Sri Lanka secured about $57.44 million in ADB, EU and Japan financing for rooftop solar and distribution-grid upgrades. The 2026–2030 project includes 25 MW of aggregated rooftop photovoltaic capacity.
The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka2 min read
The Statistics Division’s September 2026 CPI report, released on 2 October, recorded 7.0% year-on-year inflation and a 1.1% monthly increase. Housing-related prices rose 12.6% and transport 12.0% over the year, while food and non-alcoholic beverages fell 1.0%.
Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance of Antigua and Barbuda1 min read
According to DANE’s SIPSA bulletin dated October 2, cucumber wholesale prices increased in 39 of the 40 markets monitored in September. The increase in Cali was 59.44%.
National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), SIPSA1 min read
Georgia’s National Statistics Office reported on 2 October that consumer prices rose 0.4% month on month and 5.6% year on year in September. Annual core inflation was 3.7%, or 3.5% excluding tobacco.
National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)1 min read
Japan's Statistics Bureau reported a September price of 172 yen per litre for regular gasoline in Tokyo's special wards. Store-sale kerosene in an 18-litre quantity was 11 percent more expensive than a year earlier.
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications1 min read
The Muscat Stock Exchange’s market capitalization rose to OMR 39.23 billion at the end of September. According to Qatar News Agency’s account of exchange data, monthly trading value fell 6.4% to about OMR 914 million while executed trades increased to 199,000.
The central bank reported a 0.1% monthly rise in consumer prices in September and annual inflation of 1.7%. Inflation since the start of the year stood at 1.9.
Seasonally adjusted data published by Istat on 2 October show Italian retail sales value rose 0.3% and volume 0.1% in August from July. Year on year, value increased 0.5% while volume fell 1.0%.
Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat)1 min read