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• CONNECTIVITY
• TRANSPORT
• Road: OPEC Fund approves USD30 million loan for road corridor linking Tajikistan and China
• Road: Côte d’Ivoire selects preferred bidder for USD353.7 million Abidjan bridge PPP
• Railway: Botswana and Namibia advance USD8 billion Trans-Kalahari Railway towards procurement
• Railway: Viet Nam approves USD11.08 billion investment adjustment for cross-border railway to China
• Port: USD434 million to be invested in Jeddah Islamic Port terminal expansion to strengthen its role as regional logistics hub
• Port: Ukraine launches concession tender for Chornomorsk Ferry Terminal to strengthen Black Sea connectivity
• Airport: India advances PPP programme for 11 airports through bundled concession model
• ENERGY
• Hydropower: Tanzania commissions 2.1 GW Julius Nyerere project to support regional power exports
• Dialogue Earth Article: How Laos’ Role as Southeast Asia’s “Battery” Is Changing
• East Asia Forum Article: Charging Up Southeast Asia’s Mekong Battery
• WATER
• Nile Basin partners establish USD100 million facility for regional water infrastructure projects
• TWD Article: Water Cooperation Runs on Trust: Key Takeaways from the Consultative Session on Water for Cooperation
• DIGITAL
• Data Centre: YTL Power and JLand to develop gigawatt-scale data centre campus in Malaysia
• Data Centre: Actis begins construction of large-scale AI-ready data centre campus in Brazil
• World Bank Article: Risks and Opportunities in Data Center and AI Investment in Emerging Markets
• The Economist Article: AI and Public-Sector Effectiveness in Developing Asia
• TRADE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
• African Development Bank and ECCAS strengthen partnership to advance regional integration in Central Africa
• ADB accelerates support for ASEAN connectivity and cross-border infrastructure
• IFC-WTO Report: Trade Finance: How Volatile Financial Conditions Influence its Availability and Impact Trade Levels
• East Asia Forum Article: Striking A New Bargain on India–Sri Lanka Free Trade
• World Bank Report: Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs

• QUALITY
• MCDF NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
• MCDF and MDB partners highlight practical approaches for strengthening occupational health and safety in infrastructure projects
• ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE
• BU-GDPC Working Paper: Transnational Advocacy and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
• CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
• UNEP Report: Limiting Overshoot: Navigating Exceedance of 1.5°C and Pathways Towards Return
• DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
• EFSD approves USD200 million budget support loan for Tajikistan
• ADB supports fiscal resilience and energy transition in Palau
• PROJECT CYCLE AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
• IRENA Article: Data-Driven Energy Planning for Universal Access: The Senegal Experience

• PARTNERSHIP
• INFRASTRUCTURE, FUNDS, AND INITIATIVES
• AFC establishes captive insurer to support infrastructure financing activities in Africa
• WIOCC Group secures USD300 million investment from AFC and Vision invest to expand digital infrastructure across Africa
• ADB approves USD400 million facility to modernize borders and strengthen trade connectivity in the CAREC Region
• AFC launches climate-resilient infrastructure fund to mobilise domestic institutional capital in Africa
• AIIB invests in venture capital fund to support infrastructure innovation in Asia
• IFIS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIERS
• IFC and Bank CenterCredit partner to expand trade finance in Kazakhstan
• EBRD and Attijari bank Tunisia expand risk-sharing facility to support private-sector and ESG investment
• PRIVATE CAPITAL MOBILIZATION
• ADB Report: Private Sector Operations in 2025 Report on Development Effectiveness

• UPCOMING EVENTS
• OECD Interim Economic Outlook 2026 (23 September 2026)
• 8^th World Bank/ ODI Global / IFS Public Finance Conference (24 – 25 September 2026)
• 2026 AIIB Annual Meeting (28 – 29 September 2026)
• CAREC Business Forum 2026 (30 September – 1 October 2026)
• Global AI and Digital Summit 2026 (19 – 22 October 2026)
• EFSD International Economic Conference: Towards Balanced Economic Development (29 October 2026)
• 31 Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (9 – 20 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)
• World Bank Group Land Conference 2027 (17 – 21 May 2027)