TASNIM NEWS reports the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said it has no current plan to issue foreign-exchange (FX) pre-sale bonds. Responding to reports that the Iran Mercantile Exchange has begun steps to design and issue such bonds, the CBI said under Article 44(h) of the Central Bank Law only the CBI Supreme Council is authorized to approve regulatory rules for FX-based financial instruments and FX derivatives; any design or issuance must occur within the Supreme Council’s approved framework and c

Indonesia issued a ministerial regulation effective Friday revising the mineral benchmark price (HPM) formula to cut the minimum payable for low‑grade nickel ore. Under the new HPM, the cost of 1.2% nickel ore is roughly halved, easing margins for local processors and HPAL plants that refine low‑grade ore into EV‑battery chemicals. HPAL operators had been squeezed after sulphur reagent prices surged following the U.S.‑Iran conflict, forcing some to consider coordinated cutbacks. Large new HPAL capacity due this year and next could add downward pressure to nickel prices, which hit a year‑to‑date low on Wednesday; HPAL output—mixed hydroxide precipitate—can be converted into LME‑storable refined nickel.

The CSRC posted that Aikewei Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. has completed its IPO and listing counseling; the company’s IPO counseling status has been updated to 'counseling acceptance'.