Türkiye's Central Bank released its 2026 Monetary Policy Text on Dec. 29, providing a roadmap for next year's policies, including continued efforts to strengthen international reserves and improve their composition.
Iran launched three domestically built observation satellites into space from Russia on Dec. 28, state television reported, marking a new step for Tehran's space program despite Western sanctions.
Near the entrance to the Panama Canal, a monument to China's contributions to the interoceanic waterway was torn down by order of local authorities.
Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world's biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.
The U.K. will launch a military "gap year" scheme, as part of efforts to boost recruitment and reconnect young people with defense, the government said on Dec. 27.
The year-end plunge in cryptocurrencies has rattled companies that had bet heavily on bitcoin, sending share prices tumbling and reviving fears of a bubble.
Bulgaria is set to become the eurozone's 21st member next week, but some fear the switch could drive up prices and spark instability in the bloc's poorest nation.
Inflation expectations eased in December across households, the real sector and market participants, according to the Central Bank’s Sectoral Inflation Expectations Survey released on Dec. 26.
The highest income quintile accounted for 48 percent of total equivalized household disposable income in Türkiye, the Turkish Statistical Institute’s (TÜİK) Income Distribution 2025 survey revealed on Dec. 26.
Türkiye aims to cover a quarter of its energy demand through domestic production by 2028, according to Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
Istanbul Airport is setting ambitious goals for 2026, aiming to welcome close to 90 million passengers, according to Selahattin Bilgen, CEO of İGA, the airport’s operator.
China's sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000 kilometers (31,000 miles) in total operating distance with the opening of a new line on Dec. 26, state media reported.
The Japanese government on Dec. 26 approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year, to pay for everything from bigger defense spending to ballooning social security costs as inflation persists.
Syria's central bank chief has said that the country's currency would start to be replaced with a revamped version from Jan. 1, as Damascus tries to relaunch its economy after emerging from the rule of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad last year.
MediaMarkt has elevated Türkiye to its second-largest market globally, following Germany, as the country’s technology retail sector continues to outperform international averages in 2025.
Both the manufacturing industry capacity utilization and the business confidence and indices edged up in December compared with the previous month, according to official data on Dec. 25.
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