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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Facing Earthquakes and Extremes, Asia-Pacific Deepens Disaster Cooperation Incheon, Republic of Korea | 01 August 2025 APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group

    Source: APEC Secretariat

    A powerful earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka jolted the Asia-Pacific just hours before emergency officials from APEC economies convened in Incheon for the 21st meeting of the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG), a timely reminder of how disasters can ripple across the region without warning.

    “Disasters know no borders, and they affect not only local communities but have long-term consequences for entire economies,” said Kim Gwang-yong, Vice Minister of Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety, in his welcome address. “Cooperation and solidarity among APEC economies are more important than ever.”

    Vice Minister Kim highlighted Korea’s recent experiences with typhoons, heavy rainfall and wildfires, noting that the country has continuously improved its disaster management systems. 

    He also emphasized Korea’s commitment to sharing these best practices with fellow APEC economies and expanding cooperation in ICT-based early warning systems, disaster prediction models using artificial intelligence (AI), and community-centered disaster resilience strategies.

    The meeting’s agenda covered digital-based disaster risk management strategies, community leadership in disaster response and strengthening multi-layered governance. 

    Experts and officials discussed enhancing early warning systems, leveraging big data and satellite technologies and developing resilient infrastructure that can support disaster-affected communities. 

    Sessions also focused on advancing collaborative governance, bridging gaps in disaster risk management, and preparing communities for emerging risks.

    EPWG co-chair Dayra Carvajal of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency, urged members to recognize the compounding risks affecting the region’s interconnected systems. 

    “From devastating earthquakes to wildfires and catastrophic flooding, this year has once again underscored the interconnected impacts of disasters in Asia-Pacific,” she said. “These compounding stressors that ripple through shared infrastructure remind us that events in one economy are frequently felt elsewhere.”

    “This year, we must endeavor to identify concrete and practical ways in which to strengthen the systems that sustain regional economic growth and prosperity: our infrastructure, markets and supply chains.”

    The agenda featured project updates and best practice exchanges by member economies including on topics such as disaster risk prediction and whole-community preparedness in urban, coastal and inland areas. Delegates examined how to bridge gaps in early warning systems, scale agile and adaptable governance across central and local levels and enable technology-driven disaster leadership.

    “The more we prepare, the more we can reduce disaster damage. And the more we cooperate, the stronger our response can become,” Vice Minister Kim concluded.

    Looking ahead, the group emphasized that continued collaboration under the newly launched EPWG Strategic Plan 2025–2027 will be essential to turn this momentum into durable systems of protection and preparedness. 

    The EPWG meeting is a key platform for promoting APEC’s vision of a resilient and prosperous future, with discussions expected to result in actionable policies and collaborative projects that can mitigate disaster risks, enhance regional preparedness and protect the lives and livelihoods of the 2.9 billion people who call the APEC region home.


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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Stand-alone houses lead annual rise in home consents – Stats NZ media and information release: Building consents issued: June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI: LYNO AI Launches 2025 Presale: Advanced Cross-Chain Arbitrage Protocol Enters Early Bird Phase

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A presale event for LYNO AI, a decentralized AI-driven cross-chain arbitrage protocol, has officially begun. This unique opportunity gives early-stage crypto investors access to LYNO AI’s proprietary technology before its broader rollout. The protocol integrates artificial intelligence with blockchain infrastructure to enable high-speed, automated trading across more than 15 EVM-compatible blockchains.

    LYNO AI Presale Now Open with 16M Tokens in Early Bird Phase

    The LYNO AI presale is currently in its Early Bird stage with 16 million tokens available at $0.050. The next pricing milestone will raise the token price to $0.055. LYNO’s presale model is divided into seven structured phases, ensuring gradual price increases and rewarding early participants.

    Investors can acquire tokens using ETH, USDT, or USDC through popular wallets like MetaMask and Trust Wallet. The project’s tiered pricing model is designed to create momentum and increase value for early adopters.

    Introducing LYNO AI: A Four-Layer Arbitrage Engine Across 15+ Blockchains

    LYNO AI operates as a fully autonomous protocol executing arbitrage trades in real-time through smart contracts. Its system includes:

    • Data Layer: Aggregates live market pricing and liquidity
    • AI Layer: Identifies optimal arbitrage paths using machine learning
    • Execution Layer: Executes trades through cross-chain bridges and flash loans (e.g., LayerZero, Axelar, Wormhole)
    • Settlement Layer: Distributes profits and retrains models for continuous performance improvement

    This combination supports intelligent, real-time arbitrage across chains such as Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Optimism.

    Security and Compliance Features

    The LYNO protocol is audited by Cyberscope and incorporates robust safety mechanisms such as multi-signature wallets, circuit breakers, slippage control, and zero-knowledge proof-based protections to guard against MEV exploits and front-running risks.

    Tokenomics and Governance

    Holders of the $LYNO token gain governance rights, enabling community-based decisions on upgrades, fees, and future developments. Staking incentives offer up to 60% of protocol fee rewards, creating long-term value and passive earning potential for participants.

    A buyback-and-burn model helps reduce circulating supply over time, potentially increasing scarcity and value. The presale represents 28% of the total token supply, distributed over seven rounds, with a roadmap focused on ecosystem sustainability.

    Conclusion

    With a focus on automation, interoperability, and community governance, LYNO AI positions itself as a forward-looking entrant in the AI-blockchain sector. The protocol’s combination of smart arbitrage infrastructure and AI-led optimization aims to create long-term utility and scalability.

    Early supporters are encouraged to participate in the presale while the $0.050 token price is active.

    More Information

    Website: https://lyno.ai/
    Buy Presale: https://lyno.ai/#presale
    Whitepaper: https://lyno.ai/whitepaper.pdf
    Twitter/X: https://x.com/Lyno_AI
    Telegram: https://t.me/lyno_ai

    Contact
    LYNO AI
    contact@lyno.ai

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  • MIL-OSI: Descartes Sets Date to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WATERLOO, Ontario and ATLANTA, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Systems Group (TSX: DSG) (Nasdaq: DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, is scheduled to report its second quarter fiscal 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, September 03, 2025.

    Members of Descartes’ executive management team will host a conference call to discuss the company’s financial results at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 03, 2025. Designated numbers are +1 289 514 5100 for North America and +1 800 717 1738 for international, using conference ID 15589.
    The company will simultaneously conduct an audio webcast on the Descartes website at www.descartes.com/descartes/investor-relations. Phone conference dial-in or webcast log-in is required approximately 10 minutes beforehand.

    Replays of the conference call will be available until Wednesday, September 10, 2025, by dialing +1 289 819 1325 or Toll-Free for North America using +1 888 660 6264 with Playback Passcode: 15589#. An archived replay of the webcast will be available at www.descartes.com/descartes/investor-relations.

    About Descartes Systems Group
    Descartes is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security, and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and X (Twitter).

    Descartes Investor Contact         
    Laurie McCauley
    (519) 746-2969
    investor@descartes.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Brookfield Business Partners Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE: BBU, BBUC; TSX: BBU.UN, BBUC) announced today financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

    “We had an active quarter, reaching an agreement on the sale of a partial interest in three businesses, investing $300 million to acquire two market-leading businesses, and repurchasing an additional 2.2 million of common equity at highly accretive levels,” said Anuj Ranjan, CEO of Brookfield Business Partners. “The strength of our financial results in an uneven macroeconomic environment underscores the resilience of our operations, while progress on our value creation plans and capital recycling initiatives enable us to continue compounding growth for investors.”

      Three Months Ended
    June 30,
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    US$ millions (except per unit amounts), unaudited   2025   2024       2025   2024
    Net income (loss) attributable to Unitholders1 $ 26 $ (20 )   $ 106 $ 28
    Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit2 $ 0.12 $ (0.10 )   $ 0.49 $ 0.13
               
    Adjusted EBITDA3 $ 591 $ 524     $ 1,182 $ 1,068

    Net income attributable to Unitholders for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $26 million ($0.12 per limited partnership unit), compared to net loss of $20 million (loss of $0.10 per limited partnership unit) in the prior period.

    Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $591 million, compared to $524 million in the prior period reflecting increased performance on a same store basis and contribution from recently completed acquisitions. Prior period results included $71 million of contribution from disposed operations including our offshore oil services’ shuttle tanker operation which was sold in January 2025.

    Operational Update

    The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA by segment:

      Three Months Ended
    June 30,
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    US$ millions, unaudited   2025     2024       2025     2024  
    Industrials $ 307   $ 213     $ 611   $ 441  
    Business Services   205     182       418     387  
    Infrastructure Services   109     157       213     300  
    Corporate and Other   (30 )   (28 )     (60 )   (60 )
    Adjusted EBITDA $ 591   $ 524     $ 1,182   $ 1,068  

    Our Industrials segment generated Adjusted EBITDA of $307 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $213 million during the same period in 2024, benefiting from strong operating performance at our advanced energy storage operation. Current period results included $71 million of tax recoveries as well as contribution from recent acquisitions including our electric heat tracing systems manufacturer which was acquired in January 2025. Prior period results included contribution from our Canadian aggregates production operation which was sold in June 2024.

    Our Business Services segment generated Adjusted EBITDA of $205 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $182 million during the same period in 2024 which reflected the impact of reduced contribution from our dealer software and technology services operation in the prior period. Prior period results included contribution from our road fuels operation which was sold in July 2024.

    Our Infrastructure Services segment generated Adjusted EBITDA of $109 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $157 million during the same period in 2024 primarily reflecting the sale of our offshore oil services’ shuttle tanker operation in January 2025.

    The following table presents Adjusted EFO4 by segment:

      Three Months Ended
    June 30,
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    US$ millions, unaudited   2025     2024       2025     2024  
    Adjusted EFO          
    Industrials $ 154   $ 206     $ 284   $ 386  
    Business Services   105     86       222     254  
    Infrastructure Services   38     76       204     148  
    Corporate and Other   (63 )   (79 )     (131 )   (168 )

    Adjusted EFO included the benefit of lower interest expense due to a reduction in corporate borrowings compared to the prior period. Industrials Adjusted EFO reflected the impact of higher interest expense related to the funding of a distribution received from our advanced energy storage operation during the current year. Adjusted EFO in the prior period included $103 million of net gains related to the disposition of our Canadian aggregates production operation and the sale of public securities.

    Strategic Initiatives

    • Capital Recycling
      In July, we completed the previously announced sale of a partial interest in three businesses to a new evergreen private equity fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management. In exchange, BBU will receive units of the new evergreen fund with an initial redemption value of approximately $690 million, representing an aggregate 8.6% discount to net asset value (NAV) of the interests sold. In the 18-month period following the initial close of the new evergreen fund, the units are expected to be redeemed for cash.
    • Canadian Mortgage Lender
      In July, we entered into a partnership to privatize First National Financial Corporation, a leading publicly-listed Canadian residential and multi-family mortgage lender, for $2.7 billion. The transaction is expected to be funded with approximately $1.3 billion of equity, of which BBU’s share is expected to be approximately $145 million for an 11% interest in the business. The transaction is expected to close later this year, subject to obtaining the required shareholder, court and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
    • Specialty Consumables and Equipment Manufacturer
      In May, we completed the previously announced acquisition of Antylia Scientific, a leading manufacturer and distributor of critical consumables and testing equipment serving life sciences and environmental labs for approximately $1.3 billion. BBU invested $168 million for a 26% interest.
    • Unit Repurchase Program
      During the quarter, we invested $56 million to repurchase 2.2 million units and shares of Brookfield Business Partners at an average price of approximately $25 per unit and share. Since the start of the year, our buyback program has returned $157 million to owners through the repurchase of 6.5 million units and shares under our normal course issuer bid (NCIB), which we plan to renew once it expires later this month.

    Liquidity

    We ended the quarter with approximately $2.3 billion of liquidity at the corporate level, including $2.2 billion of availability on our credit facilities. Pro forma for announced and recently closed transactions, corporate liquidity is approximately $2.9 billion.

    Distribution

    The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.0625 per unit, payable on September 29, 2025 to unitholders of record as at the close of business on August 29, 2025.

    Additional Information

    The Board has reviewed and approved this news release, including the summarized unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein.

    Brookfield Business Partners’ Letter to Unitholders and the Supplemental Information are available on our website https://bbu.brookfield.com under Reports & Filings.

    Notes:
    1 Attributable to limited partnership unitholders, general partnership unitholders, redemption-exchange unitholders, special limited partnership unitholders and BBUC exchangeable shareholders.
    2 Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit calculated as net income (loss) attributable to limited partners divided by the average number of limited partnership units outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 which were 88.9 million and 84.5 million, respectively (June 30, 2024: 74.3 million and 74.3 million, respectively).
    3 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure of operating performance presented as net income and equity accounted income at the partnership’s economic ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries and equity accounted investments, respectively, excluding the impact of interest income (expense), net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, gains (losses) on dispositions, net, transaction costs, restructuring charges, revaluation gains or losses, impairment expenses or reversals, other income or expenses, and preferred equity distributions. The partnership’s economic ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries and equity accounted investments excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests consistent with how the partnership determines net income attributable to non-controlling interests in its unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results. The partnership believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides a comprehensive understanding of the ability of its businesses to generate recurring earnings which allows users to better understand and evaluate the underlying financial performance of the partnership’s operations and excludes items that the partnership believes do not directly relate to revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring items necessary for business operations. Please refer to the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA included in this news release.
    4 Adjusted EFO is the partnership’s segment measure of profit or loss and is presented as net income and equity accounted income at the partnership’s economic ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries and equity accounted investments, respectively, excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization expense, deferred income taxes, transaction costs, restructuring charges, unrealized revaluation gains or losses, impairment expenses or reversals and other income or expense items that are not directly related to revenue generating activities. The partnership’s economic ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests consistent with how the partnership determines net income attributable to non-controlling interests in its unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results. In order to provide additional insight regarding the partnership’s operating performance over the lifecycle of an investment, Adjusted EFO includes the impact of preferred equity distributions and realized disposition gains or losses recorded in net income, other comprehensive income, or directly in equity, such as ownership changes. Adjusted EFO does not include legal and other provisions that may occur from time to time in the partnership’s operations and that are one-time or non-recurring and not directly tied to the partnership’s operations, such as those for litigation or contingencies. Adjusted EFO includes expected credit losses and bad debt allowances recorded in the normal course of the partnership’s operations. Adjusted EFO allows the partnership to evaluate its segments on the basis of return on invested capital generated by its operations and allows the partnership to evaluate the performance of its segments on a levered basis.

    Brookfield Business Partners is a global business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that provide essential products and services and benefit from a strong competitive position. Investors have flexibility to invest in our company either through Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE: BBU; TSX: BBU.UN), a limited partnership or Brookfield Business Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BBUC), a corporation. For more information, please visit https://bbu.brookfield.com.

    Brookfield Business Partners is the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield Asset Management’s Private Equity Group. Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management.

    Please note that Brookfield Business Partners’ previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports have been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR, and are available at https://bbu.brookfield.com under Reports & Filings. Hard copies of the annual and quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.

    For more information, please contact:

    Conference Call and Quarterly Earnings Webcast Details

    Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Business Partners’ second quarter 2025 results as well as the Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information on our website https://bbu.brookfield.com under Reports & Filings.

    The results call can be accessed via webcast on August 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at BBU2025Q2Webcast or participants can preregister at BBU2025Q2ConferenceCall. Upon registering, participants will be emailed a dial-in number and unique PIN. A replay of the webcast will be available at https://bbu.brookfield.com.

    Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
    Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
     
      As at
    US$ millions, unaudited June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024
               
    Assets          
    Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,329     $ 3,239
    Financial assets     11,658       12,371
    Accounts and other receivable, net     7,148       6,279
    Inventory and other assets     5,808       5,728
    Property, plant and equipment     10,591       13,232
    Deferred income tax assets     1,959       1,744
    Intangible assets     19,158       18,317
    Equity accounted investments     2,397       2,325
    Goodwill     13,287       12,239
    Total Assets   $ 75,335     $ 75,474
               
    Liabilities and Equity          
    Liabilities          
    Corporate borrowings   $ 1,116     $ 2,142
    Accounts payable and other     13,766       16,691
    Non-recourse borrowings in subsidiaries of the partnership     42,493       36,720
    Deferred income tax liabilities     2,639       2,613
               
    Equity          
    Limited partners $ 2,291     $ 1,752  
    Non-controlling interests attributable to:          
    Redemption-exchange units   1,330       1,644  
    Special limited partner          
    BBUC exchangeable shares   1,805       1,721  
    Preferred securities   740       740  
    Interest of others in operating subsidiaries   9,155       11,451  
          15,321       17,308
    Total Liabilities and Equity   $ 75,335     $ 75,474
    Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
    Consolidated Statements of Operating Results
     
    US$ millions, unaudited Three Months Ended
    June 30,
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
      2025     2024       2025     2024  
               
    Revenues $ 6,695   $ 11,946     $ 13,444   $ 23,961  
    Direct operating costs   (5,465 )   (10,928 )     (10,867 )   (21,806 )
    General and administrative expenses   (271 )   (307 )     (582 )   (624 )
    Interest income (expense), net   (801 )   (778 )     (1,571 )   (1,574 )
    Equity accounted income (loss)   23     31       15     54  
    Impairment reversal (expense), net   (14 )         (14 )   10  
    Gain (loss) on dispositions, net   6     84       220     99  
    Other income (expense), net   (103 )   (100 )     (186 )   16  
    Income (loss) before income tax   70     (52 )     459     136  
    Income tax (expense) recovery          
    Current   (119 )   (122 )     (316 )   (212 )
    Deferred   184     239       248     344  
    Net income (loss) $ 135   $ 65     $ 391   $ 268  
    Attributable to:          
    Limited partners $ 11   $ (7 )   $ 41   $ 10  
    Non-controlling interests attributable to:          
    Redemption-exchange units   6     (6 )     29     9  
    Special limited partner                  
    BBUC exchangeable shares   9     (7 )     36     9  
    Preferred securities   13     13       26     26  
    Interest of others in operating subsidiaries   96     72       259     214  
    Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
    Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measure
     
    US$ millions, unaudited   Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
      Business
    Services
      Infrastructure
    Services
      Industrials   Corporate
    and Other
      Total
                         
    Net income (loss)   $ 253     $ (173 )   $ 95     $ (40 )   $ 135  
                         
    Add or subtract the following:                    
    Depreciation and amortization expense     208       175       384             767  
    Impairment reversal (expense), net                 14             14  
    Gain (loss) on dispositions, net     (6 )                       (6 )
    Other income (expense), net1     (200 )     76       229       (2 )     103  
    Income tax (expense) recovery     9       10       (76 )     (8 )     (65 )
    Equity accounted income (loss)     (5 )     (4 )     (14 )           (23 )
    Interest income (expense), net     238       142       401       20       801  
    Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA2     28       40       20             88  
    Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests3     (320 )     (157 )     (746 )           (1,223 )
    Adjusted EBITDA   $ 205     $ 109     $ 307     $ (30 )   $ 591  

    Notes:
    1 Other income (expense), net corresponds to amounts that are not directly related to revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring income or expenses necessary for business operations. The components of other income (expense), net include $236 million of net gain recognized upon the deconsolidation of our healthcare services operation, $183 million of expenses related to employee incentive payments linked to the realization of value at our advanced energy storage operation, $59 million of net revaluation losses, $57 million of business separation expenses, stand-up costs and restructuring charges, $19 million of net loss on debt modification and extinguishment, $3 million of transaction costs and $18 million of other expenses.
    2 Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA corresponds to the Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the partnership that is generated by its investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.
    3 Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by the non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries.

    Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
    Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measure
     
    US$ millions, unaudited   Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
      Business
    Services
      Infrastructure
    Services
      Industrials   Corporate
    and Other
      Total
                         
    Net income (loss)   $ 253     $ (17 )   $ 240     $ (85 )   $ 391  
                         
    Add or subtract the following:                    
    Depreciation and amortization expense     430       340       727             1,497  
    Impairment reversal (expense), net                 14             14  
    Gain (loss) on dispositions, net     (6 )     (214 )                 (220 )
    Other income (expense), net1     (132 )     (3 )     322       (1 )     186  
    Income tax (expense) recovery     27       35       25       (19 )     68  
    Equity accounted income (loss)     (8 )     22       (29 )           (15 )
    Interest income (expense), net     468       291       767       45       1,571  
    Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA2     52       73       35             160  
    Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests3     (666 )     (314 )     (1,490 )           (2,470 )
    Adjusted EBITDA   $ 418     $ 213     $ 611     $ (60 )   $ 1,182  

    Notes:
    1 Other income (expense), net corresponds to amounts that are not directly related to revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring income or expenses necessary for business operations. The components of other income (expense), net include $236 million of net gain recognized upon the deconsolidation of our healthcare services operation, $183 million of expenses related to employee incentive payments linked to the realization of value at our advanced energy storage operation, $135 million of business separation expenses, stand-up costs and restructuring charges, $125 million of unrealized gains recorded on reclassification of property, plant and equipment to finance leases at our offshore oil services operation, $110 million of net revaluation losses, $38 million of transaction costs, $22 million of net loss on debt modification and extinguishment and $59 million of other expenses.
    2 Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA corresponds to the Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the partnership that is generated by our investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.
    3 Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by the non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries.

    Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
    Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measure
     
    US$ millions, unaudited   Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
      Business
    Services
      Infrastructure
    Services
      Industrials   Corporate
    and Other
      Total
                         
    Net income (loss)   $ (5 )   $ (92 )   $ 216     $ (54 )   $ 65  
                         
    Add back or deduct the following:                    
    Depreciation and amortization expense     248       222       339             809  
    Gain (loss) on dispositions, net                 (84 )           (84 )
    Other income (expense), net1     51       22       26       1       100  
    Income tax expense (recovery)     (17 )     4       (91 )     (13 )     (117 )
    Equity accounted income (loss)     (5 )     (11 )     (15 )           (31 )
    Interest income (expense), net     253       178       309       38       778  
    Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA2     18       44       15             77  
    Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests3     (361 )     (210 )     (502 )           (1,073 )
    Adjusted EBITDA   $ 182     $ 157     $ 213     $ (28 )   $ 524  

    Notes:
    1 Other income (expense), net corresponds to amounts that are not directly related to revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring income or expenses necessary for business operations. The components of other income (expense), net include $82 million related to provisions recorded at our construction operation, $49 million of net gains on debt modification and extinguishment, $41 million of business separation expenses, stand-up costs, and restructuring charges, $21 million of net revaluation gains, $8 million of transaction costs and $39 million of other expenses.
    2 Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA corresponds to the Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the partnership that is generated by our investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.
    3 Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by the non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries.

    Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
    Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measure
     
    US$ millions, unaudited   Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
      Business
    Services
      Infrastructure
    Services
      Industrials   Corporate
    and Other
      Total
                         
    Net income (loss)   $ 235     $ (157 )   $ 314     $ (124 )   $ 268  
                         
    Add back or deduct the following:                    
    Depreciation and amortization expense     502       434       681             1,617  
    Impairment reversal (expense), net     (4 )     (12 )     6             (10 )
    Gain (loss) on dispositions, net     (15 )           (84 )           (99 )
    Other income (expense), net1     (89 )     4       58       11       (16 )
    Income tax expense (recovery)     7       1       (118 )     (22 )     (132 )
    Equity accounted income (loss), net     (6 )     (15 )     (33 )           (54 )
    Interest income (expense), net     505       358       636       75       1,574  
    Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA2     35       83       31             149  
    Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests3     (783 )     (396 )     (1,050 )           (2,229 )
    Adjusted EBITDA   $ 387     $ 300     $ 441     $ (60 )   $ 1,068  

    Notes:
    1 Other income (expense), net corresponds to amounts that are not directly related to revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring income or expenses necessary for business operations. The components of other income (expense), net include $179 million of net revaluation gains, $82 million related to provisions recorded at our construction operation, $61 million of business separation expenses, stand-up costs and restructuring charges, $50 million of other income related to a distribution at our entertainment operation, $38 million of net gains on debt modification and extinguishment, $29 million of transaction costs and $79 million of other expenses.
    2 Equity accounted Adjusted EBITDA corresponds to the Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the partnership that is generated by our investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.
    3 Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by the non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries.

    Brookfield Business Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
     

    Brookfield, News, August 1, 2025 – Brookfield Business Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BBUC) announced today its net income (loss) for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

      Three Months Ended
    June 30,
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    US$ millions, unaudited   2025     2024     2025     2024  
               
    Net income (loss) attributable to Brookfield Business Partners $ (120 ) $ 124   $ (178 ) $ (26 )

    Net loss attributable to Brookfield Business Partners for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $120 million, compared to net income of $124 million during the same period in 2024. Current period results included $176 million of remeasurement loss on our exchangeable and class B shares that are classified as liabilities under IFRS and a net gain recognized upon the deconsolidation of our healthcare services operation due to loss of control. Prior period results reflect the impact of reduced contribution from our construction operation. As at June 30, 2025, the exchangeable and class B shares were remeasured to reflect the closing price of $25.93 per unit.

    Dividend

    The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.0625 per share, payable on September 29, 2025 to shareholders of record as at the close of business on August 29, 2025.

    Additional Information

    Each exchangeable share of Brookfield Business Corporation has been structured with the intention of providing an economic return equivalent to one unit of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Each exchangeable share will be exchangeable at the option of the holder for one unit. Brookfield Business Corporation will target that dividends on its exchangeable shares be declared and paid at the same time as distributions are declared and paid on the Brookfield Business Partners’ units and that dividends on each exchangeable share will be declared and paid in the same amount as distributions are declared and paid on each unit to provide holders of exchangeable shares with an economic return equivalent to holders of units.

    In addition to carefully considering the disclosures made in this news release in its entirety, shareholders are strongly encouraged to carefully review the Letter to Unitholders, Supplemental Information and other continuous disclosure filings which are available at https://bbu.brookfield.com.

    Please note that Brookfield Business Corporation’s previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports have been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and are available at https://bbu.brookfield.com/bbuc under Reports & Filings. Hard copies of the annual and quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.

    Brookfield Business Corporation
    Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
     
      As at
    US$ millions, unaudited June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024
               
    Assets          
    Cash and cash equivalents   $ 613     $ 1,008
    Financial assets     290       353
    Accounts and other receivable, net     3,234       3,229
    Inventory, net     26       52
    Other assets     517       627
    Property, plant and equipment     181       2,480
    Deferred income tax assets     236       197
    Intangible assets     5,980       5,966
    Equity accounted investments     187       198
    Goodwill     5,018       4,988
    Total Assets   $ 16,282     $ 19,098
               
    Liabilities and Equity          
    Liabilities          
    Accounts payable and other   $ 2,981     $ 5,276
    Non-recourse borrowings in subsidiaries of the company     7,940       8,490
    Exchangeable and class B shares     1,815       1,709
    Deferred income tax liabilities     967       988
               
    Equity          
    Brookfield Business Partners $ (159 )     $ (59 )  
    Non-controlling interests   2,738         2,694    
          2,579       2,635
    Total Liabilities and Equity   $ 16,282     $ 19,098
    Brookfield Business Corporation
    Consolidated Statements of Operating Results
     
    US$ millions, unaudited Three Months Ended
    June 30,
      Six Months Ended
    June 30,
      2025     2024       2025     2024  
               
    Revenues $ 1,860   $ 1,929     $ 3,826   $ 3,794  
    Direct operating costs   (1,695 )   (1,860 )     (3,484 )   (3,512 )
    General and administrative expenses   (69 )   (77 )     (144 )   (141 )
    Interest income (expense), net   (212 )   (203 )     (431 )   (413 )
    Equity accounted income (loss)   2     2       5     3  
    Impairment reversal (expense), net                 (2 )
    Remeasurement of exchangeable and class B shares   (176 )   237       (183 )   126  
    Other income (expense), net   236     (59 )     202     (70 )
    Income (loss) before income tax   (54 )   (31 )     (209 )   (215 )
    Income tax (expense) recovery          
    Current   14     16       (9 )   (28 )
    Deferred   17     55       60     109  
    Net income (loss) $ (23 ) $ 40     $ (158 ) $ (134 )
    Attributable to:          
    Brookfield Business Partners   (120 )   124       (178 )   (26 )
    Non-controlling interests $ 97   $ (84 )   $ 20   $ (108 )


    Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements and Information

    Note: This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, include statements regarding the operations, business, financial condition, expected financial results, performance, prospects, opportunities, priorities, targets, goals, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook of Brookfield Business Partners, as well as regarding recently completed and proposed acquisitions, dispositions, and other transactions, and the outlook for North American and international economies for the current fiscal year and subsequent periods, and include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “seeks”, “intends”, “targets”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “views”, “potential”, “likely” or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”.

    Although we believe that our anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, investors and other readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information because they involve assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Brookfield Business Partners to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or are within our control. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and our plans and strategies may vary materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information herein.

    Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the cyclical nature of our operating businesses and general economic conditions and risks relating to the economy, including unfavorable changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, inflation, commodity prices and volatility in the financial markets; the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits; business competition, including competition for acquisition opportunities; strategic actions including our ability to complete dispositions and achieve the anticipated benefits therefrom; global equity and capital markets and the availability of equity and debt financing and refinancing within these markets; changes to U.S. laws or policies, including changes in U.S. domestic and economic policies as well as foreign trade policies and tariffs; technological change; litigation; cybersecurity incidents; the possible impact of international conflicts, wars and related developments including terrorist acts and cyber terrorism; operational, or business risks that are specific to any of our business services operations, infrastructure services operations or industrials operations; changes in government policy and legislation; catastrophic events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and pandemics/epidemics; changes in tax law and practice; and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in our documents filed with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed on Form 20-F.

    Statements relating to “reserves” are deemed to be forward-looking statements as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves described herein can be profitably produced in the future. We qualify any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.

    We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements and information, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether written or oral, that may be as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    Cautionary Statement Regarding the Use of a Non-IFRS Measure

    This news release contains references to a Non-IFRS measure. Adjusted EBITDA is not a generally accepted accounting measure under IFRS and therefore may differ from definitions used by other entities. We believe this is a useful supplemental measure that may assist investors in assessing the financial performance of Brookfield Business Partners and its subsidiaries. However, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

    References to Brookfield Business Partners are to Brookfield Business Partners L.P. together with its subsidiaries, controlled affiliates and operating entities. Unitholders’ results include limited partnership units, redemption-exchange units, general partnership units, BBUC exchangeable shares and special limited partnership units. More detailed information on certain references made in this news release will be available in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our interim report for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 furnished on Form 6-K.

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI Submissions: A university bookshop in Ibadan tells the story of Nigeria’s rich publishing culture

    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University

    Driven by a desire to explore Nigeria’s literary and cultural history beyond the metropolis of Lagos, I took a road trip to Ibadan, once the most important university town in the country. Ibadan, in Oyo State, was the first city in Nigeria to have a university set up in 1948.

    Ibadan is where the Mbari Club once gathered, an experimental space where Nigerian writers, artists and thinkers – among them Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, JP Clark, Christopher Okigbo, Uche Okeke, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Mabel Segun and South Africa’s Es’kia Mphahlele – met, debated and dreamed in the 1960s and 70s.

    It’s the city where celebrated Nigerian artist and architect Demas Nwoko imagined and built his utopias. Where the Oxford University Press and Heinemann Educational Books established their west African headquarters.




    Read more:
    Chimamanda’s Lagos homecoming wasn’t just a book launch, it was a cultural moment


    Books have always been a form of cultural currency in Ibadan. The presence of major publishers meant that bookshops were not just retail outlets, but intellectual salons, sites of encounter and exchange.

    So while in Ibadan I visited cultural spaces and independent bookshops but it was the charms of the University campus that mostly captured my imagination. And my favourite place was the University of Ibadan Bookshop. At this campus bookshop I lingered the most, in awe and wonder. Its eclectic range of books, journals, public lecture pamphlets, novels, poetry collections and monographs excited me.

    Today, when the global publishing economy has increasingly digitised and centralised, the bookshop feels almost radical just by existing. It’s a reminder that intellectual life in Africa is not peripheral or derived from the west. It is present, prolific and profoundly local. To walk through the shelves of this bookshop was to encounter a history of African thought written and produced on its own terms.

    As a scholar of African literature and archives, my research traces the hidden lives of spaces that have shaped publishing and archives. University bookshops have been overlooked but are essential nodes in the continent’s intellectual history.

    A snapshot of Nigeria

    This campus bookshop gives a snapshot of Nigeria as a print country. Here we witness the nation through its printed matter. A nation of prolific publishing. I found the literary output in the Ibadan campus bookshop not only vast but exuberant and unrelenting. It reflects the texture of the Nigerian personality: loud, boisterous, layered and insistent. Stacks upon stacks of books.

    In these stacks, it dawned on me that beneath the surface lies a vibrant, ongoing literary discourse that is unmistakably Nigerian, and sadly not resonant far beyond its borders. These are books you don’t see on reference lists of “popular” and “influential” scholarship that privileges work produced and imported to Africa from the Euro-American academy.

    I was especially intrigued with how the Nigerian academic and writer does not tire in producing academic and cultural journals. There are journals for every subject under the sun.

    While the critical framework of African literature is too often shaped by the global north (see critiques by Ato Quayson, Biodun Jeyifo, Simon Gikandi and Grace Musila) in Ibadan, I saw a distinctly local and deeply African critical discourse rooted in place, language and lived experience. To walk into the University of Ibadan Bookshop is to step into legacy. Its shelves bear the weight of decades of African thought, theory and storytelling.

    Despite being housed in an ageing building, it has stayed defiant. Even though floods destroyed books and computers worth a small fortune in 2019, the bookshop is still standing proudly. And there was pride too among the staff who were eager to help or answer any questions about the books.

    More than bookshops

    The University of Ibadan bookshop reminded me of the bookshop from my undergraduate days in Zimbabwe. Even though our campus bookshop was much smaller, I used to find pleasure going there in between lectures. It often felt like walking into a vault of African knowledge and memory.

    Our bookshop at Midlands State University stocked old, canonical books alongside current literature. On occasion, rare, out-of-print secondhand books would appear on the shelves. The bargain sales also meant I spent most of my money there.

    But to call these spaces on African university campuses “bookshops” hardly does them justice. They are hybrid cultural ecosystems that function as part bookshop, part print shop, stationer, library and sometimes even archive. They have long served as vital nodes in the circulation of African knowledge and thought.

    Yet this ecosystem is rapidly eroding, undermined by the rise of internet culture, artificial intelligence, piracy and harsh economic conditions. The result is a slow but devastating disappearance of African intellectual memory. As scholars remind us, digital platforms are not neutral. They are structured by algorithms that often marginalise black and African knowledge. So, the loss of these analogue spaces is more than nostalgic, it is epistemic erasure.

    In this digital age, there is something vital about the physical presence of bookshops on African campuses. Thanks to them, as a student, for me literature was the serendipity of discovery, the tactile feel of books, the beautiful persistence of a local knowledge system that was relatable and produced by people like me.




    Read more:
    Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko on his award-winning work: ‘Whatever you build, it should suit your culture’


    On the way out of the city, we stopped at Bower’s Tower. From there you can see Ibadan’s sprawling layout, the ancient hills from which the settlement was built, and its red roofs.

    The view reflected the complexity and density of ideas the city has nurtured. And despite shifts in Nigeria’s publishing geography from here to Lagos and Abuja, Ibadan still matters. It’s a city that remembers, that archives, that holds on to knowledge.

    Tinashe Mushakavanhu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    ref. A university bookshop in Ibadan tells the story of Nigeria’s rich publishing culture – https://theconversation.com/a-university-bookshop-in-ibadan-tells-the-story-of-nigerias-rich-publishing-culture-262050

    MIL OSI

  • MIL-OSI USA: Amo Hosts Press Call About Skyrocketing Costs and Decimation of Social Safety Net During Trump’s First Six Months

    Source: US Congressman Gabe Amo (Rhode Island 1st District)

    Congressman Amo joined local press to highlight how Trump’s chaotic tariffs, Big, Ugly law, and illegal withholding of federal funds is hurting Rhode Islanders.

    Providence, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) hosted a press call with Rhode Island news outlets highlighting President Donald Trump’s terrible track record of delivering for the Ocean State. 

    “I’ve been working aggressively over the last six months to fight Trump’s betrayal of Rhode Islanders,” said Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI). “Time and time again, Trump and Congressional Republicans have broken promises. Costs are skyrocketing, they’re stripping 47,000 Rhode Islanders of health care, gutting disaster response, and imposing erratic tariffs – making it impossible for small Rhode Island manufacturers to hire and compete. I’ve voted against their disastrous agenda, signed amicus briefs to stop these illegal actions in the courts, agitated at protests in DC and Rhode Island, and will continue to fight Trump’s treachery every step of the way.”

    Video of the full press call can be found here

    Background

    Congressman Amo will spend the month of August, while Congress is not in session, meeting with Rhode Islanders to learn how they are being impacted by Trump’s treachery.

    Today, he joined primary care providers at East Bay Community Action Program to discuss the impact of Medicaid and Medicare cuts on their ability to serve Rhode Islanders. 

    On July 26, 2025 Amo joined Accessibility is Beautiful to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and highlight the importance of Medicaid to disabled Americans. 

    On May 20, 2026, he joined the Congressional Black Caucus on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the disproportionate harm Trump’s cuts will have on Black and Brown communities. 

    On March 28, 2025 Amo visited Woonsocket Head Start and met the littlest Rhode Islanders whose families may be impacted by cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. 

    On March 18, 2025, with Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner, Amo met with providers at Butler Hospital in Providence to raise the alarm about the impact of Medicaid cuts to Rhode Islanders seeking behavioral and mental health care.

    On March 17, 2025, Amo met with emergency food providers at the Rhode Island Food Bank and the MLK Center to discuss the harm SNAP cuts will have on hungry Rhode Island families.

    On March 10, 2025, Amo stood with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner calling out the harms of Medicaid cuts to the 45% of new moms and babies in Rhode Island covered by the program. 

    ###

    MIL OSI USA News

  • Japanese banks’ investments in India growing stronger: Envoy

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Japanese Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, on Friday said he had a detailed conversation with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on the expanding role of Japanese banks in India’s economy.

    In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the envoy highlighted that the meeting focused on the expansion of Japanese banks’ investments in India and how they are increasingly contributing to the country’s economic growth.

    “Honoured to meet Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). We had an engaging discussion on the expansion of Japanese banks’ investments in India and their growing contribution to the Indian economy,” Keiichi said on X.

    The meeting comes as India and Japan continue to deepen their Special Strategic and Global Partnership, with greater emphasis on trade, investment, and financial cooperation.

    In recent years, Japanese financial institutions have expanded their footprint in India, supporting infrastructure projects, industrial growth, and business collaborations.

    Earlier, senior officials from both nations reaffirmed the importance of strengthening bilateral ties ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Japan later this year.

    During a high-level dialogue in the national capital on July 28, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Japan’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi agreed to enhance cooperation in security, economy, and people-to-people exchanges, while working closely within frameworks such as the Japan-US-Australia-India partnership to promote a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

    “At the Japan-India Vice-Ministerial Dialogue, the two Secretaries confirmed that, in anticipation of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan scheduled for this year, they would work to strengthen bilateral relations in a wide range of areas, including security, economy, and people-to-people exchanges, and would further cooperate, including within the Japan-US-Australia-India framework, towards the realization of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” read a statement issued by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the evening of July 28.

    “In addition to bilateral relations, the two Secretaries also exchanged views on regional situations and agreed to continue to cooperate closely. During the exchange of views with Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, the two sides discussed various aspects of bilateral relations,” it added.

    —IANS

  • PM National Dialysis Programme expanded to 751 districts across India

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Government of India has significantly expanded the reach of the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP), with the initiative now operational across all 36 States and Union Territories, covering 751 districts. As of June 30, a total of 1,704 dialysis centres are functional under the programme.

    The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

    The PMNDP is being implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM) to provide free dialysis services to patients suffering from end-stage kidney failure. The programme supports both Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis services. According to the Ministry, the rollout and expansion of dialysis services are based on gap assessments conducted by States and UTs as part of their annual Programme Implementation Plans.

    Initially, the Government recommended the setting up of haemodialysis centres in all district hospitals. Based on local requirements, States have been encouraged to scale down the facilities to Community Health Centres (CHCs) at the taluka level, especially in remote and tribal regions.

    The NHM provides financial assistance to States and UTs for establishing and operating dialysis centres to ensure equitable access to kidney care services for all, regardless of geography.

  • MIL-OSI Africa: A university bookshop in Ibadan tells the story of Nigeria’s rich publishing culture

    Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University

    Driven by a desire to explore Nigeria’s literary and cultural history beyond the metropolis of Lagos, I took a road trip to Ibadan, once the most important university town in the country. Ibadan, in Oyo State, was the first city in Nigeria to have a university set up in 1948.

    Ibadan is where the Mbari Club once gathered, an experimental space where Nigerian writers, artists and thinkers – among them Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, JP Clark, Christopher Okigbo, Uche Okeke, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Mabel Segun and South Africa’s Es’kia Mphahlele – met, debated and dreamed in the 1960s and 70s.

    It’s the city where celebrated Nigerian artist and architect Demas Nwoko imagined and built his utopias. Where the Oxford University Press and Heinemann Educational Books established their west African headquarters.


    Read more: Chimamanda’s Lagos homecoming wasn’t just a book launch, it was a cultural moment


    Books have always been a form of cultural currency in Ibadan. The presence of major publishers meant that bookshops were not just retail outlets, but intellectual salons, sites of encounter and exchange.

    So while in Ibadan I visited cultural spaces and independent bookshops but it was the charms of the University campus that mostly captured my imagination. And my favourite place was the University of Ibadan Bookshop. At this campus bookshop I lingered the most, in awe and wonder. Its eclectic range of books, journals, public lecture pamphlets, novels, poetry collections and monographs excited me.

    Books are cultural currency in Ibadan. Tinashe Mushakavanhu

    Today, when the global publishing economy has increasingly digitised and centralised, the bookshop feels almost radical just by existing. It’s a reminder that intellectual life in Africa is not peripheral or derived from the west. It is present, prolific and profoundly local. To walk through the shelves of this bookshop was to encounter a history of African thought written and produced on its own terms.

    As a scholar of African literature and archives, my research traces the hidden lives of spaces that have shaped publishing and archives. University bookshops have been overlooked but are essential nodes in the continent’s intellectual history.

    A snapshot of Nigeria

    This campus bookshop gives a snapshot of Nigeria as a print country. Here we witness the nation through its printed matter. A nation of prolific publishing. I found the literary output in the Ibadan campus bookshop not only vast but exuberant and unrelenting. It reflects the texture of the Nigerian personality: loud, boisterous, layered and insistent. Stacks upon stacks of books.

    In these stacks, it dawned on me that beneath the surface lies a vibrant, ongoing literary discourse that is unmistakably Nigerian, and sadly not resonant far beyond its borders. These are books you don’t see on reference lists of “popular” and “influential” scholarship that privileges work produced and imported to Africa from the Euro-American academy.

    Stacks upon stacks of books greet one. Tinashe Mushakavanhu

    I was especially intrigued with how the Nigerian academic and writer does not tire in producing academic and cultural journals. There are journals for every subject under the sun.

    While the critical framework of African literature is too often shaped by the global north (see critiques by Ato Quayson, Biodun Jeyifo, Simon Gikandi and Grace Musila) in Ibadan, I saw a distinctly local and deeply African critical discourse rooted in place, language and lived experience. To walk into the University of Ibadan Bookshop is to step into legacy. Its shelves bear the weight of decades of African thought, theory and storytelling.

    Despite being housed in an ageing building, it has stayed defiant. Even though floods destroyed books and computers worth a small fortune in 2019, the bookshop is still standing proudly. And there was pride too among the staff who were eager to help or answer any questions about the books.

    More than bookshops

    The University of Ibadan bookshop reminded me of the bookshop from my undergraduate days in Zimbabwe. Even though our campus bookshop was much smaller, I used to find pleasure going there in between lectures. It often felt like walking into a vault of African knowledge and memory.

    Our bookshop at Midlands State University stocked old, canonical books alongside current literature. On occasion, rare, out-of-print secondhand books would appear on the shelves. The bargain sales also meant I spent most of my money there.

    A distinctly Nigerian book conversation. Tinashe Mushakavanhu

    But to call these spaces on African university campuses “bookshops” hardly does them justice. They are hybrid cultural ecosystems that function as part bookshop, part print shop, stationer, library and sometimes even archive. They have long served as vital nodes in the circulation of African knowledge and thought.

    Yet this ecosystem is rapidly eroding, undermined by the rise of internet culture, artificial intelligence, piracy and harsh economic conditions. The result is a slow but devastating disappearance of African intellectual memory. As scholars remind us, digital platforms are not neutral. They are structured by algorithms that often marginalise black and African knowledge. So, the loss of these analogue spaces is more than nostalgic, it is epistemic erasure.

    In this digital age, there is something vital about the physical presence of bookshops on African campuses. Thanks to them, as a student, for me literature was the serendipity of discovery, the tactile feel of books, the beautiful persistence of a local knowledge system that was relatable and produced by people like me.


    Read more: Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko on his award-winning work: ‘Whatever you build, it should suit your culture’


    On the way out of the city, we stopped at Bower’s Tower. From there you can see Ibadan’s sprawling layout, the ancient hills from which the settlement was built, and its red roofs.

    The view reflected the complexity and density of ideas the city has nurtured. And despite shifts in Nigeria’s publishing geography from here to Lagos and Abuja, Ibadan still matters. It’s a city that remembers, that archives, that holds on to knowledge.

    – A university bookshop in Ibadan tells the story of Nigeria’s rich publishing culture
    – https://theconversation.com/a-university-bookshop-in-ibadan-tells-the-story-of-nigerias-rich-publishing-culture-262050

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Professor Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police

    Source: Government of South Africa

    Professor Firoz Cachalia sworn in as Minister of Police

    Professor Firoz Cachalia has been sworn in as the new Minister of Police during ceremony held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday.  

    “In terms of the powers vested in me by Section 91(3)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, I have decided to appoint the following person as Minister for the portfolio indicated in the signed President’s Act. The said Minister-Designate, who is about to become Minister, is Professor Firoz Cachalia… (sic),” said President Cyril Ramaphosa during the ceremony.

    The swearing in follows President Ramaphosa’s announcement last month that he had placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence with immediate effect.

    The affirmation was administered by Acting Judge President, Aubrey Ledwaba, following Cachalia’s appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa. 

    READ | Police Minister Mchunu placed on leave of absence 

    The President further announced the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry, led by Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, into allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 

    Mkhwanazi had raised concerns about an alleged criminal syndicate that has infiltrated law enforcement and intelligence structures. He also accused Mchunu of colluding with criminal elements to disband the Political Killings Task Team based in KwaZulu-Natal. 

    Director-General in The Presidency, Phindile Baleni, who spoke at the swearing-in, congratulated the newly appointed Minister

    “Minister, we congratulate you on your appointment and wish you much success in your duties and endeavours to make South Africa and the world a better place for all,” Baleni said.

    Addressing members of the media after the ceremony, President Ramaphosa acknowledged the concerns regarding the seeming duplication in the police ministry.  

    “I know there is a technicality about seeming to have two Ministers in the same portfolio, and that is a matter I do believe is going to be resolved within a short space of time.  

    “I directed the commission [of inquiry] to complete its work as quickly as possible, so whatever confusion there might be is going to be of a short duration. I expect a report from the commission within three months and if they have to ask for an extension, we will give consideration to that. 

    “I do want this matter to be resolved as quickly as possible but at the same time, we have had to provide leadership to the police service. We can’t leave a vacuum. Whilst all of this is happening, Minister Mchunu is on leave while this matter is being resolved, and he is preparing himself, as I hear, to appear before the commission,” the President said.  

    Speaking to the media about his new role, Cachalia said he had not yet had an opportunity to meet with the President but had been informed that the first Cabinet meeting would take place on Wednesday, and he assumed the President would engage with him in due course.  

    Cachalia assured the public that he is fully aware of the responsibility that comes with the role and is committed to prioritising their safety and security.  

    “I don’t think there are any specific fears going into this portfolio. I understand the moment the country is in and the weight of the responsibility that I have, together with the others in government. I want to assure the public that their safety and security is uppermost in my mind. That’s what I am going to focus on, and I hope that I will be able to take the country forward,” he said. 

    Responding to a question on whether he supports the work of the Political Killings Task Team, Cachalia said he would comment after meeting with National Commissioner Fannie Masemola on Thursday next week.  

    “I don’t think it will be appropriate for me to comment on that without having the benefit of a discussion with him,” he said. 

    Cachalia also touched on his dual role as chairperson of the National Anti-Corruption Council, whose term ends at the end of the month. 

    “I do think that my appointment as a Minister of this portfolio, while I am still the chairperson of the National Anti-Corruption Council – the term of which expires at the end of this month… I am now in a better position than I was as chairperson to take the recommendations of the Council forward, and I will certainly be doing so.”  

    Cachalia said he would ask the National Commissioner, during their upcoming meeting, to arrange a session between the Anti-Corruption Council and the police management team to discuss the Council’s recommendations, adding that it is his intention to work closely with the Minister of Justice, as the recommendations impact both their portfolios. 

    “We will together be in a much better position going forward to take those recommendations forward. The recommendations that the Council has made are the ones I am committed to fully implementing,” Cachalia said.  

    On when he will travel to KwaZulu-Natal to meet with General Mkhwanazi, Cachalia said the visit will depend on his discussion with the National Commissioner. 

    “As the national Minister, I have to visit all the provinces – in what sequence and with what priorities in mind, that still has to be determined. So, I will answer that question in the coming days,” he said.  

    Minister Cachalia vowed to work hard and remain focused on his responsibilities despite the challenges surrounding his appointment.  

    “I will work hard. I am not distracted by the noise, and I am not driven by political ambition. I have been given a task. I am going to tackle the task without fear or favour, subject of course to the President’s guidance and direction as a member of the Cabinet,” the Minister said. – SAnews.gov.za

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: APEC Disaster Officials Rally for Joint Action as Regional Risks Escalate Incheon, Republic of Korea | 01 August 2025 Issued by the APEC Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum From climate extremes and aging populations to rapid urbanization, the region’s risk landscape is growing more multifaceted, outpacing the capacity of any single economy to respond alone.

    Source: APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

    As disasters grow more frequent and complex across the Asia-Pacific, senior officials from APEC member economies convened in Incheon for the 2025 APEC Senior Disaster Management Officials’ Forum (SDMOF), calling for urgent, collective action to reduce disaster risks and protect lives.

    The forum, held under the theme “Advancing Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific: Partnerships for a Resilient and Prosperous Future,” focused on strengthening coordination and resilience in the face of increasingly complex threats. From climate extremes and aging populations to rapid urbanization, the region’s risk landscape is growing more multifaceted, outpacing the capacity of any single economy to respond alone.

    “Disasters today cross borders and present transboundary risks that demand collective responses across the APEC region,” said Park Cheon-soo, Director General of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea. “In this context, solidarity and cooperation among member economies, in other words, partnership, is no longer optional, but a prerequisite for effective disaster risk reduction.”

    Director General Park urged delegates to move beyond disaster recovery and invest in systems that prevent and mitigate risk. 

    Throughout the forum, officials engaged in crucial policy session on emerging risks, early warning systems, multi-layered governance and technology for disaster leadership. 

    Officials also discussed the fundamental concept, different types and management strategies regarding emerging risks. They also explored to better mobilize private sector capabilities and harnessing emerging technologies to strengthen multi-level governance and leadership during disaster response. 

    In his closing remarks, Director General Park acknowledged the progress made in disaster preparedness and response, but emphasized that future challenges require renewed ambition and high-level commitment. 

    He called on each member economy to develop whole-of-society implementation capabilities aligned with their priorities and domestic contexts, foundations essential for the region’s prosperity. 

    Director General Park also reaffirmed Korea’s commitment to sharing expertise and resources, including advances in ICT-based early warning systems and integrated disaster management.

    Officials emphasized the need to translate the forum’s discussions into concrete actions and deeper collaboration, positioning the dialogue as a springboard for future progress.

    “Disaster risk reduction is not only about enhancing our ability to respond to disasters, but also crucial for ensuring prosperity across economic, social and environmental dimensions,” Director General Park concluded. “Trust-based cooperation among APEC economies is essential for advancing disaster risk reduction.”


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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Secretary-General of ASEAN welcomes the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat

    Source: ASEAN

    Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today warmly welcomed H.E. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.
     
    The event commenced with the signing of guestbook and will be followed by an Interface between the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Secretary-General of ASEAN, the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR), and the Ambassador of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, and the delivery of a Policy Speech. The Policy Speech will be attended by members of the diplomatic corps in Jakarta, representatives of ASEAN-associated entities, academia and think tanks, business leaders, and staff members of the ASEAN Secretariat.

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste holds Interface with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN

    Source: ASEAN

    Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, together with the Committee of the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and the Ambassador of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, held an Interface with H.E. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.
     
    The Interface underscored Timor-Leste’s unwavering commitment to the work of ASEAN, particularly towards ASEAN Community-building and regional integration efforts. Secretary-General Dr. Kao reaffirmed the ASEAN Secretariat’s support to Timor-Leste in its efforts to be the 11th member of ASEAN in October of this year.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Simpson Highlights Efforts to Make Housing More Affordable

    Source: US State of Idaho

    Rep. Simpson Highlights Efforts to Make Housing More Affordable

    Washington, August 1, 2025

    WASHINGTON—Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted his recent legislative actions to address housing affordability in America. These actions include supporting President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, voting to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and cosponsoring the Housing Supply Frameworks Act introduced by Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska.
    “Idaho is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, and one of the top concerns I’ve heard in recent years is what Congress is doing to tackle the housing affordability crisis,” said Rep. Simpson. “Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and its historic tax relief provisions, addressing this issue has now become a reality. The pro-growth policies in the bill will unleash American economic prosperity and make housing more affordable by putting more money back into the pockets of Idahoans and all Americans. I was proud to support the One Big Beautiful Bill and will continue supporting policies that make housing a priority.”
    Efforts to Make Housing More Affordable:

    H.R. 1 – The One Big Beautiful Bill Act. President Trump signed this legislation into law on July 4th, 2025. The One Big Beautiful Bill extends and expands the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, permanently extends the tax deduction on mortgage interest, and makes improvements to the Opportunity Zone program.
    H.R. 4552 – The Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This legislation maintains funding at responsible levels for housing programs and refocuses housing assistance to promote self-sufficiency while continuing to support America’s most vulnerable.
    H.R. 2840 – The Housing Supply Frameworks Act. This legislation directs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop frameworks for best practices on zoning and land-use policies.

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  • MIL-OSI: NANO Nuclear Selected for Inclusion in the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index, Qualifying It for Inclusion in the Prominent Global X Uranium ETF (“URA”)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    With over $4 billion in net assets, the Global X Uranium ETF is the world’s preeminent ETF providing investors broad exposure to companies involved in uranium mining and the production of nuclear components

    New York, N.Y., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, today announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index, following the Index’s semiannual review and subsequent rebalancing.

    Effective as of August 1, 2025, NANO Nuclear’s common stock will be included in the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index, an Index of Solactive AG which tracks the price movements in shares of companies that have (or are expected to have) exposure to the uranium industry. This particularly includes uranium mining, exploration, uranium investments and technologies (such as NANO Nuclear’s micro modular nuclear reactors under development) related to the uranium industry

    The Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index serves as a benchmark for exchange-traded funds (or ETFs) and other investment products, with NANO Nuclear’s inclusion reflecting its growing presence in the global nuclear energy and uranium supply chain.

    As a result of this addition, NANO Nuclear’s common stock now qualifies for inclusion in the prominent Global X Uranium ETF (ticker “URA”), with approximately $4 billion in net assets, which passively tracks the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index. Notably, the Global X Uranium ETF is the world’s preeminent ETF providing investors broad exposure to companies involved in uranium mining and the production of nuclear components.

    Figure 1 – NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. Selected for inclusion in the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index, qualifying it for inclusion in the prominent Global X Uranium ETF (“URA”)

    “Our team has executed well on our stated strategic priorities, strengthening our market position and building collaborations that support our long‑term growth and valuation,” said Jay Yu, Founder and Chairman of NANO Nuclear. “Inclusion in Solactive’s Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index and the Global X Uranium ETF marks these achievements and is another positive step in our trajectory, highlighting our expanding role in the global nuclear energy industry. It is a testament to the hard work being done by our team to steadily grow our company, advance our technologies, and deliver value to our shareholders both now and in the future.”

    “This is an important milestone for NANO Nuclear, and we are proud to be included in Solactive’s coverage of the nuclear and uranium industry,” said James Walker, Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear. “We continue to take proactive steps to advance NANO Nuclear’s various development programs and initiatives and create shareholder value. This inclusion increases our visibility in the public markets and connects us with investors who are interested in this growing sector. We look forward to leveraging this exposure as we continue to grow and progress our business plans.”

    About NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.

    NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is an advanced technology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially focused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across five business lines: (i) cutting edge portable and other microreactor technologies, (ii) nuclear fuel fabrication, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation, (iv) nuclear applications for space and (v) nuclear industry consulting services. NANO Nuclear believes it is the first portable nuclear microreactor company to be listed publicly in the U.S.

    Led by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear’s reactor products in development include patented KRONOS MMREnergy System, a stationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that is in construction permit pre-application engagement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in collaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.), “ZEUS”, a solid core battery reactor, and “ODIN”, a low-pressure coolant reactor, and the space focused, portable LOKI MMR, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.

    Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is led by former executives from the largest transportation company in the world aiming to build a North American transportation company that will provide commercial quantities of HALEU fuel to small modular reactors, microreactor companies, national laboratories, military, and DOE programs. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented high-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S. national nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy. Assuming development and commercialization, AFT is expected to form part of the only vertically integrated nuclear fuel business of its kind in North America.

    HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear’s own microreactors as well as the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.

    NANO Nuclear Space Inc. (NNS), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is exploring the potential commercial applications of NANO Nuclear’s developing micronuclear reactor technology in space. NNS is focusing on applications such as the LOKI MMR system and other power systems for extraterrestrial projects and human sustaining environments, and potentially propulsion technology for long haul space missions. NNS’ initial focus will be on cis-lunar applications, referring to uses in the space region extending from Earth to the area surrounding the Moon’s surface.

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    This news release and statements of NANO Nuclear’s management in connection with this news release contain or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements mean statements related to future events, which may impact our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “potential”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would” or “may” and other words of similar meaning. In this press release, forward-looking statements relate to the anticipated benefits of NANO Nuclear’s inclusion in the index and ETF described herein and its plans and goals generally. These and other forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this news release and represent management’s current views and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events or results and involve significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control. For NANO Nuclear, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: (i) risks related to our U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) or related state or non-U.S. nuclear licensing submissions, (ii) risks related the development of new or advanced technology and the acquisition of complimentary technology or businesses, including difficulties with design and testing, cost overruns, regulatory delays, integration issues and the development of competitive technology, (iii) our ability to obtain contracts and funding to be able to continue operations, (iv) risks related to uncertainty regarding our ability to technologically develop and commercially deploy a competitive advanced nuclear reactor or other technology in the timelines we anticipate, if ever, (v) risks related to the impact of U.S. and non-U.S. government regulation, policies and licensing requirements, including by the DOE and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including those associated with the recently enacted ADVANCE Act and the May 23, 2025 Executive Orders seeking to streamline nuclear regulation, and (vi) similar risks and uncertainties associated with the operating an early stage business a highly regulated and rapidly evolving industry. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. These factors may not constitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in any forward-looking statement, and NANO Nuclear therefore encourages investors to review other factors that may affect future results in its filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov and at https://ir.nanonuclearenergy.com/financial-information/sec-filings. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a predictor of actual results. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this news release, except as required by law.

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  • MIL-OSI: OTC Markets Group Welcomes Apex Critical Metals Corp. to OTCQX

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities, today announced Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE: APXC; OTCQX: APXCF), a Canadian exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. Apex Critical Metals Corp. upgraded to OTCQX from the OTCQB® Venture Market.

    Apex Critical Metals Corp. begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol “APXCF.” U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

    The OTCQX Market is designed for established, investor-focused U.S. and international companies. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Graduating to the OTCQX Market from the OTCQB Market marks an important milestone for companies, enabling them to demonstrate their qualifications and build visibility among U.S. investors.

    “Graduating to the OTCQX Market marks another important step forward in our mission to build a leading North American explorer focused on critical metals,” stated Sean Charland, CEO of Apex Critical Metals. “This upgrade reflects the financial strength of our company, our commitment to transparent disclosure, and our intention to engage a broader base of U.S. investors as we continue to advance our rare earth and niobium-focused projects.”

    About Apex Critical Metals Corp.
    Apex Critical Metals Corp. is a Canadian exploration company specializing in the acquisition and development of properties prospective for carbonatites and alkaline rocks with potential to host economic concentrations of rare earth elements (REE’s), niobium, gold and copper mineralization. Apex’s Cap property located 85 kilometres northeast of Prince George, B.C., spans 25 square kilometres and hosts a recently identified promising 1.8-kilometre niobium trend. The Company’s Bianco carbonatite project encompasses 3,735 hectares covering a large carbonatite complex within an area known for significant niobium mineralization in northwestern Ontario. The company’s Lac Le Moyne project covers 4,025 hectares located in Northeastern Quebec, and hosts underexplored carbonatite outcrops originally mapped by government geologists in the 1970’s. By acquiring a multitude of carbonatite projects, Apex Critical Metals intends to investigate potential high-value opportunities to meet the growing global demand of specialty metals across various industries. Apex Critical is publicly listed in Canada on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the symbol APXC, in the United States on the OTCQX market under the symbol APXCF, and in Germany on the Borse Frankfurt under the symbol KL9 and/or WKN: A40CCQ. Find out more at www.apexcriticalmetals.com where you can subscribe for News Alerts, watch our Video, or follow us on Facebook, X.com or LinkedIn.

    About OTC Markets Group Inc.
    OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. Our data-driven disclosure standards form the foundation of our public markets: OTCQX® Best Market, OTCQB® Venture Market, OTCID™ Basic Market and Pink Limited™ Market. Our OTC Link® Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) provide critical market infrastructure that broker-dealers rely on to facilitate trading. Our innovative model offers companies more efficient access to the U.S. financial markets.

    OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, OTC Link NQB, and MOON ATS™ are each SEC regulated ATS, operated by OTC Link LLC, a FINRA and SEC registered broker-dealer, member SIPC. To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient markets, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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  • MIL-OSI: OTC Markets Group Welcomes Talga Group Ltd. to OTCQX

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities, today announced Talga Group Ltd. (ASX: TLG; OTCQX: TLGRF), a leader in the development of sustainable battery materials, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. Talga Group Ltd. upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink® market.

    Talga Group Ltd. begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol “TLGRF.” U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

    Upgrading to the OTCQX Market is an important step for companies seeking to provide transparent trading for their U.S. investors. For companies listed on a qualified international exchange, streamlined market standards enable them to utilize their home market reporting to make their information available in the U.S. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.

    Talga Group CEO Martin Phillips commented, “To begin trading on the OTCQX is an important step in Talga’s growth strategy. It will provide North American investors with a convenient way to trade our shares and the OTCQX quotation enhances our exposure to the investment community in the US. We recently announced that a US patent is pending for our graphite battery anode material which paves the way for expansion of our operations in the future.”

    About Talga Group Ltd.
    Talga Group Ltd. (ASX:TLG) is a leader in the development of sustainable battery materials. Via innovative technology and vertical integration of our 100% owned Swedish graphite resources, Talga offers a secure supply of products critical to the green transition. Talga’s flagship product, Talnode-C, is a natural graphite anode material made using renewable energy for a low emissions footprint. Battery materials under development include an advanced silicon anode product, recycled graphite anode material and conductive additives for cathodes.

    About OTC Markets Group Inc.
    OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. Our data-driven disclosure standards form the foundation of our public markets: OTCQX® Best Market, OTCQB® Venture Market, OTCID™ Basic Market and Pink Limited™ Market. Our OTC Link® Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) provide critical market infrastructure that broker-dealers rely on to facilitate trading. Our innovative model offers companies more efficient access to the U.S. financial markets.

    OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, OTC Link NQB, and MOON ATS™ are each SEC regulated ATS, operated by OTC Link LLC, a FINRA and SEC registered broker-dealer, member SIPC. To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient markets, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

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  • MIL-OSI: TransAlta Reports Strong Second Quarter 2025 Results, Advancement of Strategic Priorities and Reaffirms Guidance

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta or the Company) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

    “Our strong second quarter results illustrate the value of our diversified fleet and exceptional operational performance. Our Alberta portfolio’s hedging strategy and active asset optimization continued to generate realized prices well above spot prices while environmental credits generated by our hydro and wind assets significantly offset our gas fleet’s carbon price compliance obligation. While we continue to navigate a challenging Alberta price environment, our assets continue to perform well, and we remain confident in achieving our 2025 Outlook,” said John Kousinioris, President and Chief Executive Officer.

    “Our team remains focused on advancing our strategic priorities. We are pleased with the progress on our Alberta data centre strategy and the associated negotiations, which now reflect the Alberta Electric System Operator’s (AESO) approach to large load integration. The AESO currently expects Demand Transmission Service contracts to be executed in mid-September, which will secure each proponent’s access to system capacity. We continue to work closely with our counterparties and are progressing towards the execution of a data centre memorandum of understanding in relation to our system capacity allocation,” added Mr. Kousinioris.

    “Finally, we continue to progress negotiations on conversion opportunities at Centralia and are working towards executing a definitive agreement later this year with our customer for the full capacity of Centralia Unit 2.”

    Second Quarter 2025 Highlights

    • Achieved strong operational availability of 91.6 per cent in 2025, compared to 90.8 per cent in 2024
    • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $349 million, compared to $316 million for the same period in 2024
    • Free Cash Flow (FCF)(1) of $177 million, or $0.60 per share, remained consistent with the same period in 2024
    • Adjusted earnings before income taxes(1) of $122 million, or $0.41 per share, compared to $112 million, or $0.37 per share, for the same period in 2024
    • Cash flow from operating activities of $157 million, or $0.53 per share, compared to $108 million, or $0.36 per share, from the same period in 2024
    • Net loss attributable to common shareholders(1) of $112 million, or $0.38 per share, compared to net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $56 million, or $0.18 per share, for the same period in 2024

    Second Quarter 2025 Operational and Financial Highlights

    $ millions, unless otherwise stated Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    2025
    June 30,
    2024
    June 30,
    2025
    June 30,
    2024
    Operational information        
    Availability (%) 91.6   90.8 93.3   91.5
    Production (GWh) 4,813   4,781 11,645   10,959
    Select financial information        
    Revenues 433   582 1,191   1,529
    Adjusted EBITDA(1) 349   316 619   658
    Adjusted earnings before income taxes(1) 122   112 150   256
    (Loss) earnings before income taxes (95 ) 94 (46 ) 361
    Adjusted net earnings after taxes attributable to common shareholders(1) 54   70 84   197
    Net (loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders (112 ) 56 (66 ) 278
    Cash flows        
    Cash flow from operating activities 157   108 164   352
    Funds from operations(1) 252   236 431   490
    Free cash flow(1) 177   177 316   398
    Per share        
    Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders per share(1) 0.18   0.23 0.28   0.64
    Net (loss) earnings per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted (0.38 ) 0.18 (0.22 ) 0.91
    Cash flow from operating activities per share 0.53   0.36 0.55   1.15
    Funds from operations per share(1) 0.85   0.78 1.45   1.60
    FCF per share(1) 0.60   0.58 1.06   1.30
    Dividends declared per common share   0.06 0.07   0.06
    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 297   303 297   306


    Segmented Financial Performance

    $ millions

    Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
    June 30,
    2025
    June 30,
    2024
    June 30,
    2025
    June 30,
    2024
    Hydro 126   83   173   170  
    Wind and Solar 89   88   191   177  
    Gas 128   142   232   267  
    Energy Transition 19   2   56   29  
    Energy Marketing 26   39   47   78  
    Corporate (39 ) (38 ) (80 ) (63 )
    Total adjusted EBITDA(1)(2) 349   316   619   658  
    Adjusted earnings before income taxes(1) 122   112   150   256  
    (Loss) earnings before income taxes (95 ) 94   (46 ) 361  
    Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders(1) 54   70   84   197  
    Net (loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders (112 ) 56   (66 ) 278  


    Key Business Developments

    Credit Facility Extension

    On July 16, 2025, the Company executed agreements to extend committed credit facilities totalling $2.1 billion with a syndicate of lenders. The revised agreements extend the maturity dates of the syndicated credit facility from June 30, 2028 to June 30, 2029 and the bilateral credit facilities from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

    Divestiture of Poplar Hill

    During the second quarter of 2025, the Company signed an agreement for the divestiture of the 48 MW Poplar Hill asset, as required by the consent agreement with the federal Competition Bureau and pursuant to the terms of the acquisition of Heartland Generation. Energy Capital Partners will be entitled to receive the proceeds from the sale of Poplar Hill, net of certain adjustments, following completion of the divestiture.

    Recontracting of Ontario Wind Facilities

    During the second quarter of 2025, the Company successfully recontracted its Melancthon 1, Melancthon 2 and Wolfe Island wind facilities through the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator Five-Year Medium-Term 2 Energy Contract (MT2e). MT2e will replace current energy contracts for the three wind facilities when they expire, extending the contract dates until April 30, 2031, for Melancthon 1 and April 30, 2034, for Melancthon 2 and Wolfe Island.

    Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB)

    On May 27, 2025, the Company announced that it had received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to repurchase up to a maximum of 14 million common shares during the 12-month period that commenced May 31, 2025 and will terminate on May 30, 2026.

    On Feb. 19, 2025, the Company announced it was allocating up to $100 million to be returned to shareholders in the form of share repurchases.

    During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company purchased and cancelled a total of 1,932,800 common shares at an average price of $12.42 per common share, for a total cost of $24 million, including taxes.

    Conference call and webcast

    TransAlta will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. MST (11:00 a.m. EST) today, August 1, 2025, to discuss our second quarter 2025 results. The call will begin with comments from John Kousinioris, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joel Hunter, EVP Finance and Chief Financial Officer, followed by a question-and-answer period.

    Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call

    Webcast link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zpy9addj

    To access the conference call via telephone, please register ahead of time using the call link here: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI215de673b3704e0da46b2a02e0f35bb0. Once registered, participants will have the option of 1) dialing into the call from their phone (via a personalized PIN); or 2) clicking the “Call Me” option to receive an automated call directly to their phone.

    If you are unable to participate in the call, the replay will be accessible at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zpy9addj. A transcript of the broadcast will be posted on TransAlta’s website once it becomes available.

    Related Materials

    Related materials, including the consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) will be available on the Investor Centre section of TransAlta’s website at https://transalta.com/investors/presentations-and-events/ and https://transalta.com/investors/results-reporting/ and have been filed under TransAlta Corporation’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

    Notes

    1. These items (Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes, adjusted net earnings (loss) after income taxes attributable to common shareholders, funds from operations, free cash flow, adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders per share, funds from operations (FFO) per share and free cash flow (FCF) per share) are non-IFRS measures, which are not defined, have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Presenting these items from period to period provides management and investors with the ability to evaluate earnings (loss) trends more readily in comparison with prior periods’ results. Please refer to the Non-IFRS financial measures section of this earnings release for further discussion of these items, including, where applicable, reconciliations to measures calculated in accordance with IFRS.
    2. During the first quarter of 2025, our Adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to exclude the impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions and Australian interest income. Therefore, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this earnings release.

    Non-IFRS financial measures

    We use a number of financial measures to evaluate our performance and the performance of our business segments, including measures and ratios that are presented on a non-IFRS basis, as described below. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are in Canadian dollars and have been derived from our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. We believe that these non-IFRS amounts, measures and ratios, read together with our IFRS amounts, provide readers with a better understanding of how management assesses results.

    Non-IFRS amounts, measures and ratios do not have standardized meanings under IFRS. They are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and should not be viewed in isolation from, as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, our IFRS results.

    We calculate adjusted measures by adjusting certain IFRS measures for certain items we believe are not reflective of our ongoing operations in the period. Except as otherwise described, these adjusted measures are calculated on a consistent basis from period to period and are adjusted for specific items in each period, unless stated otherwise.

    Adjusted EBITDA

    Each business segment assumes responsibility for its operating results measured by adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is an important metric for management that represents our core operational results.

    During the first quarter of 2025, our adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to remove the impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions, which was included in adjusted EBITDA composition until the fourth quarter of 2024. The adjustment was intended to explain a timing difference between our internally and externally reported results and was useful at a time when markets were more volatile. The impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions was removed to simplify our reporting. Accordingly, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods.

    During the first quarter of 2025, our adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to remove the impact of Australian interest income, which was included in adjusted EBITDA composition until the fourth quarter of 2024. Initially, on the commissioning of the South Hedland facility in July 2017, we prepaid approximately $74 million of electricity transmission and distribution costs. Interest income, which was recorded on the prepaid funds, was reclassified as a reduction in the transmission and distribution costs expensed each period to reflect the net cost to the business. The impact of Australian interest income was removed to simplify our reporting since the amounts were not material. Accordingly, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods.

    Interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization are not included, as differences in accounting treatment may distort our core business results. In addition, certain reclassifications and adjustments are made to better assess results, excluding those items that may not be reflective of ongoing business performance. This presentation may facilitate the readers’ analysis of trends. The most directly comparable IFRS measure is earnings before income taxes.

    Adjusted Revenue

    Adjusted Revenues is Revenues (the most directly comparable IFRS measure) adjusted to exclude:

    The impact of unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses on commodity transactions.

    Certain assets that we own in Canada and Western Australia are fully contracted and recorded as finance leases under IFRS. We believe that it is more appropriate to reflect the payments we receive under the contracts as a capacity payment in our revenues instead of as finance lease income and a decrease in finance lease receivables.

    Revenues from the Planned Divestitures as they do not reflect ongoing business performance.

    Adjusted Fuel and Purchased Power

    Adjusted Fuel and Purchased Power is Fuel and Purchased Power (the most directly comparable IFRS measure) adjusted to exclude fuel and purchased power from the Planned Divestitures as it does not reflect ongoing business performance.

    Adjusted Gross Margin

    Adjusted gross margin is calculated as adjusted revenues less adjusted fuel and purchased power and carbon compliance costs, where adjustments to revenue or fuel and purchased power were applied as stated above. The Skookumchuck wind facility has been included on a proportionate basis in the Wind and Solar segment. The most directly comparable IFRS measure is gross margin in the consolidated statement of earnings.

    Adjusted OM&A

    Adjusted OM&A is OM&A (the most directly comparable IFRS measure) adjusted to exclude:

    Acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs, mainly comprised of severance, legal and consultant fees as these do not reflect ongoing business performance.

    ERP integration costs representing planning, design and integration costs of upgrades to the existing ERP system as they represent project costs that do not occur on a regular basis, and therefore do not reflect ongoing performance.

    OM&A from the Planned Divestitures as it does not reflect ongoing business performance.

    Adjusted Net Other Operating Income

    Adjusted Net Other Operating Income is Net Other Operating Income (the most directly comparable IFRS measure) adjusted to exclude insurance recoveries related to the Kent Hills replacement costs of the tower collapse as these relate to investing activities and are not reflective of ongoing business performance.

    Adjustments to Earnings (Loss) in Addition to Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

    • Fair value change in contingent consideration payable is not included as it is not reflective of ongoing business performance.
    • Asset impairment charges and reversals are not included as these are accounting adjustments that impact depreciation and amortization and do not reflect ongoing business performance.
    • Any gains or losses on asset sales or foreign exchange gains or losses are not included as these are not part of operating income.

    Adjustments for Equity-Accounted Investments

    • During the fourth quarter of 2020, we acquired a 49 per cent interest in the Skookumchuck wind facility, which is treated as an equity investment under IFRS and our proportionate share of the net earnings is reflected as equity income on the statement of earnings under IFRS. As this investment is part of our regular power-generating operations, we have included our proportionate share of adjusted EBITDA for the Skookumchuck wind facility in our total adjusted EBITDA. In addition, in the Wind and Solar adjusted results, we have included our proportionate share of revenues and expenses to reflect the full operational results of this investment. We have not included adjusted EBITDA of other equity-accounted investments in our total adjusted EBITDA as it does not represent our regular power-generating operations.

    Adjusted Earnings (Loss) before income taxes

    Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes represents segmented earnings (loss) adjusted for certain items that we believe do not reflect ongoing business performance and is an important metric for evaluating performance trends in each segment.

    For details of the adjustments made to earnings (loss) before income taxes (the most directly comparable IFRS measure) to calculate adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes, refer to the Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures on a Consolidated Basis by Segment section of the MD&A.

    Adjusted Net Earnings (Loss) attributable to common shareholders

    Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders represents net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders adjusted for specific reclassifications and adjustments and their tax impact, and is an important metric for evaluating performance. For details of the reclassifications and adjustments made to net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders (the most directly comparable IFRS measure), please refer to the reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders in the Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures on a Consolidated Basis by Segment section of the MD&A.

    Adjusted Net Earnings (Loss) per common share attributable to common shareholders

    Adjusted net earning (loss) per common share attributable to common shareholders is calculated as adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders divided by a weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The measure is useful in showing the earnings per common share for our core operational results as it excludes the impact of items that do not reflect an ongoing business performance. Adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable per common share is a non-IFRS ratio and the most directly comparable IFRS measure is net income (loss) per common share attributable to common shareholders. Refer to the reconciliation of earnings (loss) before income taxes to adjusted net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders in the Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures on a Consolidated Basis by Segment section of the MD&A.

    Funds From Operations (FFO)

    Represents a proxy for cash generated from operating activities before changes in working capital and provides the ability to evaluate cash flow trends in comparison with results from prior periods. FFO is calculated as cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital and is adjusted for transactions and amounts that the Company believes are not representative of ongoing cash flows from operations.

    Free Cash Flow (FCF)

    Represents the amount of cash that is available to invest in growth initiatives, make scheduled principal debt repayments, repay maturing debt, pay common share dividends or repurchase common shares and provides the ability to evaluate cash flow trends in comparison with the results from prior periods. Changes in working capital are excluded so that FFO and FCF are not distorted by changes that we consider temporary in nature, reflecting, among other things, the impact of seasonal factors and timing of receipts and payments.

    Non-IFRS Ratios

    FFO per share, FCF per share and adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS ratios that are presented in the MD&A. Refer to the Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operations to FFO and FCF and Key Non-IFRS Financial Ratios sections of the MD&A for additional information.

    Net Interest Expense

    Net interest expense is calculated as total interest expense less total interest income and non-cash items. For detailed calculation refer to the table in the Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to FFO and FCF section of this MD&A. Net Interest expense is a proxy for the actual cash interest paid that approximates the cash outflow in the FFO and FCF calculation. The most directly comparable IFRS measure is total interest expense.

    FFO per share and FCF per share

    FFO per share and FCF per share are calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. FFO per share and FCF per share are non-IFRS ratios.

    Supplementary financial measures include available liquidity, carbon compliance per MWh, fuel cost per MWh, hedged power price average per MWh, realized foreign exchange loss, sustaining capital expenditures, the Alberta electricity portfolio metrics and unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain).

    Reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial measures to the most comparable IFRS measure are provided below.

    Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures on a Consolidated Basis by Segment

    The following table reflects adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes by segment and provides reconciliation to earnings (loss) before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2025:

      Hydro Wind &
    Solar(1)
    Gas Energy
    Transition
    Energy
    Marketing
    Corporate Total Equity-
    accounted
    investments(1)
    Reclass
    adjustments
    IFRS
    financials
    Revenues 129   59   204   73   38   (67 ) 436   (3 )   433  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Unrealized mark-to-market (gain) loss 18   68   71   15   (2 )   170     (170 )  
    Decrease in finance lease receivable     7         7     (7 )  
    Finance lease income   2   3         5     (5 )  
    Revenues from Planned Divestitures     (3 )       (3 )   3    
    Unrealized foreign exchange gain on commodity         (2 )   (2 )   2    
    Adjusted revenue 147   129   282   88   34   (67 ) 613   (3 ) (177 ) 433  
    Fuel and purchased power 7   9   106   51       173       173  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                    
    Fuel and purchased power related to Planned Divestitures     (1 )       (1 )   1    
    Adjusted fuel and purchased power 7   9   105   51       172     1   173  
    Carbon compliance costs (recovery)   1   (8 )     (67 ) (74 )     (74 )
    Adjusted gross margin 140   119   185   37   34     515   (3 ) (178 ) 334  
    OM&A 13   25   65   18   8   45   174   (1 )   173  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                    
    OM&A related to Planned Divestitures     (1 )       (1 )   1    
    ERP integration costs           (6 ) (6 )   6    
    Acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs           (1 ) (1 )   1    
    Adjusted OM&A 13   25   64   18   8   38   166   (1 ) 8   173  
    Taxes, other than income taxes 1   5   5       1   12       12  
    Net other operating income     (12 )       (12 )     (12 )
    Adjusted EBITDA(2) 126   89   128   19   26   (39 ) 349        
    Depreciation and amortization (8 ) (52 ) (74 ) (13 )   (4 ) (151 ) 1     (150 )
    Equity income                 1   1  
    Interest income           7   7   (1 )   6  
    Interest expense           (89 ) (89 ) 1     (88 )
    Realized foreign exchange gain           6   6       6  
    Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes(2) 118   37   54   6   26   (119 ) 122        
    Reclassifications and adjustments above (18 ) (70 ) (80 ) (15 ) 4   (7 ) (186 )      
    Finance lease income   2   3         5       5  
    Skookumchuk earnings reclass to Equity income(1)   (1 )       1          
    Asset impairment charges       (11 )   (2 ) (13 )     (13 )
    Unrealized foreign exchange loss           (23 ) (23 )     (23 )
    Earnings (loss) before income taxes 100   (32 ) (23 ) (20 ) 30   (150 ) (95 )     (95 )
    1. The Skookumchuck wind facility has been included on a proportionate basis in the Wind and Solar segment.
    2. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes are non-IFRS measures, are not defined, have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this earnings release.

    The following table reflects adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes by segment and provides reconciliation to earnings (loss) before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2024:

      Hydro Wind &
    Solar(1)
    Gas Energy
    Transition
    Energy
    Marketing
    Corporate Total Equity-
    accounted
    investments(1)
    Reclass
    adjustments
    IFRS
    financials
    Revenues 99   112   284   79   47   (34 ) 587   (5 )   582  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Unrealized mark-to-market (gain) loss 1   8   10   (14 ) 1     6     (6 )  
    Decrease in finance lease receivable     5         5     (5 )  
    Finance lease income   2   2         4     (4 )  
    Unrealized foreign exchange gain on commodity     (1 )       (1 )   1    
    Adjusted revenue 100   122   300   65   48   (34 ) 601   (5 ) (14 ) 582  
    Fuel and purchased power 3   8   97   46       154       154  
    Carbon compliance costs (recovery)     26       (34 ) (8 )     (8 )
    Adjusted gross margin 97   114   177   19   48     455   (5 ) (14 ) 436  
    OM&A 13   24   42   15   9   42   145   (1 )   144  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs           (4 ) (4 )   4    
    Adjusted OM&A 13   24   42   15   9   38   141   (1 ) 4   144  
    Taxes, other than income taxes 1   4   3   2       10   (1 )   9  
    Net other operating income   (2 ) (10 )       (12 )     (12 )
    Adjusted EBITDA(2)(3) 83   88   142   2   39   (38 ) 316        
    Depreciation and amortization (8 ) (47 ) (56 ) (15 ) (1 ) (5 ) (132 ) 1     (131 )
    Equity income           1   1     2   3  
    Interest income           8   8       8  
    Interest expense           (80 ) (80 )     (80 )
    Realized foreign exchange loss(3)           (1 ) (1 )     (1 )
    Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes(2) 75   41   86   (13 ) 38   (115 ) 112        
    Reclassifications and adjustments above (1 ) (10 ) (16 ) 14   (1 ) (4 ) (18 )      
    Finance lease income   2   2         4       4  
    Skookumchuk earnings reclass to Equity income(1)   (2 )       2          
    Asset impairment (charges) reversals   (1 )   1     (5 ) (5 )     (5 )
    Gain on sale of assets and other(3)       1       1       1  
    Unrealized foreign exchange loss(3)           (1 ) (1 )     (1 )
    Earnings (loss) before income taxes 74   30   72   3   37   (122 ) 94       94  
    1. The Skookumchuck wind facility has been included on a proportionate basis in the Wind and Solar segment.
    2. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes are non-IFRS measures, are not defined, have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this earnings release.
    3. During the first quarter of 2025, our Adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to exclude the impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions and Australian interest income. Therefore, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods.

    The following table reflects adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes by segment and provides reconciliation to earnings (loss) before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2025:

      Hydro Wind &
    Solar(1)
    Gas Energy
    Transition
    Energy
    Marketing
    Corporate Total Equity-
    accounted
    investments(1)
    Reclass
    adjustments
    IFRS
    financials
    Revenues 215   166   594   227   65   (66 ) 1,201   (10 )   1,191  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Unrealized mark-to-market (gain) loss (3 ) 104   39   14   (1 )   153     (153 )  
    Decrease in finance lease receivable   1   14         15     (15 )  
    Finance lease income   3   8         11     (11 )  
    Revenues from Planned Divestitures     (7 )       (7 )   7    
    Unrealized foreign exchange gain on commodity         (2 )   (2 )   2    
    Adjusted revenue 212   274   648   241   62   (66 ) 1,371   (10 ) (170 ) 1,191  
    Fuel and purchased power 11   19   269   149     2   450       450  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Fuel and purchased power related to Planned Divestitures     (3 )       (3 )   3    
    Adjusted fuel and purchased power 11   19   266   149     2   447     3   450  
    Carbon compliance costs (recovery)   2   41       (68 ) (25 )     (25 )
    Adjusted gross margin 201   253   341   92   62     949   (10 ) (173 ) 766  
    OM&A 26   54   124   35   15   94   348   (2 )   346  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    OM&A related to Planned Divestitures     (3 )       (3 )   3    
    ERP integration costs           (10 ) (10 )   10    
    Acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs           (5 ) (5 )   5    
    Adjusted OM&A 26   54   121   35   15   79   330   (2 ) 18   346  
    Taxes, other than income taxes 2   10   10   1     1   24       24  
    Net other operating income   (4 ) (22 )       (26 )     (26 )
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Insurance recovery   2           2     (2 )  
    Adjusted net other operating income   (2 ) (22 )       (24 )   (2 ) (26 )
    Adjusted EBITDA(2) 173   191   232   56   47   (80 ) 619        
    Depreciation and amortization (17 ) (105 ) (138 ) (28 ) (2 ) (9 ) (299 ) 3     (296 )
    Equity income           (1 ) (1 )   4   3  
    Interest income           12   12   (1 )   11  
    Interest expense           (183 ) (183 ) 2     (181 )
    Realized foreign exchange gain           2   2       2  
    Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes(2) 156   86   94   28   45   (259 ) 150        
    Reclassifications and adjustments above 3   (106 ) (60 ) (14 ) 3   (15 ) (189 )      
    Finance lease income   3   8         11       11  
    Skookumchuk earnings reclass to Equity income(1)   (4 )       4          
    Fair value change in contingent consideration payable     34         34       34  
    Asset impairment (charges) reversals     (34 ) 13     (7 ) (28 )     (28 )
    Loss on sale of assets and other           (1 ) (1 )     (1 )
    Unrealized foreign exchange loss           (23 ) (23 )     (23 )
    Earnings (loss) before income taxes 159   (21 ) 42   27   48   (301 ) (46 )     (46 )
    1. The Skookumchuck wind facility has been included on a proportionate basis in the Wind and Solar segment.
    2. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes are non-IFRS measures, are not defined, have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this earnings release.

    The following table reflects adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes by segment and provides reconciliation to earnings (loss) before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2024:

      Hydro Wind &
    Solar(1)
    Gas Energy
    Transition
    Energy
    Marketing
    Corporate Total Equity-
    accounted
    investments(1)
    Reclass
    adjustments
    IFRS
    financials
    Revenues 211   251   717   296   99   (34 ) 1,540   (11 )   1,529  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Unrealized mark-to-market (gain) loss (4 ) (13 ) (81 ) (20 ) (2 )   (120 )   120    
    Decrease in finance lease receivable   1   9         10     (10 )  
    Finance lease income   3   3         6     (6 )  
    Unrealized foreign exchange gain on commodity     (2 )       (2 )   2    
    Adjusted revenue 207   242   646   276   97   (34 ) 1,434   (11 ) 106   1,529  
    Fuel and purchased power 9   17   239   212       477       477  
    Carbon compliance costs (recovery)     66       (34 ) 32       32  
    Adjusted gross margin 198   225   341   64   97     925   (11 ) 106   1,020  
    OM&A 26   44   88   33   19   70   280   (2 )   278  
    Reclassifications and adjustments:                  
    Acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs           (7 ) (7 )   7    
    Adjusted OM&A 26   44   88   33   19   63   273   (2 ) 7   278  
    Taxes, other than income taxes 2   8   6   2       18   (1 )   17  
    Net other operating income   (4 ) (20 )       (24 )     (24 )
    Adjusted EBITDA(2)(3) 170   177   267   29   78   (63 ) 658        
    Depreciation and amortization (15 ) (90 ) (111 ) (31 ) (2 ) (9 ) (258 ) 3     (255 )
    Equity income           (1 ) (1 )   5   4  
    Interest income           15   15       15  
    Interest expense           (149 ) (149 )     (149 )
    Realized foreign exchange loss(4)           (9 ) (9 )     (9 )
    Adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes(2) 155   87   156   (2 ) 76   (216 ) 256        
    Reclassifications and adjustments above 4   9   71   20   2   (7 ) 99        
    Finance lease income   3   3         6       6  
    Skookumchuk earnings reclass to Equity income(1)   (5 )       5          
    Asset impairment (charges) reversals   (5 )   4     (5 ) (6 )     (6 )
    Gain on sale of assets and other(4)       1     2   3       3  
    Unrealized foreign exchange gain(4)           3   3       3  
    Earnings (loss) before income taxes 159   89   230   23   78   (218 ) 361       361  
    1. The Skookumchuck wind facility has been included on a proportionate basis in the Wind and Solar segment.
    2. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings (loss) before income taxes are non-IFRS measures, are not defined, have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this earnings release.
    3. During the first quarter of 2025, our Adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to exclude the impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions and Australian interest income. Therefore, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods.

    Reconciliation of Earnings Before Income Taxes to Adjusted Net Earnings attributable to common shareholders

    The following table reflects reconciliation of (loss) earnings before income taxes to adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024:

      Three months ended
    June 30
    Six months ended
    June 30
      2025   2024   2025   2024  
    (Loss) earnings before income taxes (95 ) 94   (46 ) 361  
    Income tax expense 11   28   18   57  
    Net (loss) earnings (106 ) 66   (64 ) 304  
    Net (loss) earnings attributable to non-controlling interests (7 ) (3 ) (11 ) 13  
    Preferred share dividends 13   13   13   13  
    Net (loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders (112 ) 56   (66 ) 278  
    Adjustments and reclassifications (pre-tax):        
    Adjustments and reclassifications to Revenues 177   14   170   (106 )
    Adjustments and reclassifications to Fuel and purchased power 1     3    
    Adjustments and reclassifications to OM&A 8   4   18   7  
    Adjustments and reclassifications to Net other operating income     (2 )  
    Fair value change in contingent consideration payable (gain)     (34 )  
    Finance lease income (5 ) (4 ) (11 ) (6 )
    Asset impairment charges 13   5   28   6  
    Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other   (1 ) 1   (3 )
    Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)(1) 23     23   (3 )
    Calculated tax (expense) recovery on adjustments and reclassifications(2) (51 ) (4 ) (46 ) 24  
    Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders(3) 54   70   84   197  
    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the period 297   303   297   306  
    Net (loss) income per common share attributable to common shareholders (0.38 ) 0.18   (0.22 ) 0.91  
    Adjustments and reclassifications (net of tax) 0.56   0.05   0.50   (0.26 )
    Adjusted net earnings per common share attributable to common shareholders(3) 0.18   0.23   0.28   0.64  
    1. Unrealized foreign exchange (loss) gain is a supplementary financial measure. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this MD&A for more details.
    2. Represents a theoretical tax calculated by applying the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate of 23.3 per cent for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (three and six months ended June 30, 2024 — 23.3 per cent). The amount does not take into account the impact of different tax jurisdictions the Company’s operations are domiciled and does not include the impact of deferred taxes.
    3. Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders and Adjusted net earnings per common share attributable to common shareholders are non-IFRS measures, are not defined, have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. The most directly comparable IFRS measures are net earnings attributable to common shareholders and net earnings per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted. Refer to the Non-IFRS financial measures section in this earnings release for more details.

    Reconciliation of cash flow from operations to FFO and FCF

    The table below reconciles our cash flow from operating activities to our FFO and FCF:

      Three months ended
    June 30
    Six months ended
    June 30
      2025   2024   2025   2024  
    Cash flow from operating activities(1) 157   108   164   352  
    Change in non-cash operating working capital balances 81   114   198   107  
    Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital 238   222   362   459  
    Adjustments        
    Share of adjusted FFO from joint venture(1) 1   2   3   4  
    Decrease in finance lease receivable 7   5   15   10  
    Clean energy transition provisions and adjustments   2     2  
    Brazeau penalties payment     33    
    Acquisition-related transaction and restructuring costs 2   4   8   7  
    Other(2) 4   1   10   8  
    FFO(3) 252   236   431   490  
    Deduct:        
    Sustaining capital expenditures(1) (57 ) (40 ) (80 ) (40 )
    Dividends paid on preferred shares (13 ) (13 ) (26 ) (26 )
    Distributions paid to subsidiaries’ non-controlling interests (2 ) (5 ) (2 ) (24 )
    Principal payments on lease liabilities   (1 ) (1 ) (2 )
    Other (3 )   (6 )  
    FCF(3) 177   177   316   398  
    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the period 297   303   297   306  
    Cash flow from operating activities per share 0.53   0.36   0.55   1.15  
    FFO per share(3) 0.85   0.78   1.45   1.60  
    FCF per share(3) 0.60   0.58   1.06   1.30  
    1. Includes our share of amounts for the Skookumchuck wind facility, an equity-accounted joint venture.
    2. Other consists of production tax credits, which is a reduction to tax equity debt, less distributions from an equity-accounted joint venture.
    3. These items are not defined and have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. During the first quarter of 2025, our Adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to exclude the impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions and Australian interest income. Therefore, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods. Refer to the Non-IFRS financial measures and other specified financial measures section in this earnings release.

    The table below provides a reconciliation of our adjusted EBITDA to our FFO and FCF:

      Three months ended
    June 30
    Six months ended
    June 30
    $ millions, unless otherwise stated 2025   2024   2025   2024  
    Adjusted EBITDA(1)(5) 349   316   619   658  
    Provisions (2 ) 6   6   6  
    Net interest expense(2) (66 ) (57 ) (138 ) (105 )
    Current income tax expense (46 ) (33 ) (59 ) (60 )
    Realized foreign exchange gain (loss)(3) 4   (1 ) 2   (9 )
    Decommissioning and restoration costs settled (11 ) (12 ) (20 ) (19 )
    Other non-cash items 24   17   21   19  
    FFO(4)(5) 252   236   431   490  
    Deduct:        
    Sustaining capital expenditures(3)(5) (57 ) (40 ) (80 ) (40 )
    Dividends paid on preferred shares (13 ) (13 ) (26 ) (26 )
    Distributions paid to subsidiaries’ non-controlling interests (2 ) (5 ) (2 ) (24 )
    Principal payments on lease liabilities   (1 ) (1 ) (2 )
    Other (3 )   (6 )  
    FCF(4)(5) 177   177   316   398  
    1. Adjusted EBITDA is defined in the Additional IFRS Measures and Non-IFRS Measures of this earnings release and reconciled to earnings (loss) before income taxes above. During the first quarter of 2025, our Adjusted EBITDA composition was amended to exclude the impact of realized gain (loss) on closed exchange positions and Australian interest income. Therefore, the Company has applied this composition to all previously reported periods.
    2. Net interest expense is a non-IFRS measure, is not defined and has no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the table below for detailed calculation.
    3. Supplementary financial measure. Refer to the Additional Non-IFRS and Supplementary Financial Measures section of this earnings release.
    4. These items are not defined and have no standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. FFO and FCF are defined in the Non-IFRS financial measures and other specified financial measures section in this earnings release and reconciled to cash flow from operating activities above.
    5. Includes our share of amounts for Skookumchuck wind facility, an equity-accounted joint venture.

    Net interest expense in the reconciliation of our adjusted EBITDA to our FFO and FCF is calculated as follows:

      Three months ended
    June 30
    Six months ended
    June 30
      2025   2024   2025   2024  
    Interest expense 88   80   181   149  
    Less: Interest Income (6 ) (8 ) (11 ) (15 )
    Less: non-cash items(1) (16 ) (15 ) (32 ) (29 )
    Net Interest Expense 66   57   138   105  
    1. Non-cash items include accretion of provisions, financing cost amortization and other non-cash items.

    TransAlta is in the process of filing its unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes, as well as the associated Management’s Discussion & Analysis (MD&A). These documents will be available today on the Investors section of TransAlta’s website at www.transalta.com or through SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca.

    About TransAlta Corporation:

    TransAlta owns, operates and develops a diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder value. TransAlta provides municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers with affordable, energy efficient and reliable power. Today, TransAlta is one of Canada’s largest producers of wind power and Alberta’s largest producer of thermal generation and hydro-electric power. For over 114 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud member of the communities where we operate and where our employees work and live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Future-Fit Business Benchmark, which also defines sustainable goals for businesses. Our reporting on climate change management has been guided by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S2 Climate-related Disclosures Standard and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. TransAlta has achieved a 70 per cent reduction in GHG emissions or 22.7 million tonnes CO2e since 2015 and received an upgraded MSCI ESG rating of AA.

    For more information about TransAlta, visit our web site at transalta.com.

    Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

    This news release includes “forward-looking information,” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, and “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively referred to herein as “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are not facts, but only predictions and generally can be identified by the use of statements that include phrases such as “may”, “will”, “can”, “could”, “would”, “shall”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “forecast”, “foresee”, “potential”, “enable”, “continue” or other comparable terminology. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance, events or results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual performance, events or results to be materially different from those set out in or implied by the forward-looking statements. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements about the following, among other things: the strategic objectives of the Company and that the execution of the Company’s strategy will realize value for shareholders; our capital allocation and financing strategy; our sustainability goals and targets, including those in our 2024 Sustainability Report; our 2025 Outlook; our financial and operational performance, including our hedge position; optimizing and diversifying our existing assets; the increasingly contracted nature of our fleet; expectations about strategies for growth and expansion; data centre opportunities, including the AESO’s expectation around the timing of execution of Demand Transmission Service contracts and entering into a data centre memorandum of understanding; opportunities for Centralia redevelopment, including the execution of a definitive agreement with our customer for the full capacity of Centralia Unit 2; expectations regarding ongoing and future transactions, including the sale of Poplar Hill; expected costs and schedules for planned projects; expected regulatory processes and outcomes, including in relation to the Alberta restructured energy market; the completion and closing of acquisition and divestiture transactions which are subject to customary closing terms and conditions, the power generation industry and the supply and demand of electricity; the cyclicality of our business; expected outcomes with respect to legal proceedings; the expected impact of future tax and accounting changes; and expected industry, market and economic conditions.

    The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on many assumptions including, but not limited to, the following: no significant changes to applicable laws and regulations; no unexpected delays in obtaining required regulatory approvals; no material adverse impacts to investment and credit markets; no significant changes to power price and hedging assumptions; no significant changes to gas commodity price assumptions and transport costs; no significant changes to interest rates; no significant changes to the demand and growth of renewables generation; no significant changes to the integrity and reliability of our facilities; no significant changes to the Company’s debt and credit ratings; no unforeseen changes to economic and market conditions; no significant event occurring outside the ordinary course of business; and realization of expected impacts from ongoing and future transactions.

    These assumptions are based on information currently available to TransAlta, including information obtained from third-party sources. Actual results may differ materially from those predicted. Factors that may adversely impact what is expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in power prices; changes in supply and demand for electricity; our ability to contract our electricity generation for prices that will provide expected returns; our ability to replace contracts as they expire; risks associated with development projects and acquisitions; failure to complete divestitures on the terms and conditions specified or at all; any difficulty raising needed capital in the future on reasonable terms or at all; our ability to achieve our targets relating to ESG; long-term commitments on gas transportation capacity that may not be fully utilized over time; changes to the legislative, regulatory and political environments; environmental requirements and changes in, or liabilities under, these requirements; operational risks involving our facilities, including unplanned outages and equipment failure; disruptions in the transmission and distribution of electricity; reductions in production; impairments and/or writedowns of assets; adverse impacts on our information technology systems and our internal control systems, including increased cybersecurity threats; commodity risk management and energy trading risks; reduced labour availability and ability to continue to staff our operations and facilities; disruptions to our supply chains; climate-change related risks; reductions to our generating units’ relative efficiency or capacity factors; general economic risks, including deterioration of equity and debt markets, increasing interest rates or rising inflation; general domestic and international economic and political developments, including potential trade tariffs; industry risk and competition; counterparty credit risk; inadequacy or unavailability of insurance coverage; increases in the Company’s income taxes and any risk of reassessments; legal, regulatory and contractual disputes and proceedings involving the Company; reliance on key personnel; and labour relations matters.

    The foregoing risk factors, among others, are described in further detail under the heading “Governance and Risk Management” in the MD&A, which section is incorporated by reference herein.

    Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully when evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made only as of the date hereof and we do not undertake to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws. The purpose of the financial outlooks contained herein is to give the reader information about management’s current expectations and plans and readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.

    Note: All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

    For more information:

    Investor Inquiries: Media Inquiries:
    Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S. Phone: 1-855-255-9184
    Email: investor_relations@transalta.com Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-Evening Report: ‘Glorious’ sisters showcase Auckland’s Polynesian experiences for tourists

    By Torika Tokalau, Local Democracy Reporter

    The sisters running Auckland’s first authentic Polynesian show for tourists say it’s not just for visitors, but also to help uplift Pacific people.

    Louisa Tipene Opetaia and Ama Mosese’s Glorious Tours was pooled as one of 10 new “Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau”: a go-to guide by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU) for local Māori tourism.

    Their tour tells the story of how Auckland became the biggest Polynesian city in the world, and often starts with a drop in at a Pacific or Māori-owned cafe, a guided hīkoi up the Māngere mountain, hangi lunch, a haka show at the museum, then end with a kava-drinking experience.

    LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING

    The tour, which has been running for a year, aims to give visitors an Auckland experience through local eyes, with Māori-led journeys and dining events.

    Opetaia said before they started their tour, tourists were travelling to Rotorua for a Pacific cultural experience.

    The only other regular Polynesian show for tourists in Auckland was at Auckland Museum, where there was a daily haka show.

    “We have rich culture gold in south Auckland,” she said.

    “All tourists fly here, in our backyard and we wanted to offer them something right here.”

    The sisters, who are of Māori and Samoan heritage, call themselves “cultural connectors”.

    ‘The space was lacking’
    “We’ve been working for these other companies for some time, some of them not even New Zealand-owned. And we felt we were the face of these companies but behind the scenes it wasn’t a local or Māori or indigenous business.

    “We decided to step into this space that we saw was lacking, and offer authentic indigenous cultural experiences here in Tāmaki Makaurau — the biggest Polynesian city in the world.”

    Glorious Tours is based out of Naumi Hotel, near the Auckland Airport in Māngere.

    “We tailor it to what they want, so if they like shopping we take them to places where they can buy authentic Pacific goods, or we take them to our local gallery in Māngere.

    This month, the sisters will launch a Polynesian dinner and dance show in Māngere, featuring local schools.

    “It’s not just for the tourists, it’s for our own people. Our kaupapa is to uplift our local people, especially our rangatahi.”

    TAU director of Māori outcomes Helen Te Hira said Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau plays a vital role in ensuring Māori culture, businesses and leadership are central to the way Tāmaki Makaurau is experienced by visitors.

    “Every business on this platform brings something unique — a sense of purpose, cultural depth and creative excellence.”

    LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air. Asia Pacific Report is a partner.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Bloodshed at GHF-run Gaza aid sites ‘a great sin’, says former top UN official

    Asia Pacific Report

    A former senior UN aid official has condemned the bloodshed at the notorious US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s aid food depots, describing the distribition system as having turned into a “catastrophe”.

    The number of aid seekers killed continues to climb daily beyond 1000.

    Martin Griffiths, director of Mediation Group International and the former Under Secretary General of the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office, said: “I think when many of us saw the first plans of the GHF to launch this operation in Gaza, we were immediately appalled by the way they were proposing to manage it.”

    “It was clearly militarised. They’d have their own security contractors,” he told Al Jazeera.

    “They’d have [Israeli military] camps placed right beside them. We know now that they are, in fact, under instructions by [the Israeli military].

    “All of this is a crime. All of this is a deep betrayal of humanitarian values.

    “But what I at least did not sufficiently anticipate was the killing and was the absolutely critical result of this operation, this sole humanitarian operation allowed by Israel in Gaza,” Griffiths added.

    “The 1000 killed are an incredible statistic. I had no idea it would go that high and it’s going on daily. It’s not stopping.

    “I think it’s a catastrophe more than a disappointment,” he said. “I think it’s a great sin. I think it’s a great crime.”

    Humanitarian aid advocate Martin Griffiths . . . We know now that [GHF] are, in fact, under instructions by [the Israeli military]. All of this is a crime.” Image: Wikipedia

    Commenting about US envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s planned visit to GHF-run aid distribution sites in Gaza, he said this was “likely to be choreographed”.

    However, he acknowledged it was still an “important form of witness”.

    “I’m glad that they’re going,” Griffiths said.

    “Maybe they will see things that are unexpected. I can’t imagine because we’ve seen so much. But I don’t see it leading to a major change.

    “If I was one of the two million Gazans starving to death, this is a day I would like to go to an aid distribution point,” Griffiths added.

    “There’s slightly less risk probably than any other day.”

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  • Indian stock markets end lower as India-US trade deal stalls

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Indian stock markets ended in negative territory on Friday after the announcement of fresh tariffs by the United States on imports from India. The 25 per cent tariff declaration by US President Donald Trump impacted investor sentiment, leading to broad-based selling across sectors.

    The BSE Sensex declined by 585.67 points or 0.72 per cent to close at 80,599.91. The index opened lower at 81,074.41 and continued to face pressure throughout the session, touching an intra-day low of 80,495.57. The NSE Nifty also witnessed a decline of 203 points or 0.82 per cent, ending at 24,565.35.

    Major drag was seen in the Pharma, IT, and Auto sectors. Stocks such as Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, Infosys, Tata Motors, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, BEL, Bajaj FinServ, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, Mahindra and Mahindra, and TCS were among the top losers on the Sensex. However, select stocks like Trent, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, and ITC ended the session in green.

    On the sectoral front, Nifty Pharma declined 3.33 per cent, followed by Nifty IT which was down 1.85 per cent, and Nifty Auto which slipped 1.04 per cent. Nifty Bank ended 0.62 per cent lower. Meanwhile, Nifty FMCG bucked the trend to close in green with a gain of 384 points.

    The broader market also mirrored the benchmark indices. Nifty Midcap 100 fell by 1.33 per cent, Nifty Smallcap 100 declined by 1.66 per cent, and Nifty 100 ended 0.91 per cent lower.

    According to market analysts, the markets extended their corrective phase amid concerns over global trade tensions and ongoing foreign fund outflows. “Markets continue to grapple with a mixed earnings season, while the recent tariff announcement and persistent foreign fund outflows are further weighing on sentiment,” said Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd.

    Technical analysts also cautioned about key support levels. “A further decline is likely if Nifty slips below 24,400. On the upside, resistance is expected at 24,600–24,650 and 24,850,” said Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities.

    -IANS

  • India Post Payments Bank launches Aadhaar-based face authentication for digital transactions

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on Friday announced the nationwide rollout of Aadhaar-based face authentication for customer transactions, a move aimed at enhancing ease of access and financial inclusion for the elderly, differently-abled and those facing biometric authentication issues.

    Developed under the framework of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the feature enables customers to carry out banking services using facial recognition, eliminating the need for physical biometrics like fingerprints or one-time passwords (OTPs).

    “This is not just a technological enhancement but a commitment to dignified and inclusive banking,” said IPPB Managing Director and CEO R Viswesvaran. “With Aadhaar-based face authentication, we are ensuring that no customer is left behind due to limitations in fingerprint or OTP-based verification.”

    The feature supports a range of services including account opening, balance inquiries, fund transfers, and utility payments. It is expected to make banking faster, contactless, and safer—especially during health emergencies where physical contact poses risks.

    The IPPB said the new authentication system aligns with the government’s Digital India and Financial Inclusion missions. Customers across rural and urban India will benefit, particularly those with worn-out fingerprints or limited access to smartphones.

    The bank, established in 2018 under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, operates through a vast network of around 1.65 lakh post offices and over 3 lakh postal employees. Its digital model leverages India Stack technologies to offer paperless and presence-less banking services at the doorstep, serving over 11 crore customers across 5.57 lakh villages and towns.

  • MIL-OSI Africa: Call to protect the nation’s oceans

    Source: Government of South Africa

    As South Africa joins the international community to celebrate Marine Protectors Day, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has called on all South Africans to protect the nation’s oceans.

    “Whether through reducing plastic waste, supporting sustainable seafood choices, or participating in coastal clean-up initiatives, every action counts. Together, we can ensure that our oceans remain vibrant and thriving for generations to come,” the Minister said on Friday.

    This day serves as a powerful reminder of the collective responsibility to protect the nation’s oceans, which are vital to biodiversity, food security, and the livelihoods of coastal communities.

    The Minister paid tribute individuals, communities and organisations dedicated to safeguarding South Africa’s rich marine ecosystems.

    “South Africa’s oceans are a cornerstone of our natural heritage, supporting millions of lives and driving economic growth through sustainable fisheries, tourism, and conservation initiatives. On Marine Protectors Day, we celebrate the rangers, scientists, enforcement officers, and community members who work relentlessly to preserve our marine resources for future generations,” the Minister said.

    Under his leadership, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has made significant strides in marine conservation. 

    Recent achievements include a 36% increase in fishing allocations for small-scale fishers on appeal, robust anti-poaching operations to combat illegal abalone harvesting, and the development of draft management plans for the Benguela Muds and Cape Canyon Marine Protected Areas. 

    These efforts underscore the department’s commitment to balancing environmental protection with socio-economic development.

    “Our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are sanctuaries for marine life, providing safe havens for species like the African Penguin and supporting the resilience of our coastal ecosystems,” George said.

    The Minister reaffirmed his commitment to expanding and strengthening these protected areas, in line with South Africa’s obligations under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

    The DFFE, in collaboration with partners such as the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), will continue to drive innovative policies and enforcement measures to combat marine pollution, overfishing, and environmental crime. –SAnews.gov.za

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi, Nepali president exchange congratulations on 70th anniversary of ties

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday exchanged congratulations on the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

    Noting that China and Nepal are connected by mountains and rivers, and their friendly exchanges have a long history, Xi said that no matter how the international and regional situations change, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation, setting a model for friendly relations between countries with different social systems and of different sizes.

    In recent years, China-Nepal relations have seen sound and stable development, and political mutual trust has grown ever stronger, said Xi, adding that the Belt and Road cooperation as well as cooperation in various fields have witnessed increasing expansion, and the strategic partnership of cooperation featuring ever-lasting friendship for development and prosperity between the two sides has been continuously deepened.

    Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Nepal relations, and is ready to work with Poudel to take the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to carry forward the traditional friendship, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in all fields, so as to better benefit the peoples of both countries, and contribute to regional peace and development.

    For his part, Poudel said that over the past 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries have consistently upheld mutual trust, sovereign equality and peaceful coexistence, adding that their friendship has withstood the test of time.

    Noting that China is a trustworthy neighbor and development partner of Nepal, he said Nepal is grateful for China’s long-standing support for its development and for respecting Nepal’s sovereignty and independence.

    Nepal firmly adheres to the one-China principle and looks forward to working hand in hand with China to further deepen cooperation in various sectors, and realize the shared vision of peace, progress and prosperity, he added.

    MIL OSI China News

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Public invited to comment on Food Law secondary legislation01 August 2025 Islanders are invited to review and have their say on proposed secondary legislation under the Food Law, through a 10-week public consultation. The proposed legislation aims to protect the public health… Read more

    Source: Channel Islands – Jersey

    01 August 2025

    Islanders are invited to review and have their say on proposed secondary legislation under the Food Law, through a 10-week public consultation. 

    The proposed legislation aims to protect the public health of Islanders and visitors, ensuring that food sold, prepared and packaged in Jersey meets internationally recognised requirements, bringing Jersey in line with standards already in place in the UK and EU. 

    The secondary legislation focuses on three main areas: 

    • New licensing scheme for food businesses 
    • Food standards (including labelling and food allergens) 
    • Food hygiene and safety.

    Feedback gathered from the consultation will help to finalise the secondary legislation, which will then be presented to the States Assembly in early 2026. 

    If the secondary legislation is approved, the Food (Jersey) Law 2023 which was passed by the States in December 2022 can take effect. As the primary law has already been approved, the focus of this consultation is on the secondary legislation. 

    The labelling and food allergens area of the legislation introduces modern evidence-based requirements, following regulations in the EU and Natasha’s Law in the UK. The aim is to improve the information provided to consumers about food allergens present in food settings so that consumers can make safer, more informed choices. 

    Additionally, updated licensing arrangements are proposed which would be carried out on a risk-based framework, categorising food businesses based on the level of risk their activities potentially pose to customers. This approach would mean licensing fees more accurately reflect the time and resources spent by officers in inspecting and supporting food premises. 

    The closing date of the consultation is Thursday 9 October 2025. See the draft legislation and consultation survey here: Food (Jersey) Regulations 202-. 

    The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, said: “The Food (Jersey) Law 2023 is about improving food safety and consumer protection in Jersey. This proposed secondary legislation, if approved, will allow this law to come into force and will be a crucial step to ensuring Jersey’s food system is aligned with international standards. 

    “The law has been designed with proportionality in mind, and I want to reassure those with concerns that it is not intended to target occasional activities, like charity cake sales for example. This is ensuring high standards of food hygiene, safety and standards at every stage of the food chain – ​from the primary producer to the end consumer. Many food businesses are already making great efforts to do this, and the legislation will help ensure that everyone can enjoy food safely. 

    “I encourage Islanders, food businesses, and stakeholders to review the proposed legislation and share your thoughts. Your feedback will help inform the final legislation which will be brought to the States Assembly for approval early next year.” 

    MIL OSI United Kingdom

  • MIL-OSI: HTX Hot Listings Weekly Recap (July 21 – 28): SOL Memes & ETH DeFi Drive Market Surge, New Assets on HTX Post Impressive  Gains

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    HTX Hot Listings Weekly Recap

    PANAMA CITY, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HTX, a leading global crypto exchange, reported robust performance from newly listed assets during the week of July 21 to July 28. Amid ongoing regulatory discussions and evolving technological narratives across the global crypto landscape, HTX’s new listings saw notable growth, driven primarily by the Solana meme coin and Ethereum DeFi ecosystems. Several assets posted market-leading gains, delivering substantial wealth effects for users.

    Solana Meme Mania: VINE and ANI Take the Spotlight

    Solana’s meme coin segment stood out with the strongest performance. Known for their vibrant communities and low barriers to entry, meme coins are often highly volatile and driven by market sentiment. The recent surge reflected both Solana’s high-performance, low-cost infrastructure and investors’ growing appetite for fresh narratives.

    • Vine Coin (VINE): Exploded with a 234% increase this week. Vine, originally a-popular short video sharing platform launched in 2012, quickly amassed a massive user base before being shut down by its parent company, Twitter (now X), in 2017. However, on January 18, 2025, Elon Musk announced he was “considering” VINE’s return, leading to a significant rally for the meme coin launched by VINE’s CEO, @rus.
    • Ani Grok Companion (ANI): Jumped 196%. This AI-focused token blends “gooning” memes with the Grok character, linked to xAI and Elon Musk, creating a unique blend of trending AI topics and playful community engagement.
    • Pudgy Penguins (PENGU): Continued its strong momentum with a 38% increase. PENGU generates revenue through a wide array of toys and merchandise, now available at major retailers such as Walmart and Target. Notably, it’s the first crypto-native brand to break into these mass retail markets, highlighting its lasting market appeal and status as a stable representative within the Meme asset space.

    BSC Ecosystem Flourishes: DONKEY and LISTA Rise

    Outside the Solana Meme frenzy, the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) ecosystem also excelled with impressive performances.

    • DONKEY: A rising star in the BSC Meme sector, recorded an astounding 164% gain. This highlights the BSC community’s ongoing enthusiasm for lighthearted, community-driven assets.  The meme itself originated from CZ’s playful post, “I am a donkey”—a symbol of diligence in Chinese culture, representing those who work hard.
    •  Lista DAO (LISTA): A prominent BSC DeFi asset, rose by 83%. Lista DAO is a decentralized stablecoin lending protocol powered by LSDfi. It allows users to stake, liquid stake, and borrow lisUSD against various decentralized collateral. Lista aims to make lisUSD a leading stablecoin in the crypto space through innovative liquid staking solutions.

    ETH DeFi and RWA Narratives Heat Up: SPK Shines

    The Ethereum DeFi sector also had a strong week, with established blue-chip projects and emerging ventures rebounding. Additionally, investment interest in the Real World Assets (RWA) sector accelerated, driven by the rising trend of tokenizing traditional financial assets.

    • Spark (SPK): Topped this ecosystem’s gainers, up 125%. Spark is an on-chain capital allocator that has deployed $3.86 billion across DeFi, CeFi, and RWA sectors. It significantly boosts capital efficiency by automatically and dynamically adjusting asset allocation based on market conditions, all while maintaining a cautious risk profile.
    • RESOLV surged 37%, Maple Finance (SYRUP) rose 33%, and Convex Finance (CVX) gained 32%, all posting notable increases. Established projects like CVX benefited from the anticipated restructuring of the Curve ecosystem, while newer assets such as SYRUP and RESOLV saw momentum driven by changes to liquidity mining and incentive mechanisms.
    • Ethena (ENA), an RWA project, climbed 34%. Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum, designed to offer a crypto-native currency solution that operates independently of traditional banking system infrastructure.

    HTX Hot Token Listing Winners

    New Asset Performance Underscores Platform’s Wealth-Generating Potential

    Overall, wealth generation on HTX remain pronounced this week, driven by hot narratives and multi-ecosystem synergy. Ten assets on HTX surged by over 30%, with five exceeding 50% gains. The combined momentum from hot SOL Meme assets and the resurgence of the ETH DeFi ecosystem undeniably reinforced HTX’s reputation for generating significant wealth for its users.

    As the global crypto market narratives continue to evolve, Meme culture, DeFi innovation, and RWA applications will remain crucial growth engines to watch. Looking ahead, HTX is committed to continually deepening its industry-leading foresight, empowering users to participate in popular sectors at the earliest opportunity and capitalize on industry dividends. HTX will stand by its global users, helping them navigate market fluctuations and uncover new opportunities in every cycle.

    About HTX

    Founded in 2013, HTX(formerly Huobi)has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other businesses.

    As a world-leading gateway to Web3, HTX harbors global capabilities that enable it to provide users with safe and reliable services. Adhering to the growth strategy of “Global Expansion, Thriving Ecosystem, Wealth Effect, Security & Compliance,” HTX is dedicated to providing quality services and values to virtual asset enthusiasts worldwide.

    To learn more about HTX, please visit https://www.htx.com/ or HTX Square, and follow HTX on XTelegram, and Discord. For further inquiries, please contact glo-media@htx-inc.com.

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  • MIL-OSI Submissions: Trade – Trump’s tariffs cement new multipolar global economy: deVere CEO

    Source: deVere Group

    August 1 2025 – Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are not just reshaping global trade – they are accelerating the rise of a multipolar global economy.

    The shift away from a US-dominated system is no longer theoretical, it is active and accelerating.

    “Multipolarity now defines the direction of global trade,” says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and asset management organizations.

    “These tariffs are forcing countries to rewire their trade, capital, and strategic priorities. The world is moving toward multiple centres of economic power and influence.”

    Effective August 7, the US will impose tariffs on nearly every major trading partner.

    Countries running a trade deficit with the US face a 15% floor. Canada has been hit with 35%. Brazil, 50%.

    India now faces a 25% rate, alongside a financial penalty for continuing energy and defence ties with Russia—despite being positioned by Trump as a close ally.

    “India’s inclusion shows how quickly partners can become pressure points. This pressure is already nudging New Delhi toward deeper cooperation with trade rival Beijing. The consequences will be long-term.”

    While trade deals with China and Mexico remain under negotiation, the broader international response is already unfolding.

    “Beijing, Moscow, and increasingly Delhi are coordinating more closely on trade, infrastructure and investment. Long-time allies like Switzerland and Taiwan are reassessing risk. Many governments are seeking to reduce exposure to Washington’s economic leverage altogether.

    “This isn’t a rerun of past trade disputes. It is a global shift away from reliance on the US as the central node. New trade networks are forming by necessity, not necessarily by preference.”

    Diplomatic talks with China have intensified in recent months, with meetings in Geneva, London and Stockholm.

    Beijing is focused on securing a continued freeze on US semiconductor export controls. Washington is demanding action on fentanyl, greater access for American firms, and increased Chinese purchases of US goods. But the real story lies beyond the negotiating table.

    “Tariffs are being baked in as permanent features of the new economic order. Countries are responding by building systems that can operate without US permission.”

    The US tariff list now stretches across continents. Switzerland faces 39%. South Africa, Libya, Algeria, Serbia, and several others between 30% and 41%. Taiwan, Israel, Pakistan, and Norway are all in the 15–20% range. The sweep is deliberate—and global.

    “Markets are adjusting. Capital is shifting. Supply chains are realigning around regional strength, not global scale.”

     

    Nigel Green continues: “The dollar remains dominant, but its influence is no longer unchallenged.

    “Central banks are pursuing alternatives. Reserve diversification is accelerating. Regional trading blocs are pushing forward with new payments infrastructure, less reliant on Washington’s rules.

    “This fragmentation is the new baseline. The post-war consensus on trade and financial cooperation is fading. What replaces it is a world of multiple economic power and influence centres, each with their own rules and reach.”

    For investors, the implications are direct. Correlations are weakening. Policy risk is climbing. Exposure to geopolitical realignment is no longer abstract, it’s active.

    “Anyone still expecting a return to the old system is behind the curve. This is the direction of travel now. Global trade will be multipolar. Capital allocation must reflect that.”

    The deVere CEO concludes: “It locks in a new world order where influence is distributed, and alignment is increasingly transactional. For global investors, it marks the start of a generation-defining realignment.

    “From here, economic and trade power is going to become more fragmented—and competition for it more intense.”

    deVere Group is one of the world’s largest independent advisors of specialist global financial solutions to international, local mass affluent, and high-net-worth clients.  It has a network of offices around the world, more than 80,000 clients, and $14bn under advisement.

    MIL OSI – Submitted News

  • CEO Tim Cook says Apple ready to open its wallet to catch up in AI

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centers or buying a larger player in the segment, a departure from a long practice of fiscal frugality.

    Apple has struggled to keep pace with rivals such as Microsoft  and Alphabet’s Google, both of which have attracted hundreds of millions of users to their AI-powered chatbots and assistants. That growth has come at a steep costhowever, with Google planning to spend $85 billion over the next year and Microsoft on track to spend more than $100 billion, mostly on data centers.

    Apple, in contrast, has leaned on outside data center providers to handle some of its cloud computing work, and despite a high-profile partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI for certain iPhone features, has tried to grow much of its AI technology in-house, including improvements to its Siri virtual assistant. The results have been rocky, with the company delaying its Siri improvements until next year.

    During a conference call after Apple‘s fiscal third-quarter results, analysts noted that Apple has historically not done large deals and asked whether it might take a different approach to pursue its AI ambitions. CEO Cook responded that the company had already acquired seven smaller companies this year and is open to buying larger ones.

    “We’re very open to M&A that accelerates our roadmap. We are not stuck on a certain size company, although the ones that we have acquired thus far this year are small in nature,” Cook said. “We basically ask ourselves whether a company can help us accelerate a roadmap, and if they do, then we’re interested.”

    Shares of the company were up 1.7% in premarket trading on Friday.

    Apple has tended to buy smaller firms with highly specialized technical teams to build out specific products. Its largest deal ever was its purchase of Beats Electronics for $3 billion in 2014, followed by a $1 billion deal to buy a modem chip business from Intel.

    But now Apple is at a unique crossroads for its business. The tens of billions of dollars per year it receives from Google as payment to be the default search engine on iPhones could be undone by U.S. courts in Google’s antitrust trial, while startups like Perplexity are in discussions with handset makers to try to dislodge Google with an AI-powered browser that would handle many search functions.

    Apple executives have said in court they are considering reshaping the firm’s Safari browser with AI-powered search functions, and Bloomberg News has reported that Apple executives have discussed buying Perplexity, which Reuters has not independently confirmed.

    Apple also said on Thursday it plans to spend more on data centers, an area where it typically spends only a few billion dollars per year. Apple is currently using its own chip designs to handle AI requests with privacy controls that are compatible with the privacy features on its devices.

    Kevan Parekh, Apple‘s chief financial officer, did not give specific spending targets but said outlays would rise.

    “It’s not going to be exponential growth, but it is going to grow substantially,” Parekh said during the conference call.

    “A lot of that’s a function of the investments we’re making in AI.”

    -REUTERS

  • President Murmu graces 45th convocation of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, urges graduates to lead with compassion and innovation

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    President Droupadi Murmu attended the 45th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad on Friday, commending the institute’s nearly century-long legacy and its contribution to national development through education, research, and innovation.

    Addressing the gathering, President Murmu lauded IIT (ISM) Dhanbad for its transformation from a premier institution in mining and geology to a multidisciplinary hub of higher learning and technological advancement. She noted that the institute has nurtured a strong academic ecosystem aligned with the needs and aspirations of society.

    “IIT (ISM) has an important role in the holistic development of the country. Beyond producing skilled engineers and researchers, it must foster professionals who are compassionate, sensitive, and purposeful,” she said.

    Highlighting the growing challenges facing the nation and the world—including climate change, resource scarcity, digital disruption, and social inequality – the President called for leadership from premier institutions like IIT-ISM in developing sustainable and innovative solutions.

    She also emphasized India’s potential to emerge as a technological superpower, driven by its vast human resources and the rapid spread of digital skills. “To harness the full potential of our youth, we must ensure our education system is practical, innovation-oriented, and aligned with industry needs,” she said.

    President Murmu underscored the importance of cultivating a “patent culture” alongside strengthening research, development, and start-up ecosystems. She advocated for an interdisciplinary approach in education to nurture holistic thinking and creativity among students.

    Urging graduates to go beyond personal success, the President called on them to use their knowledge for the greater public good. “Build a stronger and more just India—where progress is inclusive – and a greener India – where development respects the environment,” she said. “Let your actions reflect not just intelligence, but empathy, ethics, and excellence. Innovation driven by compassion is what truly transforms the world.”