UN Diplomacy & Haiti Security: President Luis Abinader urged the UN to fully deploy and fund the international Haiti force, enforce the arms embargo, and back Haitian institutions as gang violence worsens, warning that renewing without completing only prolongs an unfulfilled promise. Trade & Investment Diplomacy: Foreign Minister Víctor “Ito” Bisonó pushed Dominican priorities at UNGA, including Haiti stability, and signed a Greece–DR MOU to expand trade, investment, and supply-chain cooperation, while Abinader highlighted poverty reduction and record exports in his UN address. Digital Payments for Merchants: Apple expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to the Dominican Republic, enabling contactless payments without extra card readers through local partner apps. Aviation & Tourism Business: IDAC will bring interactive flight simulators to the Santo Domingo International Book Fair, and AHSD launched SDQ MICE 2026 with 50 international buyers to drive meetings and incentives. Energy & Mining Pipeline: The Ministry of Energy and Mines says rare earth project lab samples are processed for an initial resource estimate in November 2026, with certified reserves targeted for the first half of 2027. Intellectual Property Enforcement: Operation LUMEN is blocking 317 stream-ripping and malware-linked sites across multiple countries, including the Dominican Republic, citing millions of monthly visits. Agribusiness & Exports: Dominican tobacco and Chinese firms began commercial dialogue in Tamboril, aiming for technical exchanges and potential cigar production under the El Artista brand for select markets.