President of Kazakhstan: The process of building a natural gas refinery will be accelerated.

Market news: The Israeli government petitioned the court to stop the union strike.

Thai Prime Minister: The new cabinet has been finalized and will be submitted to the royal family for approval this week.

Market news: Blackstone Group is reportedly close to a A$20 billion deal to acquire cloud infrastructure provider AirTrunk and is currently finalizing the details of the deal. The agreement may be signed this week.

South African Central Bank Governor: South Africa needs sustainable low inflation.

Market news: Kazakhstan plans to sell $900 million to $1 billion in assets from its oil fund this month.

Market news: ECB policymakers are increasingly divided over the outlook for economic development.

Market News: Türkiye expands foreign exchange-linked deposit program to promote foreign exchange savings.

The number of foreign tourists in Indonesia in July increased by 16.91% year-on-year to 1.31 million.

Yemeni Houthi armed health officials said on September 1 that floods caused by heavy rains have affected nearly 200,000 people in Yemen, killed at least 150 people in many parts of the country, and displaced thousands of families.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: The Master of a merchant ship reported an incident 70 nautical miles northwest of Salif, Yemen, where the vessel was hit by two unknown munitions. Damage control is ongoing and the Master reported a third explosion near the vessel. There are no casualties on board and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of call.

Malaysian Prime Minister: The only hope (for a ceasefire) is for the United States to take a tougher stance.

Malaysian Prime Minister: Due to the lack of commitment from relevant countries, especially the United States, the current prospects for a ceasefire (in the Gaza Strip) are not optimistic.

Mayor of Kiev: The entrance to a subway station in Kiev that serves as an air raid shelter was damaged due to Russian air strikes.

New Zealand Prime Minister: An immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza.

Mayor of Kiev: The boiler room of a water plant in Kiev was partially destroyed.

New Zealand is expanding its defense cooperation with Malaysia, the Prime Minister said.

The Prime Minister of New Zealand held a joint briefing with the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and both sides pledged to increase trade by 50% by 2030.

Market news: After Russia launched missiles at Kiev, some of the missiles have been intercepted and some are still in the air.