Berlin – October 29, 2026 -- The EUstay project will produce ten multimedia content packages over the next 12 months, each covering one EU-funded Interreg cohesion project, and make them available free of charge to local media and stakeholders.

Munich/Freising – October 29, 2026 -- Construction of the Munich Arena, a privately financed concert venue with an investment volume of more than €400 million, began with a ceremonial groundbreaking on October 28, 2026. The 20,000-capacity arena is scheduled to open in 2029 next to Munich Airport.

Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder, Freising Mayor Monika Schwind, Live Nation GSA Managing Director Marek Lieberberg and Munich Arena Managing Partner Lorenz Schmid turned the first symbolic spade. The ceremony follows a multi-year planning and approval phase.

OSLO – – October 29, 2026 -- Agilyx ASA's analytical lab arcLABS has obtained ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), allowing it to issue accredited results for plastics and chemical recycling clients. The company trades on Euronext Oslo Børs (AGLX), Börse Frankfurt (5NQ) and the USOTCQX (AGYXY).

Duluth, Georgia – October 29, 2026 -- AGCO reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.3 billion, down 8.6% year-over-year, as weak demand in Europe/Middle East and Latin America outweighed a 35.1% constant-currency sales jump in North America. Excluding a 0.1% favorable currency effect, sales declined 8.7%.

Reported earnings were $0.75 per share, against $4.09 in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted earnings fell to $1.05 per share from $1.35.

Munich – October 29, 2026 -- Arrivals from China in Germany are forecast to rise 178% between 2026 and 2036, the steepest increase among major source markets, according to a new Accor tourism study based on Tourism Economics projections.

Other Asian markets follow closely. South Korea is expected to grow 94%, Japan 92% and India 84% over the same period.

Raleigh – October 29, 2026 -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND) reported record third-quarter revenue of $234 million, up 22% year-over-year, while Adjusted EBITDA rose 43% to $35 million, an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 22%.

The cloud communications provider also guided to double-digit Cloud Communications revenue growth in 2027, driven by rising demand for voice usage. The figures cover the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Broadridge has made Kalshi event contracts tradable through the front ends and APIs of its CQG unit. Access also extends to more than 1,700 buy-side clients on the NYFIX network through the CQG-NYFIX integration.

Wilmington – October 29, 2026 -- Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ: BNAI) Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Dr. Patrick Nunally, who holds more than 160 patents, will speak at a Vatican City discussion on artificial intelligence on Friday, Nov. 20, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.

Frankfurt – October 29, 2026 -- KfW IPEX-Bank has committed USD 300 million to a USD 1.5 billion untied loan for commodities trader Trafigura. The loan finances more than 150 TWh of natural gas deliveries to Germany over five years.

Nine-bank consortium backs facility with Euler Hermes guarantee

The financing is an untied financial loan (UFK) covered by a guarantee from German export credit insurer Euler Hermes. Nine banks participate. KfW IPEX-Bank acts as Facility Agent and as coordinator and agent for the export credit agency (ECA).

Düsseldorf – October 29, 2026 -- Germany scores 5.1 out of 10 on the Educate to Empower Index, a measure of how well schools balance new technology with traditional learning tools, according to a study commissioned by Epson. The result reflects a gap between classroom hardware and its teaching value: 59% of surveyed teachers and 67% of school IT leaders say investment in digital devices and applications moved faster than schools could find sensible pedagogical uses for them.