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Key Global Economic Updates – Oct 23 2026
• Annual meetings 2026: preserving sovereignty in a changing world – IMF‑World Bank meetings in Bangkok focused on energy shocks, debt and AI impacts on growth resilience. • The single market exists on paper, but not yet in practice – analysis of EU banks’ cross‑border challenges decades after the single market’s creation. • US midterm elections and economic outlook – virtual roundtable on 27 Oct discussing fiscal outlook, Treasury and Fed policy amid the election cycle. • Central bank independence in an era of financial instability – podcast with Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on central bank roles amid shocks. • Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2026 – report evaluating African financial development, market accessibility and transparency for its 10th year.