Germany September IFO current-assessment index 89.5, consensus 89, prior 88.5.

Sept 22 — Shuozhou Economic Development Zone Management Committee signed a strategic cooperation agreement with BYD Battery to advance zero‑carbon industries and energy‑transport integration. They simultaneously established the Shuozhou Zero‑Carbon Energy‑Transport Integration Industry Innovation Alliance to focus on electric heavy trucks and mining trucks, ultra‑fast charging/replenishment, battery recycling, source‑grid‑load‑storage integration and green power, pooling leading firms, supply‑chain partners and experts to build a demonstration model for industrial‑mining energy‑transport integration in northern Shanxi.

Pakistan's prime minister said he remains hopeful progress can be made between Iran and the United States.