Bangladesh's central bank cuts repo rate by 50 bps to 9.5%, its first easing in six years after holding at a record 10% since October 2024.

Bangladesh received nearly $3 billion in remittances in July 2026, up 15.4% year-on-year to $2,859 million, a central bank official said

Millions of Bangladeshis remitted home nearly 3 billion U.S. dollars in July 2026, the first month of the current fiscal year, a central bank official said Monday. The Bangladesh Bank official told Xinhua that inward remittances rose 15.4 percent year-on-year to $2,859 million last month.

Turkey's defense and aerospace exports rise 14.4% to $1.12B in July, with January-July totals reaching $5.79B, up 26.2% year-on-year, Defense Industries chief Haluk Gorgun says.

Turkey's defense and aerospace exports rose 14.4% to $1.12 billion in July, with year-to-date exports reaching $5.79 billion, up 26.2% year-on-year, according to Defense Industries chief Haluk Gorgun.

Russia's FAS opens antitrust case against Apple for failing to pre-install Russian national messenger and domestic app store on iOS — TASS

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a case against Apple after the company failed to comply with a warning to pre-install a Russian national messenger and a domestic app store on iOS devices, TASS reports.

France lowers scrutiny threshold for non-EU investors in strategic firms from 25% to 10%, citing geopolitical tensions and national security concerns.

France lowers the threshold for government scrutiny of non-European investors in strategic companies from 25% to 10%, citing rising geopolitical tensions and national security concerns.