WTO: Colombia urges rethink of TRIPS innovation reward mechanisms (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Colombia has seemingly brought several issues concerning the "development dimension related to technology access and technology learning and technology upgrading" that form part of the World Trade Organization's TRIPS Agreement to the forefront of the discussions on WTO reform, said people familiar with the development.

Development: The poverty of growth (PRIV)
(Lean Ka-Min, Penang)
Even as ever more goods and services are produced and total incomes rise, poverty stubbornly, scandalously persists. A recent report suggests that privation is rife not despite, but often because of, economic growth, and explores a pathway out of this predicament.

Finance: Cross-border bank credit sustains strong momentum, says BIS (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Cross-border bank credit rose by 11% year-on-year at end-March 2026, with the expansion being broad-based across instruments and counterparty sectors, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).