Yerzhan Ashikbayev and Theodora Gentzis met in Astana. They signed a roadmap for cooperation between the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Belgium for 2027–2029.
Tajikistan’s Tajik Railway state unitary enterprise and Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) have signed a cooperation agreement. It provides for broader ties in the railway sector.
A business forum in Baku brought together officials from Azerbaijan and Cambodia and about 100 businesspeople. The two countries’ chambers of commerce exchanged a memorandum of cooperation.
Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy Samad Bashirli met Gerlind Heckmann of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. They discussed expanding economic ties and opportunities for new joint projects.
China’s corporate credit confidence index reached 161.32 in August 2026, up 2.45 points from the previous month. Manufacturing and transport-related sectors recorded faster growth.
On October 5, OFAC issued a warning for foreign financial institutions doing business with Iran and updated Iran-related FAQ 156. It also removed numerous individuals and entities from the SDN List and revised other entries.
On September 29, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its SDN list. It added 23 people and 29 entities and revised entries for six other parties.
The US Bureau of Industry and Security imposed a $95 million administrative penalty on Cadence Design Systems for export control violations. The company also agreed to $45 million in forfeitures under a separate agreement with the US Department of Justice.
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has revised its licensing policy for semiconductor exports to China. Applications for certain chips will now be reviewed case by case subject to security requirements.
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