Taiwan Investment Push: Prime Minister Russell Dlamini met Acer founder Stan Shih in Taipei, pitching Eswatini as a gateway for regional markets and floating a manufacturing/assembly facility at the Phocweni Eswatini–Taiwan Industrial Innovation Park. Energy Drive: Dlamini also toured renewable projects in Tainan and urged Taiwanese energy firms to invest in large-scale generation, targeting 100MW-plus projects and adding over 1,000MW to support industrialisation. SME Growth Boost: Oracle Innovate Lab Cohort 1 entrepreneurs generated over E1m in combined revenue in a year, as Oracle launched Cohort 2 at the Oracle CX Hub in Mbabane. Digital Skills in Lubombo: The Macetjeni iHub was launched to expand digital training and entrepreneurship for youth and MSMEs, with SEDCO, ESCCOM and UNDP backing. Tax Policy Watch: Business Eswatini warned that poorly sequenced Finance Bills could raise compliance costs and hurt SME cash flow, urging proportional implementation. IMF Outlook: The IMF expects Eswatini growth to slow in 2026 due to higher fuel costs, weaker demand, tighter financing, weather disruptions and easing investment activity. Cyber Snapshot: INTERPOL’s 2026 report puts Eswatini among the lowest cyber-vulnerability countries (0.2% of detected vulnerabilities), though officials caution the figure still matters for a small economy. CAF Football Funding: Green Mamba received E360,000 sponsorship support from local firms ahead of the CAF Confederation Cup. Education Dispute: UNESWA law students say module results were withheld over a lecturer’s alleged unpaid July remuneration, leaving them uncertain about passes and supplementary exams.