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THE MOAT as it stood at 13 October 2026, 11:20 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 40년 만에 만리장성 넘은 비자…102억장 카드시장 열렸다 [차이나 워치] (ko), Jornal de Negócios China abre porta para americana Visa entrar no mercado de cartões bancários (pt)

  1. European gas hits Iran wartime high

    Financial Times /

  2. Bulgaria to Summon Russian Ambassador as Drones Hit More Ships

    Slav Okov / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian Two ships hit by drones of unknown origin off Bulgarian coast – Europe live

  3. How the AI Boom Is Fueling Global Financial Risks

    Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Boom da IA está concentrando crescimento global em menos países, diz FMI (pt), Handelsblatt IWF-Konjunkturprognose: Die Weltwirtschaft klafft auseinander – das sind die Gewinner und die Verlierer (de), Der Standard KI-Boom stützt Weltwirtschaft, IWF warnt aber vor Blase (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung IWF-Prognose: Die Weltwirtschaft trotzt den Schocks (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine IWF-Ausblick: Die Weltwirtschaft ruht auf wenigen Stützen (de) · see all

  4. LVMH sales miss growth forecasts as China luxury demand slows

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico China prejudica vendas da LVMH no trimestre (pt)

  5. How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

    Julia O’Malley / The New York Times /

  6. They Came to Russia for Work. Now They Are Under Fire.

    Showkat Nanda / The New York Times /

  7. AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’

    Leyland Cecco / The Guardian /

  8. Former DRC president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group

    The Africa Report /

  9. Solar industry spends to flip control of Georgia utility commission

    Julian Spector / Canary Media /

  10. IMF raises India’s FY27 growth forecast to 7%

    The Economic Times /

    Also: The Japan Times IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%

  11. Cyber attack on French retailers raises alarm over food security

    Financial Times /

    Also: Semafor Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores, The Japan Times Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food, Le Monde A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Faille logicielle, frigos à 35 °C, des millions d’euros perdus : les dessous de la cyberattaque inédite qui a frappé les supermarchés français (fr), Le Temps Une cyberattaque inédite paralyse les installations frigorifiques de centaines de supermarchés français (fr)

  12. Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Telegraph Who are the Iran-backed Houthis and why are they attacking Saudi Arabia?, Al-Monitor Saudi Arabia faces new missile and drone fire after major attacks on airports, Bloomberg Ukraine, Saudi Strikes and Soaring Oil Risks, Sky News Message of defiance from Iran-backed Houthis | The World with Yalda Hakim · see all

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Houthi-raketten zetten Saoedische grootmacht te kijk: ‘De grootste bedreiging sinds de oprichting van het land’ (nl), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Mehrere Fluggesellschaften streichen Flüge nach Saudi-Arabien (de)

  13. RBI's rupee rescue faces test from oil, inflation and outflows

    Mint /

  14. U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin

    Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek / The New York Times /

  15. Trump AI directive sparks questions

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

  16. ​​Latin American organised crime ‘may operate in 16 European countries’

    Andrei Netto / The Guardian /

  17. This one chart from the IMF tells the entire story of the world economy this year

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  18. NIIF plans $600 mn e-mobility platform Avega, 40% stake sale in AnantGrid power: MD & CEO Sanjiv Aggarwal

    Mint /

  19. Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Katayama to Be First Japanese Chair of IMF-WB Development Panel

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 片山財務相、世銀・IMF合同開発委員会の議長に 日本から初めて (ja)

  20. Germany's China calculation shifts as import pressures eclipse export benefits

    DW /

  21. IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  22. AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Japan Times AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

  23. Trends in UK industry concentration: 2007 to 2025

    Office for National Statistics /

  24. Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Guardian Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises, Financial Times Two economists who transformed crisis management win Nobel Prize, Le Monde Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework

    In other languages: El País Michael Woodford y Robert E. Hall ganan el Nobel de Economía por sus propuestas para suavizar crisis y burbujas (es), Valor Econômico Nobel premia estudos sobre efeitos das expectativas no consumo, inflação e juros, diz professor da PUC-Rio (pt), Jornal de Negócios Nobel para o “manual de instruções” da economia moderna (pt), Brazil Journal Como estabilizar uma economia? Os vencedores do Nobel têm a fórmula (pt) · see all

Earlier today

  1. Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  2. Meta Says New Muse Model Reaches AI Frontier After 14-Month Push

    Riley Griffin and Sarah Frier / Bloomberg /

  3. Modi Touts India as Trusted Partner as Supply Chains 'Weaponized'

    Bloomberg /

  4. Musk injects $275mn into Republicans’ fight to retain Congress

    Financial Times /

  5. The diesel crisis is testing the limits of globalisation

    Financial Times /