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Istanbul August retail prices up 1.88% m/m -chamber
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Istanbul August retail prices up 1.88% m/m -chamber

ISTANBUL, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Retail prices in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul rose 1.88 percent month-on-month in August for an…
Global shares mostly higher despite continuing virus worries
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Global shares mostly higher despite continuing virus worries

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday, despite continuing concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in Asia and parts…
China’s economy under pressure as factory activity slows in Aug, services contract
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China’s economy under pressure as factory activity slows in Aug, services contract

BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – China’s businesses and the broader economy came under increasing pressure in August as factory activity…
Dubai Islamic Bank plans dollar senior sukuk – sources
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Dubai Islamic Bank plans dollar senior sukuk – sources

DUBAI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Dubai Islamic Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest Islamic lender, is planning to soon sell…
Turkey’s booming growth cuts both ways as inflation stings
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Turkey’s booming growth cuts both ways as inflation stings

ANKARA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy is bouncing back from a pandemic-induced slump with close to 10 percent growth…
Afghanistan’s economic crisis deepens as airlift winds down
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Afghanistan’s economic crisis deepens as airlift winds down

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of Afghans protested outside a bank in Kabul on Saturday and others formed long lines…
COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
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COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy

Zaw Min (name changed to protect his identity) is a construction worker in his 30s from the Yangon suburb of…
Arabian nights buzz: staycations boost Saudi economy
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Arabian nights buzz: staycations boost Saudi economy

RIYADH, Aug 26 (Reuters) – When US celebrity chef David Burke opened his second restaurant in Riyadh earlier in August,…
Afghans struggle with empty ATMs, soaring prices
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Afghans struggle with empty ATMs, soaring prices

Over a week after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, its residents are reeling from a severe shortage of cash…
Dubai house prices to rise modestly, stay affordable in coming years
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Dubai house prices to rise modestly, stay affordable in coming years

BENGALURU, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Dubai’s residential property market is on a steady course, with prices expected to rise modestly…
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