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Italy Pushes Data‑Driven Integration Over New Capital Grants in Manufacturing

Key developments – Italy’s manufacturing strategy is shifting from a focus on financing new equipment toward ensuring digital continuity and control of production. New EU legislation – the Data Act (effective 12 September 2025) and the Cyber Resilience Act (in…

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Developing Nations Turn to Private Capital as Debt Burdens Surge and Aid Slams Shut

Key developments: Developing countries are confronting record-high external debt—$12.3 trillion, up $0.5 trillion from the previous year—while official development assistance from OECD donors plunged 23% in real terms in 2025, the steepest decline on record. In response, World Bank President…

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India’s Real Estate Landscape Opens Up with New REIT, ECB and Bank Financing Rules

Key developments: – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) rolled out a framework for small‑and‑medium REITs (SM REITs) in March 2024, allowing fractional ownership schemes with assets between INR 500 million and INR 5 billion and a low entry point…

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India expands real‑estate financing with new SM REITs, ECB exemptions and REIT credit lines

Key developments: – SEBI’s March 2024 rule creates a small‑and‑medium REIT (SM REIT) tier, allowing schemes with assets between INR 500 million and INR 5 billion and a minimum INR 1 million investment, opening the market to retail investors. – RBI’s February 2026 overhaul of the external…

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U.S. Housing Affordability Crisis Deepens as Builder Confidence Hits 14-Year Low

Key developments: Recent analysis shows the average renter now faces a 16‑year savings horizon for a down payment and closing costs, underscoring mounting affordability pressure across the rental market. At the same time, industry confidence has slumped to…

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Watsons launches massive “Watsons Plus” megastore in Malaysia, signalling a push for larger, experience‑driven formats

Watsons has opened its new Watsons Plus concept in Malaysia, a store of more than 18,000 sq ft that carries 17,000 SKUs, making it one of the retailer’s biggest footprints in the region. The size and breadth of the offering…

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Watsons Plus, New Balance, CJ ONSTYLE and Rokid spearhead retail innovation across Asia—AI, experience and localisation drive growth

Key developments: A premium health‑and‑beauty format, Watsons Plus, opened in Malaysia offering 17,000 SKUs across an 18,000‑sq‑ft space, signalling a push for larger, product‑rich stores in Southeast Asia. New Balance launched a flagship outlet in Auckland, New Zealand,…

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