Logistics M&A: BDO says trade buyers dominated 2026 logistics deals, completing 94% of Q2 transactions as consolidation stays the growth play. Central Banking: Bank of Korea faces a rate-call dilemma—stronger growth and record household debt could push another hike or force a pause. Pacific Finance: Fiji Development Bank’s loan book nears $600m, with non-performing loans falling but funding costs rising as it borrows from the market. Mining Funding: FireFly Metals launched ~A$180m equity raising to advance its Green Bay copper-gold project after a PEA flagged strong returns. Pharma Expansion: Aptus Pharma approved a ₹44.88 crore preferential issue to build manufacturing, boost Pan-India reach, and fund working capital. Retail & ESG Risk: Reuters reports Shein’s Hong Kong IPO lands in a tougher regulatory climate, with ongoing EU and US scrutiny weighing on valuation. Property & Warehousing: Knight Frank highlights resilient Asia-Pacific logistics rents (Brisbane +10.4% YoY) while JLL flags NCR Delhi vacancy easing later as e-commerce and 3PL demand support absorption. Trade Politics: Florida strawberry growers get a preliminary US Commerce win against below-fair-value Mexican imports, with cash deposits proposed. Tech Growth: Cloudwerx appoints new leaders to scale its Tesseract delivery model as AI reshapes software services pricing and delivery.