Digital Fraud & Identity Scams: South Africa topped the region for suspected digital fraud in 2025, with generative AI likely boosting criminals’ speed and precision, and losses increasingly tied to third-party seller scams on legitimate e-commerce platforms. IMF Program Update: Sri Lanka’s IMF Fifth and Sixth Reviews unlock $695M in cash support, but the report warns the economy is still vulnerable as the final year of the rescue program faces fresh global and domestic headwinds. Infrastructure Delivery: Nigeria’s Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway is progressing toward opening, with officials citing steady work across phases and highlighting the road’s role in linking farmers, traders, and tourism. Urban Mobility Gaps: Ithaca’s TCAT launches an electric microtransit pilot (eRide Ithaca) to serve neighborhoods where fixed routes don’t match daily needs, using app and call-center bookings. Freight & Rail Policy: The U.S. Surface Transportation Board paused the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger request, asking for more detail on competition, public interest, and downstream impacts. ASEAN Trade Facilitation: DHL Express and ASEAN-BAC signed an MoU to help MSMEs with digital logistics, finance access, and cross-border standards while pushing decarbonization. EU Pricing Power Watch: A Reuters analysis finds only about a third of euro-zone firms are raising prices in response to the Iran war, signaling weaker demand than the post-Ukraine shock period. Construction Disruption: Coventry begins three-month Very Light Rail (VLR) works with a Mile Lane closure, aiming for operation by October 2027.