As the importance of a circular economy, such as the reuse of resources, increases, major trading companies are expanding their initiatives, such as starting new plastic recycling plants.

On the 18th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei stock average rose by more than 400 yen at one point.

In a survey that looks at consumption trends based on credit card usage information, the September index was 8.1% higher than before the spread of infection, and the positive margin expanded from August. The surveyed company analyzed that the last-minute demand before the price increase and the recovery of travel and eating out consumption were the factors.

On the 14th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily rose by more than 900 yen and recovered to the 27,000 yen level.

Tsutomu Sugimori, former chairman of ENEOS Holdings, the largest oil wholesaler, suddenly resigned on the 12th of last month due to personal reasons.

On September 20th, after the consecutive holidays, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily rose above 300 yen. A wait-and-see attitude strengthened, and the range of price increases narrowed.

It has been more than a month since cyberattack have been continuously targeting government institutions. After previously leaking data at PLN, Indihome, 1.3 billion sim card registration data, and finally 105 million voter data, this time it was the classified documents and letters sent to the president that were leaked.

In response to the government’s decision to keep the selling price of imported wheat at the current level from next month onward as a countermeasure against soaring food prices, major milling companies announced one after another that they would keep the price of commercial flour unchanged.

Natural gas prices in the European market temporarily fell due to supply concerns after Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom announced it would suspend natural gas supply through a major pipeline to Germany from the end of this month, increased over 10%.

Japan is considering to deploy 1.000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its capability to ward off potential attack from China, quoted by CNN Indonesia.

Toward the realization of a decarbonized society, the three megabanks and government affiliated financial institutions in Japan will establish a public-private fund this fall to support companies working to spread renewable energy.

Quoted from TEMPO.CO, the government and Bank of Indonesia launched seven new banknotes for the 2022 issue year or TE 2022 Money, Thursday, August 18, 2022. The seven 2022 TE money are officially valid, issued, and circulated in the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) coincides with the 77th anniversary of Indonesia Independence, August 17, 2022.