Czech Finance Ministry said the government will reinstate fuel price controls and cut the diesel tax, effective October.

Pakistan negotiated with Iran to secure safe transit of a Qatar LNG cargo through the Strait of Hormuz, easing near-term supply pressure for the energy-strapped country, people familiar said. Ship-tracking data show the tanker loaded at Qatar’s Ras Laffan in late June, transited the strait last weekend and is signaling arrival at Pakistan’s import terminal on Tuesday; the passage would be the second Qatar LNG delivery this month. Islamabad had been prepared to tender if the cargo could not transit, but officials prefer a successful delivery to avoid costlier spot-market purchases.

YONHAP: South Korea's foreign minister, in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly high-level meetings, will hold trilateral talks with US Secretary of State Rubio and Japanese foreign minister MOTEGI on the 21st (local time).