Economy
-
Bangladesh banknotes replace ousted PM’s father portrait
Bangladesh on Sunday issued new banknotes to replace designs featuring its founding president, the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh…
Read More » -
Prices fall on Trump China comments, oil market drop
Dutch and British wholesale gas prices fell on Friday afternoon after being quite rangebound earlier in day, prompted by fresh concerns…
Read More » -
Turkey’s Erdogan repeats opposition to interest rates, but says economic plan to continue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to continue his opposition to interest rates, while saying Ankara was determined…
Read More » -
Ethiopia, IMF reach staff-level agreement on third program review
Ethiopia and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement on the third review of the country’s $3.4 billion…
Read More » -
Russian ruble soars past 78 vs dollar to reach two-year high
The Russian ruble strengthened sharply on Thursday, soaring past the 78 mark against the dollar to reach a two-year high,…
Read More » -
Kuwait eyes public-private partnership energy projects to help end power crisis
Kuwait is hoping that new energy projects involving state and private investors will help the country tackle its power crisis,…
Read More » -
Syria inks $7 billion energy deal with Qatari, Turkish, US firms
Syria signed a $7 billion energy deal on Thursday with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish and US companies as it…
Read More » -
Trump says he is considering diverting $3 billion in grants from Harvard to trade schools
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of grant money away from Harvard University…
Read More » -
Less than five percent of Gaza’s cropland is useable, UN assessment shows
Less than five percent of Gaza’s cropland can be cultivated due to damage and access restrictions, “further deteriorating food production…
Read More » -
Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China after US export curbs: Sources
Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20…
Read More »