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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 1h

Brazil’s state development bank BNDES has approved BRL1.6bn ($300mn) in loans to help exporters affected by the US tariff hikes introduced in ... Bne IntelliNews

Brazil backs exporters hit by US tariffs with $300mn in loans

Brazil’s state development bank BNDES has approved BRL1.6bn ($300mn) in loans to help exporters affected by the US tariff hikes introduced in ...

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 1h

ICYMI: Nature of Turkey-US relations have become transparent under an American president who doesn’t deign to care what people think. Bne IntelliNews

BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: Consumed by the Donald Trump Gaza Show? You’d do well to remember the Erdogan Episode

Nature of Turkey-US relations have become transparent under an American president who doesn’t deign to care what people think.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 1h

Report presented to annual session of defence bloc's parliamentary assembly. Bne IntelliNews

Lawmakers of Turkey’s main opposition party urge Nato nations to sharpen focus on threats posed by Iran

Report presented to annual session of defence bloc's parliamentary assembly.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 1h

Tehran's new Maryam metro station honours Virgin Mary with architecture blending Armenian and Iranian design elements in new push by Islamic Republic Bne IntelliNews

Iran's capital Tehran showcases new "Virgin Mary" Metro station

Tehran's new Maryam metro station honours Virgin Mary with architecture blending Armenian and Iranian design elements in new push by Islamic Republic

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 3h

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since assuming power in Syria, marking a significant moment in the political trajectory of the war-torn nation. Bne IntelliNews

Syria’s al-Sharaa seeks to rebuild ties with Russia in first Kremlin talks

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since assuming power in Syria, marking a significant moment in the political trajectory of the war-torn nation.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 4h

ICYMI: Bolivia heads to its first-ever presidential runoff on October 19, with centrist Rodrigo Paz and conservative ex-president Jorge Quiroga vying for power amid economic crisis and the collapse of Evo Morales’ once-dominant MAS party. Bne IntelliNews

Bolivia’s first-ever runoff tests a nation in crisis

Bolivia heads to its first-ever presidential runoff on October 19, with centrist Rodrigo Paz and conservative ex-president Jorge Quiroga vying for power amid economic crisis and the collapse of Evo Morales’ once-dominant MAS party.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 4h

ICYMI: Mohsen Bahmani is an Iranian-born mechanical engineer and a man with a dream. When he was just 17 years old, he made a pair of floating shoes that allow you to walk on water. Now he has built a propulsion system ideal for flying taxis. Bne IntelliNews

The Iranian inventor that invented the floating shoes, has now built a propeller-less propulsion system ideal of flying taxis

Mohsen Bahmani is an Iranian-born mechanical engineer and a man with a dream. When he was just 17 years old, he made a pair of floating shoes that allow you to walk on water. Now he has built a propulsion system ideal for flying taxis.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 4h

Most Iran-flagged oil tankers have, for the first time since 2018, begun transmitting genuine location signals over the Automatic Identification System (AIS),but others are going "dark" again. Bne IntelliNews

Iranian oil tankers begin shutting off locations after mass reveal

Most Iran-flagged oil tankers have, for the first time since 2018, begun transmitting genuine location signals over the Automatic Identification System (AIS),but others are going "dark" again.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 6h

ICYMI: Argentina has confirmed that its $20bn currency swap agreement with the United States can be deployed to cover foreign currency debt payments in 2026 if the country cannot secure refinancing in voluntary markets. Bne IntelliNews

Argentina to use US currency swap to cover FX debt payments

Argentina has confirmed that its $20bn currency swap agreement with the United States can be deployed to cover foreign currency debt payments in 2026 if the country cannot secure refinancing in voluntary markets.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 6h

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will enter its full operational phase on January 1, 2026, marking a major shift in global climate and trade policy. Bne IntelliNews

EXPLAINER: What is the EU’s CBAM and how will it affect global trade from 2026?

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will enter its full operational phase on January 1, 2026, marking a major shift in global climate and trade policy.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 6h

The Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NGX:NIDF), West Africa’s first listed infrastructure debt fund, reported continued asset and income growth in ... Bne IntelliNews

Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund posts 23% profit rise, yields outpace FGN bonds

The Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NGX:NIDF), West Africa’s first listed infrastructure debt fund, reported continued asset and income growth in ...

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 7h

ICYMI: Kremlin-led group wants to be more like Brussels. Bne IntelliNews

Eurasian Economic Union planning operational changes

Kremlin-led group wants to be more like Brussels.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 10h

ICYMI: The revelation lends weight to long-standing suspicions that Moscow is exchanging military know-how for munitions, manpower, or other support in its ongoing war with Ukraine. Bne IntelliNews

Russia aiding North Korea’s submarine programme: Seoul

The revelation lends weight to long-standing suspicions that Moscow is exchanging military know-how for munitions, manpower, or other support in its ongoing war with Ukraine.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 10h

Dialing down uncertainty, reducing vulnerabilities, and investing in innovation can help deliver durable economic gains. Bne IntelliNews

IMF: Global economic outlook shows modest change amid policy shifts and complex forces

Dialing down uncertainty, reducing vulnerabilities, and investing in innovation can help deliver durable economic gains.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 10h

The United States carried out a military operation off Venezuela’s coast on October 14, destroying a vessel suspected of drug trafficking and killing six people, according to President Donald Trump. Bne IntelliNews

US strikes new suspected drug vessel near Venezuela, killing six

The United States carried out a military operation off Venezuela’s coast on October 14, destroying a vessel suspected of drug trafficking and killing six people, according to President Donald Trump.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 10h

ICYMI: The Republic of Congo has stepped up surveillance and prevention measures along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after the ... Bne IntelliNews

Congo steps up Ebola preparedness as outbreak resurfaces in neighbouring DRC

The Republic of Congo has stepped up surveillance and prevention measures along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after the ...

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 10h

ICYMI: Nigeria’s composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.0 points in September 2025, up from 51.7 points in August, the Central Bank of ... Bne IntelliNews

Nigeria’s composite PMI rises to 54.0 in September, marking 10th month of expansion

Nigeria’s composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.0 points in September 2025, up from 51.7 points in August, the Central Bank of ...

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 11h

ICYMI: Cuba's Foreign Ministry has denied allegations from Washington regarding Cuban military participation in Ukraine, as diplomatic tensions ratchet up over recruitment schemes that have allegedly sent thousands of nationals to fight for Russia. Bne IntelliNews

Havana rejects US claims over Cuban fighters in Russia's ranks in Ukraine

Cuba's Foreign Ministry has denied allegations from Washington regarding Cuban military participation in Ukraine, as diplomatic tensions ratchet up over recruitment schemes that have allegedly sent thousands of nationals to fight for Russia.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 11h

ICYMI: Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina says he survived an assassination and coup attempt, as mutinous troops join anti-government protests in Antananarivo. Bne IntelliNews

Madagascar’s President Rajoelina says he is in ‘safe place’ after alleged assassination attempt amid unrest

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina says he survived an assassination and coup attempt, as mutinous troops join anti-government protests in Antananarivo.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 11h

Analysts expect the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to lower its key policy rate this month after inflation fell faster than anticipated, signalling ... Bne IntelliNews

Analysts expect Ukraine’s central bank to cut key rate in October as inflation slows

Analysts expect the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to lower its key policy rate this month after inflation fell faster than anticipated, signalling ...

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 11h

ICYMI: Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI and energy company Sur Energy have signed a letter of intent to develop a data centre hub in Argentina requiring investment of up to $25bn. Bne IntelliNews

OpenAI to invest up to $25bn in Argentina under Milei incentive scheme

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI and energy company Sur Energy have signed a letter of intent to develop a data centre hub in Argentina requiring investment of up to $25bn.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 11h

Fresh violence has broken out along the Pakistan–Afghanistan frontier, as forces aligned with the Taliban engaged Pakistani border guards in what sources say was a heavy exchange of fire. Bne IntelliNews

New clashes erupt on Pakistan–Afghanistan border

Fresh violence has broken out along the Pakistan–Afghanistan frontier, as forces aligned with the Taliban engaged Pakistani border guards in what sources say was a heavy exchange of fire.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 12h

Iran faces critical water crisis after driest year in five decades with 40% nationwide rainfall drop. Bne IntelliNews

Iran faces critical water crisis after driest year in five decades

Iran faces critical water crisis after driest year in five decades with 40% nationwide rainfall drop.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 12h

Chinese customs authorities in Shandong province have reportedly confiscated 60,000 maps destined for export after alleging they contained “serious mistakes” related to the depiction of Taiwan and the South China Sea. Bne IntelliNews

Do 60,000 maps seized by authorities in China identify Taiwan as independent?

Chinese customs authorities in Shandong province have reportedly confiscated 60,000 maps destined for export after alleging they contained “serious mistakes” related to the depiction of Taiwan and the South China Sea.

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bne IntelliNews @intellinews.com · 12h

Argentine President Javier Milei met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on October 14 to strengthen bilateral ties, securing a crucial - but conditional - endorsement ahead of Argentina's midterm legislative elections. Bne IntelliNews

Trump's $20bn boost for Argentina comes with electoral strings

Argentine President Javier Milei met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on October 14 to strengthen bilateral ties, securing a crucial - but conditional - endorsement ahead of Argentina's midterm legislative elections.

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