Finance: Financial sector driving global bank credit growth in Q2 2025 - BIS (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global cross-border bank credit expanded by $917 billion in the second quarter of 2025, reaching $37 trillion, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Finance: Foreign currency credit expands as US dollar weakens - BIS (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Foreign currency credit in dollars, euros and yen grew by 6%, 13% and 0% year-on-year (yoy) at end Q2 2025, respectively, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

South Sudan: UN flags alarming food insecurity amid access constraints (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Food insecurity and malnutrition remain extremely high in South Sudan, driven primarily by localised conflict and expanding civil insecurity that have displaced large populations, as well as by widespread flooding, according to a United Nations-backed food security analysis.