Finance : Cross-border bank credit posts highest annual growth in years (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global cross-border bank claims rose by $994 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, on an exchange rate- and break-adjusted basis, bringing the total outstanding stock to $46 trillion, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has reported.

Finance : US dollar and euro credit see fastest global growth in a decade (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Foreign currency credit in United States dollars and euros continued to grow robustly, both globally and in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said.

UN : Middle East crisis ripple effects deepen as aid delivery costs surge (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The Middle East crisis has generated far-reaching ripple effects well beyond the region, with growing consequences for global humanitarian supply chains and the delivery of aid, according to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.