Turkey Foreign Minister Fidan said Ankara is preparing a roadmap to allow other countries to join the Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan joint defense agreement.

Maximum mortgage term extended from 30 to 40 years; implementation varies by lender. Many banks say they have not yet received internal operational notices and are awaiting guidance, but several have already begun offering 40-year loans. Some joint-stock banks cap borrower age plus loan term at 75 years, effectively limiting 40-year loans to borrowers aged 35 or younger. A state-owned bank staffer said the longer term reduces monthly repayment pressure but increases total interest expense. A bank relationship manager implementing the change said existing 30-year borrowers can apply to move to 40 years; converting a 1 mln yuan loan from 30 to 40 years reduces annual principal repayments by about 7,000 yuan.

A senior official at Japan's Ministry of Finance said Finance Minister Katayama briefed G7 counterparts on the conditions for US-Japan coordinated currency intervention and the factors that would prompt such action.