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.
ESGExplainer
ESG Disclosure Clock No. 1: who must report under ISSB-based rules, and from when
Eighteen emerging and frontier regimes and the EU's reach into non-EU groups, sorted by the first reporting period that must comply, with the document for each.
Editor's note
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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.
BriefingExplainer
Country Governance Briefing: Georgia's party-ban case reaches the court plenum
Seven judges will hear the ruling party's claim to outlaw five opposition parties, a Supreme Court vacancy reopens and EU money now bypasses the government.
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.
PolicyAnalysis
Egypt's IMF programme nears its end with state ownership reform the open item
The IMF's July review leaves an execution plan for the State Ownership Policy, a US$1.5bn divestment goal and state bank governance fixes to be delivered before December.
PolicyAnalysis
IMF reviews for Madagascar and Liberia tie next steps to governance diagnostics
The Fund asks Madagascar to adopt a governance action plan and Liberia to publish its diagnostic and lift legal barriers to releasing officials' asset declarations.
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.
BriefingExplainer
Country Governance Briefing: Uzbekistan widens court review of state bodies
Proposals to extend administrative justice, a merged education ministry, a stricter child-protection law and the IMF's list of unfinished governance reforms.
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.
ESG
Commission finds CBAM's 50-tonne exemption left out 0.87% of embedded emissions
The Commission's check of the de minimis rule for April 2025 to March 2026 puts the exempt share below the 1 per cent ceiling in Regulation (EU) 2025/2083.
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.
BriefingExplainer
Country Governance Briefing: Kazakhstan after its constitutional reset
A unicameral Kurultai, a restored vice-presidency, snap local elections on 29 November and a court fight over a 2.36 trillion tenge fine at Kashagan.
ESGExplainer
Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana on ISSB standards: dates, scope and assurance compared
Kenya and Ghana make ISSB reporting mandatory from 2027 and Nigeria from 2028, with private companies brought in later and assurance phased differently.
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.
