Zagreb – October 15, 2026 -- Bilateral trade between Croatia and Serbia reached nearly EUR 1.9 billion in 2025, according to the Croatian Chamber of Economy, and tourism and business professionals from both countries met in Zagreb to turn that base into deals tied to EXPO 2027 Belgrade.

Zagreb event pairs panel with speed-networking for hospitality partnerships

The "Visit Expo B2B Networking" event combined business presentations, a panel discussion and targeted B2B meetings. The panel, "Opportunities and Impact of EXPO 2027", covered openings for tourism and regional businesses. A speed-networking session let participants discuss potential hospitality and tourism partnerships.

Foshan – – October 15, 2026 -- Chinese pump maker Kenflo will exhibit at two November 2026 trade shows, ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi and TURKCHEM EURASIA in Istanbul, to market four pump and vacuum product lines to chemical, petrochemical and energy buyers.

Kenflo books stands at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi and TURKCHEM EURASIA in Istanbul

At ADIPEC 2026, held November 2 to 5 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, Kenflo will show pump and vacuum equipment for chemical processing, petrochemical and energy applications at Hall 8, Stand 8354.

From November 25 to 27, the company will exhibit at TURKCHEM EURASIA 2026 and InterDye & Textile Printing Eurasia 2026 at the Istanbul Expo Center in Türkiye. Its stand is Hall 5, Stand 5C08. Kenflo, founded in 1954, says it is seeking industry contacts and potential partners at both events.

London – October 15, 2026 -- Control Risks has appointed Chris Holt, a Lloyd's of London insurance broker founder with two decades of crisis and resilience experience, as Global Head of Advisory and Risk Consulting.

Holt will lead an international team on crisis preparation, response and recovery

In the role, Holt will head a global team that helps organizations prepare for, respond to and recover from critical events threatening their people, assets, operations, reputation and corporate value.

Holt brings 20 years of advisory work for multinationals, governments and insurers

Holt has advised multinational organizations, governments and insurers on crisis management, resilience, security and organizational risk. He began his career as a British Army Officer, serving in specialist roles that included overseas operations.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- CorelDRAW Graphics Suite's September 2026 Update makes its PowerTRACE bitmap-to-vector tool up to four times faster and adds Text-to-vector AI, a combination Better Business Advice has singled out for apparel and sign-making production workflows.

Text-to-vector AI generates editable graphics from prompts or existing artwork

The headline feature is available through the AI Generate docker or inspector. It creates editable, scalable vector graphics from text prompts or existing artwork, so the output is not a flattened image. Generated graphics can be refined inside CorelDRAW and placed into larger projects.

Three visual styles are named: Line art, Comic book and Icon. Results follow the document's color mode, which matters when artwork is prepared for specific production requirements.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- VistaJet will host Members for three days in the Ferrari Paddock Club at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, preceded by a first-time pickleball session with Brand Ambassador and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.

VistaJet builds Austin Race Week around Ferrari access

Members will fly to Austin on VistaJet's silver-and-red fleet. The Paddock Club program covers Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Sunday's Grand Prix. It includes Pit Lane Walks, curated sessions with team personnel, and appearances by Ferrari ambassadors, drivers and the Team Principal.

Leclerc described VistaJet as his "home away from home" during the season.

Beijing – October 15, 2026 -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) will release unaudited results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2027 before the U.S. market opens on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The quarter ended August 31, 2026.

TAL schedules live call for 8:00 a.m. Eastern on October 29

The China-based smart learning solutions provider will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, which is 8:00 p.m. in Beijing. The call follows the results release on the same day.

Participants must pre-register to join the call

Dial-in access requires advance registration. Registrants receive an email with dial-in numbers, a passcode and a unique access PIN. Registration stays open at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

London – October 15, 2026 -- National Grid has asked Ofgem to approve 19 electricity transmission projects worth around £4.5 billion across England and Wales, filed under the RIIO-T3 load re-opener process.

Package combines £2.3bn from May with £2.2bn filed in October

The £4.5 billion total comprises £2.3 billion across six projects already submitted in the May re-opener, which are progressing through Ofgem's assessment. A further £2.2 billion is proposed in the October submission. Re-opener figures are in 2023/24 prices, in line with Ofgem's guidance for RIIO-T3 price control submissions.

Madrid – October 15, 2026 -- Iberdrola, BBVA and Santander have arranged a €150 million syndicated loan whose entire lifecycle is administered on distributed ledger technology (DLT), the first live syndicated facility to be run that way.

Platform handles every stage from execution to maturity

The facility covers execution, disbursement, interest, waivers, repayments, assignments and maturity on a single blockchain-based platform. ioBuilders developed the platform together with BBVA and Santander. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo acted as legal advisers.

The platform also manages interest calculation and notification, principal and fee payments, early repayments, monitoring of financial covenants and information undertakings, certain contractual consents, and transfers of participations between lenders. Authorised participants see all events in real time. The agent bank retains operational control of the financing.

Vienna – October 15, 2026 -- Fibocom has extended its flagship FG390 5G-Advanced fixed wireless access (FWA) module to the Upper 6 GHz spectrum, unveiling the update at Network X 2026.

FG390-MEA-30 adds NR n104 support on MediaTek T930 platform

The new FG390-MEA-30 variant runs on the MediaTek T930 platform. A new hardware design supports NR n104 and enables coordination between Upper 6 GHz and Sub-6 GHz. The FG390 is also shortlisted for the Network X Awards 2026 in the Best Indoor Connectivity Solution category, with its PC1 high-power capability cited as a key technical feature.

FG200 reaches engineering-sample stage alongside X85 and Wi-Fi 7 demo

Fibocom is demonstrating an X85-based 5G FWA solution paired with Wi-Fi 7. The FG200 is now ready for engineering samples, and the company describes the demo as part of its move toward 3GPP Release 18 and higher-performance broadband platforms.

Guangzhou – October 15, 2026 -- GETO will exhibit green building formwork, scaffolding, prefabricated construction and modular housing across two booths at Phase 2 of the 140th Canton Fair, running October 23 to 27 in Guangzhou.

GETO splits its Canton Fair presence between formwork and modular housing booths

The formwork and scaffolding booth is located in Hall 13.1, F05-07 and E41-42. The modular housing booth is in Hall 12.0, B03.

Aluminium and steel tunnel formwork samples anchor the physical display

GETO will show an aluminium formwork sample house built to demonstrate modular design and efficient installation. A steel tunnel formwork structure casts walls and slabs simultaneously and targets beamless shear-wall villas and apartments. The company will also present standardized, reusable aluminium column formwork.