ISTANBUL: Retail sales in Brazil jumped 5.1% annually in August, according to data released Thursday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
The figure was much higher than expectations of a 3.6% gain.
The annual figure for Ju…
ISTANBUL: Latin America and the Caribbean region is expected to expand 1.9% in 2924, according to a report by the World Bank.
The region is forecast to show an economic growth of 2.6% next year, it said Wednesday.
While the estimated figures are the…
ISTANBUL: It is a “conscientious obligation” to stand against the “state terror” practiced by Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a mosque in Albania’s capital Tirana, Erdogan said that…