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October 25, 2024

3.7M children in Sudan at risk of acute malnutrition, warns UN

ANKARA: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worsening, leaving millions in urgent need of aid, the UN said on Friday, warning that 3.7 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition.

‘There are 3.7 million children under five projected to suffer …

Trkiye’s benchmark stock index down at open

ISTANBUL: Trkiye’s benchmark stock index, BIST 100, saw a decline of 0.33% or 29.21 points to open Friday’s trading at 8.843,64 points.

On Thursday, the index rose by 1.81%, ending the day at 8,872.85 points, with a daily transaction volume of 61 bil…

Russia increases policy rate to historical high level of 21%

ISTANBUL: The Bank of Russia increased its policy interest rate by 200 basis points to 21%, a historical high level, on Friday.

The bank has raised the rate from 8.5% to 19% since July 2023 through to September and the market expectation was 20% for …