SME Financing Push (Malaysia): Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said SJPP approved RM4.9 billion in financing for 6,000+ MSMEs in 1H 2026, with RM15 billion+ in loans and guarantees overall and RM5 billion earmarked for Bumiputera businesses. Banking Fraud Case (India): The CBI filed its first chargesheet in the ₹4,097 crore Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd fraud, naming Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Home Finance plus five former RCFL executives over alleged loan diversion to Reliance ADA group entities. Crypto & Markets (South Korea): Naver Financial’s planned acquisition of Dunamu was delayed again to Dec 31 as South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission review remains unfinished. Regulation & Risk (UK/EU): The Bank of England warned AI is increasing financial stability risks, while EU supervisors backed an ESRB alert on systemic cyber threats from frontier AI models. Policy/Markets (India): SEBI restored open-market share buybacks via stock exchanges from 1 Aug 2026, with tighter limits and faster timelines. Healthcare Finance (Philippines): Parañaque City earned DOH recognition for a 100% rating in UHC local health system financing maturity, citing its Special Health Fund setup. Corporate Finance (US): 374Water appointed Chuck Weiser as CFO; Core AI Holdings named Arie Goor as CFO; several firms scheduled upcoming earnings calls.