The 2026 Tianshan Forum on Central Asia Economic Cooperation opened on the 2nd in Almaty, Kazakhstan, under the theme of strengthening resilient connectivity and promoting high‑quality investment in Central Asia. Over 300 participants — senior officials from CAREC member governments, international organisations, private‑sector and trade groups and think tanks — focused on policy and cooperation measures to attract high‑quality, sustainable investment in transport, trade, logistics, energy and di

ECB executive board member Escriva said maintaining rates at 2% to keep inf around 2% is reasonable.

South Korea's President Lee said on social media the housing-market “only rises” myth must be broken. He warned that if prices fall sharply the government is preparing measures including large-scale home purchases to convert into public rental housing. The administration has been curbing household loan growth and tightening mortgage lending, which it says limits the risk of financial-market turbulence from price swings. Recent Seoul price gains largely reflect steep cuts to building permits by local governments since 2022; permits have normalised and supply shortages should ease by around 2028.