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• CONNECTIVITY
• TRANSPORT
• Airport: Adani Airports to rebuild Mumbai Terminal 1 in India
• Airport: JICA signs USD1 billion loan for Chinggis Khaan airport expansion in Mongolia
• Port: Peru’s private investment agency promotes USD844 million Corío Port Project to transform southern Peru into a logistics hub
• Road: ADB approves USD306 million financing to upgrade strategic highways, strengthen wildlife conservation in Nepal
• Road: IsDB and Cameroon sign EUR212 million financing agreement for major road rehabilitation project to connect with port of Douala
• Road: IsDB and Benin sign EUR307 million in financing for the Godomey–Ouidah–Hillacondji road project cofinanced by BOAD and AfDB
• Railway: Jordanian-UAE USD2.5 billion rail project breaks ground
• Railway: Brazil launches private-sector framework to reactivate 10,000km of idle railway
• Railway: Dakar regional express train reaches international airport
• ENERGY
• Africa50 and Indian power company NTPC partner to develop African power projects and cross-border electricity trade
• Power Pool: Joint statement of The Forty-Fourth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting
• Power Pool: AfDB supports strengthening of power system planning in East Africa
• Solar+storage: Spanish Grenergy secures USD460 million Chile solar and storage financing
• Hydropower: Bhutan power company and Indian Adani Power partner on 770MW Bhutan project
• GOWA-IRENA report: The Emerging Role of Offshore Wind for Energy Security in Small Island Developing States
• ACE report: The 9^th ASEAN Energy Outlook
• IRENA report: World Energy Transitions Outlook 2026: The 1.5°C Pathway
• DIGITAL
• AI: AfDB and UNDP advance AI 10 Billion Initiative to turn Africa’s AI potential into productivity
• Broadband and Mobile: IDB Invest and IDB Lab join forces with One Communications to expand connectivity in Guyana in first Caribbean Telecommunications Project
• ADB-GSMA Intelligence report: Closing the Mobile Connectivity Gap in Developing Asia and The Pacific
• Microsoft report: Global AI Diffusion Q2 2026 - Trends and Insights
• TRADE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
• PIDA launches mid-term review of Africa’s priority infrastructure program

• QUALITY
• MCDF NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
• Building capacity for E&S standards in connectivity infrastructure
• CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
• New regional cooperation launched to accelerate energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
• AIIB invests up to USD100 million in TPG Rise Climate Global South Initiative Fund to boost climate investment in emerging markets
• GCF regional dialogue in Georgia advances climate finance across Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• ACE report: Innovative Business Models for Deploying Industrial-Scale CCU/S Projects across the ASEAN Region
• ECONOMIC RECOVERY
• World Bank regional economic updates - October 2026
• DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
• Borrowers’ Platform enters new phase with first Governing Council Meeting in Bangkok
• New emerging market risk database publications strengthen the evidence for investing in emerging markets
• PROCUREMENT, ANTI-CORRUPTION, TRANSPARENCY, AND DISCLOSURE
• Embedding Blue Dot Network quality criteria in infrastructure procurement
• Asia Dialogue advances green public procurement for industrial decarbonization
• Putting quality first: FIDIC champions Qualifications-Based Selection at LAC Transport Forum

• PARTNERSHIP
• MCDF NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
• MCDF holds replenishment meetings and adopts 2027-2031 strategy
• Central Asia Fund, under umbrella of MCDF Finance Facility, officially launched
• INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES, FUNDS, AND INITIATIVES
• World Bank and Japan advance partnership on energy resilience in Asia
• GIF report: GIF Annual Highlights Report 2026
• IFIS TOGETHER
• AIIB and World Bank expand cooperation on sustainable infrastructure and development
• IsDB and EBRD deepen cooperation on co-financing and private-sector development
• Readout of the Eighth MDBs & Credit Rating Agencies Roundtable
• MDB Heads Group Joint Statement by MDB Heads: Advancing Joint Action amid Global Uncertainty
• OTHER NEWS AND ANALYSES ON PARTNER IFIS
• World Bank–IMF Annual Meetings highlight private investment, jobs and persistent financing constraints
• World Bank launches philanthropy hub to unlock capital, knowledge and networks for development
• Global Risk and Finance Forum (GRaFF) report: Multilateral Development Banks Comparison Report 2026
• CGD note: More Critical Than Ever: Strengthening Growth and Resilience through the Multilateral Development Banks
• PRIVATE CAPITAL MOBILIZATION
• AfDB partners with ODI Global to advance access to affordable finance across Africa
• CGD paper: Does Market Impact Matter for MDB and DFI Private Investment Decisions?

• UPCOMING EVENTS
• Auctions to Reduce Costs and Scale Up Renewable Energy in East Asia and Pacific - Communities of Practice Webinar (27 October 2026)
• Infrastructure Finance Forum: Asia 2026: Financing Asia’s Future, Today (10 – 11 November 2026)
• Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit (Africa PPP) 2026: Building Africa’s Prosperity: Transformative Infrastructure, Investment and Partnerships to Accelerate Economic Development (11 – 13 November 2026)
• Finance in Common Summit 2027: Delivering Sustainable Growth for a More Resilient Future (31 March – 2 April 2027)
• World Bank Group Land Conference 2027 (17 – 21 May 2027)