EU – November 09, 2026 -- The European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have opened a call for nominations to the European Tokenisation Standards Group (ETSG), with applications due by 27 November 2026.

ETSG will develop common standards for an interconnected tokenised financial ecosystem

The group will bring together wholesale financial industry stakeholders to agree common standards for tokenised finance. It will also establish a framework for monitoring compliance with those standards.

The ETSG may formulate recommendations for EU authorities on how to incentivise compliance. Its work is designed to be market-driven, shaped by the contributions and consensus of industry participants.

Cologne – November 09, 2026 -- No single risk dominates European procurement anymore: across 18 potential risks, each was named by only 14% to 21% of respondents in Inverto's Risk & Resilience Study 2026, the first year without a clear leader.

Inverto, the procurement and supply chain consulting subsidiary of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), surveyed more than 400 executives across Europe. The firm has polled managers from various industries regularly since 2010. A new whitepaper builds on the spring study and sets out responses to the overlapping risks.

Supplier failures, tariffs and cyber threats now rank as equals

Respondents see a broad set of comparable threats, including supplier failures, geopolitical tensions, trade tariffs, cybersecurity and price volatility. Inverto concludes that companies can no longer manage risks one by one and must steer a system of interdependencies.

Berlin – November 09, 2026 -- Germany's planned sugar beverage tax threatens the domestic beverage industry with new annual bureaucracy costs in the millions and noticeably higher consumer prices, according to the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getränke (wafg).

wafg urges Bundestag to commission impact assessment before the finance committee hearing

The association issued its appeal ahead of the Bundestag Finance Committee's hearing on excise taxes. It asks lawmakers to do two things: commission the impact assessment on the federal government's plans that is still missing, and use it to simplify the proposed tax collection procedures and set a workable start date.

STOCKHOLM – November 09, 2026 -- Ericsson holds 131,415,894 Class B shares in treasury following its latest repurchases, made between November 2 and November 6, 2026, under a buyback program of up to SEK 15 billion.

Buyback program runs through March 31, 2027

Ericsson announced the program on April 16, 2026. Repurchases started on April 23, 2026, and can continue until March 31, 2027 at the latest. The source release does not give the volumes or prices for the week; those are in a transaction breakdown attached to the announcement.

Board plans to cancel most repurchased shares

The Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the repurchased shares be cancelled. Shares used to fulfil Ericsson's obligations under its share-related incentive programs are excluded from the proposed cancellation.

Nanjing – November 09, 2026 -- PharmaBlock hosted a two-day CMC Lifecycle Strategy Forum in Nanjing on November 5 and 6, gathering experts with senior R&D experience at AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Bayer and Pfizer to debate how stage-appropriate chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) decisions can improve development efficiency.

Professionals from Seda Pharmaceutical, Jacobio Pharma, Benemae and PharmaBlock also took part. The agenda covered candidate developability, solid-state science, model-informed drug development, clinical supply and commercial manufacturing.

Malmö – November 09, 2026 -- Rosti Group has acquired Alvi Group, lifting its combined revenue to EUR 450 million and its workforce to about 3,000 employees. The Swedish plastic injection moulding and contract manufacturer closed the deal on November 2, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Alvi adds EUR 50 million to Rosti's EUR 400 million base

Alvi's five sites in Leksvik (Norway), Tyresö (Sweden), Wrocław (Poland) and Suzhou (China), along with about 400 employees, now belong to Rosti. The deal adds Norway to Rosti's footprint and expands its capabilities in Sweden, Poland and China. Rosti already operates across the USA, Europe and Asia.

In Leksvik, toolmaker Industriverktøy continues as Rosti Industriverktøy.

Vancouver -- Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) will ask shareholders on December 30, 2026 to approve a consolidation of up to one new share for every three old shares, which would cut its 180,049,541 outstanding common shares to about 60,016,513.

Two-thirds shareholder vote is required to authorize the consolidation

The special resolution needs at least 66 2/3% of votes cast, in person or by proxy. Meeting materials are expected on or about December 9, 2026 on SEDAR+. If shareholders approve, the board keeps discretion over timing and may decide not to proceed. The consolidation also needs regulatory approval.

Seoul – November 09, 2026 -- South Korean startup SpaceMap, founded in 2021, is pursuing a role in setting international standards for space traffic management with ASTRO-1, an AI-based platform that predicts collision risks between satellites and space debris.

ASTRO-1 recommends avoidance maneuvers and weighs secondary collision risk

The software analyzes the orbits of satellites and space debris, predicts collision risks and recommends avoidance maneuvers. It also evaluates the velocity change an avoidance maneuver requires and the potential for secondary collisions, giving operators a basis for choosing a response.

Dubai – November 09, 2026 -- The UAE began rolling out the electronic eATA Carnet system on 9 November 2026, the first country outside Europe to do so. Dubai Chambers, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) and Dubai Customs are implementing the project jointly.

Digital declarations and QR codes replace paper carnets

The system issues and processes ATA Carnets electronically, using digital declarations, QR codes and transaction records in place of paper procedures. It is designed to speed up customs clearance, improve transparency and ease the movement of goods for international trade and events.

Hong Kong – November 09, 2026 -- Deutsche Bank and Ant Digital Technologies have jointly published a white paper, Agentic Payments in Wholesale Finance, that advocates "bounded agentic execution" rather than unrestricted autonomy for AI agents handling institutional payments.

White paper names three wholesale use cases for AI agents

The paper identifies treasury and liquidity management, cross-border payment orchestration and trade finance as the areas with the most operational and strategic value.