Egypt's foreign minister and Oman's foreign minister discussed plans for Iran and Oman to issue a joint statement on opening the Strait of Hormuz and cited Oman's efforts; they called for continued diplomacy to ease tensions, safeguard freedom of navigation and avoid actions that could escalate regional tensions.

Aug 17 — The Huatai Zijin Huazhu Anzhu closed-end commercial real estate securities investment fund received CSRC registration approval and passed Shenzhen Stock Exchange review, becoming the exchange’s first hotel-type commercial REIT. Fund manager is Huatai Securities (Shanghai) Asset Management Co.; sponsor and operator is Shanghai Anzhu Cijian Business Information Consulting Co. Underlying assets are Huazhu-branded hotels: Mercure and Ji Hotel projects at Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center, and the Wanda Orange Crystal Hotel project in Jiangqiao, Shanghai. Hotel REITs remain scarce in China’s public REIT market; the approval expands investible REIT product supply for market participants.

Malaysia's finance ministry said the 2027 budget will be tabled in Parliament on Oct 9.