ISTANBUL: China on Friday confirmed that imports from Afghanistan will be granted 100% duty-free access, state media reported.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the measure ‘will promote bilateral trade cooperation and achieve mutual benefits….

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 …

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…