Institution
IMF staff agree fourth Pakistan EFF review, unlocking about $1.2bn after Board vote
The terms anchor the FY27 budget on a 2% primary surplus, end a fuel support scheme and list SOE and anti-corruption reforms without dated benchmarks.
Institution
Türkiye's competition authority agrees cooperation declaration with African agencies
Authorities from 24 African countries, plus COMESA, EAC and ECOWAS bodies, agreed in İstanbul to share case experience; Türkiye also signed a protocol with the Gambia.
Court
Ukraine's anti-corruption court gives sitting MP nine years over waste bill bribe
The deputy asked for $13,000 to table amendments and $200,000 for committee votes, NABU says; the case reached court in August 2021.
Institution
IMF staff agree Niger's final ECF review and a new SDR 150m arrangement
The new 38-month facility equals 114% of quota; the release lists governance commitments without benchmarks and expects a Board meeting in early December.
Compliance
Kazakhstan ratifies Council of Europe criminal legal assistance convention
The law signed on 6 October takes effect 90 days after deposit; prosecutors say KZT 1.076tn has been returned under the 2023 asset recovery law.
Policy
Kazakhstan sets ministry deadlines under Digital Qazaqstan, with real-time budget control
A 6 October Government session ordered duplicate-project reviews, a single data architecture and automated budget checks; it published no budget amounts.
InstitutionBrief
Ukraine to cut more than 4,000 vacant central government posts in first phase
The Cabinet plans a functional review before setting final headcount, with deputy minister posts down about 20%, as austerity limits non-priority spending.
Institution
Anti-corruption court holds PGO official accused of protecting fraud call centres
Bail is set at UAH 120m until 2 November; days later NABU and SAPO said the Prosecutor General's statements continued an attack on their independence.
Regulator
Poland's UOKiK raises objections against Google over payments to press publishers
The competition authority alleges Google withheld the data publishers need to assess its offers under Poland's 2024 copyright law, an abuse of dominance claim.
Institution
Azerbaijan to set up competition research centre under 2027-2029 action plan
Azerbaijan's antimonopoly agency outlined the plan at the third National Competition Forum. The text schedules the centre for 2028-2029, alongside a competition map.
Regulator
Brazil's CADE reopens 99Food restaurant-clause inquiry but denies Keeta interim relief
The Tribunal overturned a June dismissal and ordered evidence from restaurants on multi-homing, while refusing to suspend the clauses pending the inquiry.
Court
Ukraine's anti-corruption court approves UAH 1.1bn plea deal in seized fuel case
A former acting head of the Presidential Administration admits abuse of office from 2014; UAH 600m goes to the budget and UAH 500m to two foundations.
Sanctions
FinCEN proposes ban on funds transfers with A7 Network agents, naming six UAE firms
The Russia-linked payments network uses Sub-Agent companies in third countries including the UAE, Türkiye and the Kyrgyz Republic, FinCEN says.
Policy
IMF tells Gulf finance chiefs to keep wartime support temporary and rebuild buffers
The Managing Director's 1 October remarks to GCC ministers also call for stronger digital-asset rules; the EU postponed its Riyadh summit with the bloc on 15 October.
Sanctions
OFAC designates Iraq's International Development Bank in Iran shadow-banking sweep
Treasury says the Baghdad lender gave Iran dollar access and drew capital from Bank Melli; a wind-down licence for dealings with the bank runs to 30 October.
Court
Ukraine's anti-corruption court sets UAH 300m bail for MP in registry raiding case
NABU says the group took over two companies worth UAH 248m by tampering with Justice Ministry networks and forging court rulings.
ESG
CBAM certificate price rises to €82.32 for the third quarter
The Commission's 5 October publication is 9.35 per cent above the second-quarter price, as importers prepare for certificate sales from February 2027.
Institution
IMF staff agree Sri Lanka's seventh EFF review, ask to keep anti-corruption laws intact
Board approval of the SDR 254m tranche waits on a 2027 budget in line with the programme and a financing assurances review covering debt restructuring.
Compliance
FATF places Türkiye in enhanced follow-up after mutual evaluation
The 23 September report rates Türkiye substantial on three of 11 outcomes and calls asset recovery abroad a major shortcoming.
Regulator
Türkiye's pharma inquiry targets reimbursement discount rules and pharmacy data flows
The Competition Authority's preliminary report, debated at a 21 September workshop, wants the public discount automated and pharmacy sales data kept from manufacturers.
Institution
NABU suspects ex-head of Supreme Court's commercial chamber of laundering UAH 26m
Property bought in 2021 and 2022 was registered to a former subordinate's mother, investigators allege. NABU names no one and notes the presumption of innocence.
Regulator
Poland fines Biedronka owner PLN 525m for running a no-poach pact among hauliers
UOKiK fined Jeronimo Martins Polska, 29 carriers and eight individuals PLN 572m over waiting periods that kept drivers from switching employers.
Regulator
Poland fines drug wholesalers PLN 905m over decade-long price information exchange
UOKiK fined four companies, led by Neuca and Farmacol-Logistyka, for sharing non-public pharmacy prices; a leniency applicant avoided any fine.
Sanctions
OFAC lists Saudi, Turkish and UAE companies in two Iran actions within three days
OFAC listed Riyadh and Istanbul companies tied to Pakistan's Waseem Tajammal, then Turkish and UAE suppliers to Iran's car and steel sectors.
Regulator
Poland fines seven grid contractors PLN 13.5m for rigging PGE Dystrybucja auctions
UOKiK found bidders agreed winners in 11 electronic auctions, then trained procurement officials with the OECD and the European Commission on spotting collusion.
Sanctions
US freight forwarder pays OFAC $175,015 after missing renamed Chinese supplier
Pegasus Worldwide Logistics screened only the new name of a designated pill press maker. Its unchanged phone number and email would have matched, OFAC said.
Enforcement
NABU alleges 100,000-tonne fuel diversion at Ukrnafta worth UAH 2.88bn
NABU says a group diverted fuel in 2017 to 2020 and hid proceeds in offshore companies; it also reports a leak of case data from within the investigation.
Enforcement
September enforcement catch-up: four actions and where each stands in October
Banque Misr UAE, Golden Global, Citibank's London branch and 37 Turkish auto suppliers: what each action did, and what has happened since, with the documents.
Export controls
BIS renews export denial orders on four Russian airlines, citing 75 flights
Orders on Aeroflot, UTair, Azur Air and Ural list flights to Türkiye, Central Asia and the South Caucasus and bar any person from servicing items the airlines control.
Sanctions
OFAC sanctions Kazakh, Turkish and UAE firms linked to Mahan Air in Iran airlines sweep
Treasury designated 27 Iranian airlines and nine intermediaries, including an Almaty sales agent, and FinCEN warned banks about aircraft moved through Central Asia.
CalendarBrief
The Week Ahead, 19 October: CBAM trilogue, OFAC deadlines, FATF plenary
The first trilogue on extending CBAM downstream, two OFAC wind-down deadlines, UN reviews and the FATF's October plenary, with the document behind each.
