourism, the National Statistics Committee reported.
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Jordan investor confidence index rose 21.9% in Q2
The Jordan Strategy Forum’s investor confidence index reached 186.6 points in the second quarter of 2026, up from 153.1 in the first quarter. The report carried by Petra also covered activity confidence and selected macroeconomic indicators.
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Jordan real GDP grows 3% in second quarter of 2026
Preliminary statistics put annual real growth at 3%, with agriculture expanding fastest.
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Afghanistan and Iran discuss Herat–Mazar-i-Sharif railway
Afghanistan’s foreign ministry said an Iranian official expressed readiness to cooperate on rail, mining and electricity generation.
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Federal police investigate gold mining near Kayapó Indigenous land
Police detained six people at a site in Pará and seized two excavators; suspected forced-labor conditions remain under investigation.
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DR Congo starts Kananga waterworks targeting 125,000 cubic metres a day
The project combines a new treatment plant, upgrades to an existing facility and distribution-network reinforcement, with World Bank investment estimated at about $164 million.
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