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Oct 8 (Reuters) – Pluri Inc: * PLURI SUBSIDIARY COFFEESAI AND INSTITUTO DEL CAFÉ DE CHIAPAS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE CELL-BASED COFFEE MANUFACTURING IN MEXICO Source text: Further company coverage:

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(Adds details from paragraph 5) BERLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Germany's cartel office has initiated proceedings into Temu to examine whether the Chinese discount e-commerce platform is influencing merchants' pricing, it said on Wednesday. "We are investigating the suspicion that Temu could impose inadmissible requirements on merchants' pricing on the German marketplace," said office president Andreas Mundt. "Such requirements could constitute significant restrictions of competition and ultimately lead to price increases on other sales channels," he added. The proceedings have been opened against Dublin-based Whaleco Technology Limited, which operates as Temu in Germany. Temu's platform, offering a wide variety of products, has been open to German merchants for about a year, said Mundt. Temu currently has 19.3 million active users in Germany, while more than 100 million users use its European online marketplace every month, according to the office. (Reporting by Miranda Murray, editing by Thomas Seythal)

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ICSG: WORLD APPARENT REFINED COPPER USAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY ABOUT 3% IN 2025 AND 2.1% IN 2026

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By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Coca-Cola is introducing mini 7.5-ounce single-serve cans of some of its sodas in U.S. convenience stores early next year, hoping cash-strapped and calorie-conscious consumers will be attracted to the smaller, cheaper drinks. Later this year, Atlanta-based Coke will also introduce glass bottles of Coca-Cola soda sweetened with cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup, said Joel Bishop, the company's president of commercial leadership for its North American operating unit. President Donald Trump said this summer that Coke would introduce the cane sugar-sweetened fizzy drink. Coke has seen choppy demand for its sodas in the U.S., with much of its sales increases coming from price hikes rather than volume growth. A pullback in spending by Hispanic consumers had been partly to blame. The new single-serve mini cans are aimed at getting more consumers to try Coke, Bishop said. "Affordability and recruitment are what we're trying to do," he said. "There's not a lot of under-$2 offerings." The suggested retail price for the individual mini cans is $1.29. Each one is 90 calories, versus 240 calories for a 20-ounce plastic bottle, the company's most popular offering in convenience stores. Coke Zero Sugar, Cherry Coke, Sprite, Fanta and other new flavors will be offered in mini cans, Bishop said. Diet Coke will also be in the cans in areas of the U.S. where the product is popular, Bishop said. Larger packs of mini cans are available in grocery and big box stores like Costco and Kroger. For years, U.S. consumers have sought out so-called "Mexican" Coke that uses cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, saying they preferred the flavor. Trump's Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has blamed high fructose corn syrup for chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. (Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli in New York; Editing by David Gregorio)

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Oct 8 (Reuters) – Nayax Ltd: * NAYAX LTD – ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CHARGESMART EV * NAYAX LTD – CHARGESMART NAMES NAYAX AS PREFERRED CASHLESS PAYMENTS PROVIDER Source text: Further company coverage:

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Oct 8 (Reuters) – mySafety Group AB: * MYSAFETY GROUP REFINANCES ITS CONTRACTUAL DEBT WITH OWN FUNDS AND A NEW LOAN AGREEMENT WITH DANSKE BANK * ENTERED INTO LOAN AGREEMENT OF SEK 70 MILLION WITH DANSKE BANK * LOAN AGREEMENT COMPRISES TWO CREDIT FACILITIES OF SEK 20 MLNWITH MATURITY OF 1 YEAR, SEK 50 MILLION WITH MATURITY OF 3 YRS Source text: Further company coverage: (Gdansk Newsroom)

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SANTIAGO, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Chile rose 0.4% in September from the previous month, data from statistics agency INE showed on Wednesday, matching the consensus view in a Reuters poll of economists. Annual inflation in the world's largest copper producer hit 4.4%, INE added, increasing from 4% registered the previous month and moving again above the central bank's 2% to 4% target range. (Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Natalia Ramos; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The regulator of India's Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) City is in discussions with the country's central bank to allow domestic lenders to instantly settle forex transactions through the tax-neutral finance hub, the regulatory body's chairman said. The move would make forex transactions quicker and cheaper and ease settlement processes for foreign investors investing in India through GIFT City, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pitching as a finance hub to rival centres like Dubai and Singapore. On Tuesday, GIFT City launched a real-time foreign currency settlement system, with Standard Chartered's India unit initially selected to handle U.S. dollar clearances. This facility is only for bank branches in GIFT City. The launch of the real-time system has speeded up settlement timelines to 30 seconds from nearly 24 hours earlier, K. Rajaraman, chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, told Reuters in an interview late on Tuesday. The regulators are now in discussions to allow Indian banks to settle their forex transactions in real-time, which would give investors a wider suite of options and open up a new line of business for lenders. "In the next six-to-eight months, we plan to allow banks in India to settle their dollar transaction through this clearing system with due permissions from Reserve Bank of India," Rajaraman said. BOOSTING DERIVATIVE TRADES AT GIFT CITY Earlier this month, the National Stock Exchange of India announced the introduction of daily expiry contracts for GIFT Nifty, a dollar-denominated derivative of the Nifty 50 index traded at the finance hub. The move was in contrast to the tighter regulatory framework for domestic derivatives. India's markets regulator has recently tightened rules for equity derivatives, citing data that shows nearly 90% of retail investors incur losses. Rajaraman said risk management measures would be implemented to prevent any spillover from increased derivative activity in GIFT Nifty to the domestic markets. "This product is dollar-denominated and meant for institutional investors," he said. "Problem in Indian derivatives is due to resident retail investors trading in those instruments, a concern missing in GIFT City," Rajaraman said. (Reporting by Jayshree P. Upadhyay and additional reporting by Jaspreet Kalra in Mumbai; Editing by Janane Venkataraman)

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Oct 8 (Reuters) – Top Line Business Development Corp : * ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION TO CAPITAL STOCK OF LIGHT FUELS CORP FOR 199.5 MILLION PESOS Further company coverage:

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* Countries signing joint statement include India, Pakistan, China * Statement criticises attempts to deploy military infrastructure * Taliban oppose any foreign military presence in Afghanistan By Saeed Shah and Mohammad Yunus Yawar Oct 8 (Reuters) – Afghanistan's regional neighbors, including American allies, appeared to unite against U.S. President Donald Trump's stated aim of taking over the Bagram military base near Kabul, according to a statement released after they met in Moscow. The "Moscow Format" meeting on Afghanistan – the seventh such event hosted by Russia but attended for the first time by the Taliban administration's foreign minister – included U.S. partners India and Pakistan. The 10 nations also included Russia, China and Iran as well as Central Asian countries. In a joint statement released by Russia's foreign ministry late on Tuesday, the 10 countries did not name the United States or Bagram itself, but seemed to take aim at Trump's plan for the base, endorsing the Taliban's position on the issue. "They (the countries meeting) called unacceptable the attempts by countries to deploy their military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring states, since this does not serve the interests of regional peace and stability," the joint statement read. TALIBAN OPPOSITION TO FOREIGN FORCES At a press conference on Tuesday in Moscow at the conclusion of the event, the Taliban's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi reiterated its position. "Afghanistan is a free and independent country, and throughout history, it has never accepted the military presence of foreigners. Our decision and policy will remain the same to keep Afghanistan free and independent," he said. The U.S. Department of State did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Taliban's first administration was ousted in 2001 by a U.S.-led invasion of the country, triggering an insurgency by the group. Bagram, just outside the capital Kabul, became the biggest and best-known U.S. base in Afghanistan before the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country in 2021 as the Taliban retook control. Last month, Trump threatened "bad things" would happen to Afghanistan if it does not give back Bagram, and cited what he called its strategic location near China. Current and former U.S. officials have cast doubt on Trump's goal, saying that re-occupying Bagram might end up looking like a re-invasion, requiring more than 10,000 troops as well as deployment of advanced air defenses. (Reporting by Saeed Shah and Mohammad Yunus Yawar; writing by Saeed Shah; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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