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Elon Musk has said he will give every child in America a stake in SpaceX, his $2 trillion aerospace and artificial intelligence company, as tech firms face intensifying scrutiny over their social harms, Report informs via CNN.
Türkiye'de tasarruf finansman sektörünün işlem hacmi geçen yıl yüzde 261,8 artışla 1 trilyon 211 milyar liraya yükseldi.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ghana is projected to overtake Ethiopia as Africa's eighth-largest economy in 2026, with its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to reach US$128.64 billion, exceeding Ethiopia's projected US$127.15 billion by US$1.49 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) October 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO), as reported by African Business Insider on 17 October.
Chinese exports of solar power equipment extended their declining trend this year with a 6.4% drop in September from a year earlier, while China’s authorities consider export controls and/or bans on a dozen solar manufacturing technologies. The world’s top solar manufacturer shipped 1.21 million metric tons of solar cells and panels last month, according to customs data cited by Reuters. While the exports rose from…
Brazil’s soybean oil exports totaled approximately 1.57 million metric tons January-August, exceeding shipments for the whole of 2025, as the country’s expanding crushing industry increased soybean oil production amid continued domestic demand from the biodiesel sector. The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove) estimated soybean oil exports at 1.8 million mt for calendar-year 2026, ...
Oil, gas, LNG, power, renewables, nuclear, hydrogen, coal; supply-demand, prices and production.
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday as markets positioned for improving supplies after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order waiving most sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Crude fell after surging nearly 5% last week, where continued disruptions in global supplies, especially the Middle East, buoyed prices. Brent oil futures fell 2.06% to $107.60 a ...
Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı, 9 ilde kurulacak güneş enerji santralleri için YEKA GES-2026 Yarışmalarının 3 Kasım 2026 tarihinde yapılacağını duyurdu. Yarışmalara 19 şirket katılacak.
Deputy PM calls for dialogue with Tehran, highlights US defence ties and rejects Strait of Hormuz transit fees.
Japan’s average power prices jumped by over 25% at the start of this week from the previous week amid soaring LNG and higher coal prices. The nationwide power price rose by over 25% week-to-week to $0.19 (31.15 Japanese yen) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on Monday, Bloomberg reported, citing data from Japan Electric Power Exchange. Japan, one of the world’s biggest LNG importers, this summer reduced gas-fired generation…
Acquisitions, mergers, tenders, contracts, final investment decisions, new plants and project finance — business-opportunity signals.
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has been confirmed as a joint buyer of Romania’s bankrupt Mangalia shipyard, teaming up with German defence giant Rheinmetall in a €138m deal to revive one of Europe’s largest shipbuilding facilities. As Splash reported last week, Rheinmetall secured the Black Sea yard at auction, but today’s announcement confirms that the Aponte-controlled …
UK urges firms not to take part in E1 settlement tender or risk sanctions British foreign minister Ed Miliband on Monday urged companies and individuals not to proceed with bids for the E1 West Bank settlement project on Monday, warning those involved in the construction of illegal settlements could face sanctions. "We urge businesses and individuals not to proceed with bids for E1 construction tenders," Miliband…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their strategic partnership, expanding trade and investment, and advancing cooperation in energy, critical minerals, digitalization, and transport during meetings between Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and U.S. Secretary of State…
Türkiye will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying to global markets under its agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Ba...
Office of the Spokesman C5+1: Historic Partnership, Prosperous Future Media Note October 19, 2026 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Ministerial in Samarkand. Begin Text We, the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan…
Summits, bilateral visits, agreements, negotiations, decisions of international organisations and foreign-policy moves.
Israeli settler attacks on a European diplomatic delegation and an American photojournalist in the occupied West Bank have drawn condemnation from the United States and European governments, with calls for those responsible to be prosecuted.
Dışişleri Bakanı Hakan Fidan, Suudi Arabistan Dışişleri Bakanı Faysal bin Ferhan ile telefon görüşmesi gerçekleştirdi.
The report comes amid mounting tensions between Ukraine and the United States, its largest military backer.
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their strategic partnership, expanding trade and investment, and advancing cooperation in energy, critical minerals, digitalization, and transport during meetings between Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and U.S. Secretary of State…
ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio, Ukrayna Devlet Başkanı Volodimir Zelenskiy'nin Washington'ın Kiev ile istihbarat paylaşımını geçici olarak durdurduğu yönündeki açıklamalarını reddederek, paylaşımda duraklama olmadığını söyledi.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was set to hold talks in Tehran on Monday after Gulf states urged Moscow to use its influence at the UN to press Iran to halt attacks on regional neighbours.Mr Lavrov arrived in Tehran “to discuss de-escalation steps” in the Gulf with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, and meet President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's Tass news agency reported. The talks were also to focus…
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VIENNA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna to divert to Sofia late on Sunday, though a search found nothing dangerous so the plane took off again and flew onwards, the airline and Bulgaria's BTA news agency said.BTA said the flight's crew reported receiving a bomb threat when the aircraft was approaching the Romanian border, and the Bulgarian Air Force…
Gabar'da günlük petrol üretimi 84 bin varile ulaşırken, bölgenin batısındaki arama çalışmalarından yeni keşif sinyali geldi. Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Alparslan Bayraktar, önemli rezervler keşfetmek üzere olduklarını belirterek yeni bir müjde vereceklerini söyledi. Üretimi günlük 100 bin varilin üzerine taşıyacak potansiyel gördüklerini açıklayan Bayraktar, rezerv miktarının henüz teyit edilmediğini vurguladı.
Dışişleri Bakanı Hakan Fidan, Suudi Arabistan Dışişleri Bakanı Faysal bin Ferhan ile telefon görüşmesi gerçekleştirdi.
Office of the Spokesman C5+1: Historic Partnership, Prosperous Future Media Note October 19, 2026 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on the occasion of the C5+1 Ministerial in Samarkand. Begin Text We, the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan…
ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio, Ukrayna Devlet Başkanı Volodimir Zelenskiy'nin Washington'ın Kiev ile istihbarat paylaşımını geçici olarak durdurduğu yönündeki açıklamalarını reddederek, paylaşımda duraklama olmadığını söyledi.
Trump and Araghchi trade threats as US President vows to ‘finish the job’ against Iran. Reuters / AFP
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Cause of grass fire remains unknown as PM Carney calls it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canadian military.
Fires in Indonesia burned through over 1.9 million hectares between January and the end of September this year, a monitor analyzing satellite imagery said on Oct. 19.
EU tourist arrivals fell from 5 million in 2019 to 160,000 in 2025 as sanctions, cancelled flights and other restrictions due to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine severed Western leisure travel, prompting Moscow to look east.
Authorities have received nearly 20,000 reports about property damage as a result of the torrential rainfall and the resulting floods, Governor Davut Gül said.
China had only conducted two publicly known ICBM tests in the Pacific before July, and both were land-based launches.
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Kazakhstan has reached an agreement to resolve a yearslong dispute over costs at the Dunga oil field in the Mangystau Region, clearing the way for a development plan targeting 67.4 million barrels of oil production through 2039, the Energy Ministry said in a written response to The Astana Times. The agreement was signed…
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Oil prices fell sharply on Monday as markets positioned for improving supplies after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order waiving most sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Crude fell after surging nearly 5% last week, where continued disruptions in global supplies, especially the Middle East, buoyed prices. Brent oil futures fell 2.06% to $107.60 a ...
Israel arrests 10 settlers over attacks on US journalist and European officials in West Bank Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:33 The arrests come amid mounting international pressure and outrage over settler attacks US photojournalist Heidi Levine leaves the emergency department of a government hospital in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, after being beaten by Israeli settlers on 16 October…
The 43-year-old male driver was detained by civilians, Mason said, and then arrested by police, who found a knife in his car.
Cause of grass fire remains unknown as PM Carney calls it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canadian military.
Israeli settler attacks on a European diplomatic delegation and an American photojournalist in the occupied West Bank have drawn condemnation from the United States and European governments, with calls for those responsible to be prosecuted.
At least 18 people were killed and several others wounded in a Houthi missile attack on a military training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province on Monday, government and medical sources told Reuters.The Iran-aligned Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a centre training members of the security and police forces in Shabwa, Yemeni military spokesman Majed Al Nuzaili said on X.The government's Saba news agency said a…
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Conflicts in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa Have Become Inseparable
The sheer volume of attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz has left Britain’s maritime security reporting centre struggling to keep track, with most vessels targeted in the increasingly dangerous waterway no longer reporting incidents directly. UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) admitted in its latest weekly assessment that it is “struggling to accurately …
“Diplomacy is the art of the possible,” Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand said. That has been at the heart of talks with regional partners aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East, opposing Iranian aggression and restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.She spoke to The National in Dubai, with her visit to the UAE intended to reinforce Canada's opposition to Iranian attacks and Ottawa's support…
İran'ın Basra Körfezi ve Hürmüz Boğazı'nda gemilere yönelik saldırıları yaz sonrası yeniden tırmanırken, son bir haftada 12 saldırı kaydedildiği ve hedef olan gemilerin çoğunun olayı bildirmediği ortaya çıktı. Tahran'ın iki süper tankerin alev almasını ABD bağlantılı yasa dışı seyre bağlaması ise gözleri ABD ara seçimleri öncesinde Tahran-Washington hattına çevirdi.
Vietnamese shipowner Hai An Transport and Stevedoring has approved an investment of up to $70m in two feeder containerships at a Chinese shipyard, adding another pair of vessels to its expanding newbuilding programme. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange-listed company has outlined plans for two 1,928 teu vessels at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, with China Shipbuilding …
European shipowners are calling for a threefold increase in the carbon allowances earmarked to support shipping’s energy transition, arguing that the sector contributes almost twice its share of emissions to the EU Emissions Trading System’s auction revenues. A study published by European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) estimates that the proposed Sustainable Maritime Alternative Propulsion (SMAP) …
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Rekabet Kurulu, kamu kurumlarına toplu yemek hizmeti sağlayan 10 şirket hakkında soruşturma başlattı. Şirketlerin kamu ihalelerinde danışıklı hareket ederek rekabeti ihlal ettikleri ve kamu zararına yol açtıkları iddiaları araştırılacak.
Chinese exports of solar power equipment extended their declining trend this year with a 6.4% drop in September from a year earlier, while China’s authorities consider export controls and/or bans on a dozen solar manufacturing technologies. The world’s top solar manufacturer shipped 1.21 million metric tons of solar cells and panels last month, according to customs data cited by Reuters. While the exports rose from…
Avrupa Birliği (AB) Komisyonu, ABD'nin Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesine (UCM) yönelik yaptırımlarına karşı "Engelleme Tüzüğü" dahil her seçeneğin masada olduğunu bildirdi.
Soldiers, fighters and separatists in West African country committing grave laws-of-war violations, rights group finds.
Ticaret Bakanlığı, ilk dokuz ayda 4 bin 890 operasyonda 91 milyar 720 milyon liralık kaçak eşya ve uyuşturucu ele geçirildiğini açıkladı. Yakalama değeri geçen yılın aynı dönemine göre yüzde 22 arttı. Listede milyonlarca tıbbi malzeme var.
Fransa ve Almanya, Avrupa Komisyonu’nun 2035’te %90 otomobil emisyon azaltımı ve kalan %10’un telafisini öngören planında telafi zorunluluğunu kaldırarak yeni içten yanmalı motorlu araç satışlarına daha fazla esneklik tanımak için anlaştı.
Statements by heads of state, ministers, central banks, OPEC, IEA and international bodies that can move markets and the business climate.
Gabar'da günlük petrol üretimi 84 bin varile ulaşırken, bölgenin batısındaki arama çalışmalarından yeni keşif sinyali geldi. Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Alparslan Bayraktar, önemli rezervler keşfetmek üzere olduklarını belirterek yeni bir müjde vereceklerini söyledi. Üretimi günlük 100 bin varilin üzerine taşıyacak potansiyel gördüklerini açıklayan Bayraktar, rezerv miktarının henüz teyit edilmediğini vurguladı.
At least 18 people were killed and several others wounded in a Houthi missile attack on a military training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province on Monday, government and medical sources told Reuters.The Iran-aligned Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a centre training members of the security and police forces in Shabwa, Yemeni military spokesman Majed Al Nuzaili said on X.The government's Saba news agency said a…
Türkiye will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying to global markets under its agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Ba...
By Gram SlatterySAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war between them, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on his visit to Uzbekistan on Monday. Asked about a possible meeting of US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year-old Ukraine conflict, Rubio said: "There's…
İran'da devlete ait hava yolu şirketi Iran Air'in (Homa) Genel Müdürü Tahir Abdulhay, yaptırımlar nedeniyle şirketin uçak filosunda ciddi sorunlar yaşandığını belirterek, filoda bulunması gereken uçak sayısının çok altında kaldıklarını ve mevcut uçakların da yalnızca bir bölümünü kullanabildiklerini söyledi.
French President Emmanuel Macron said authorities could ban some gatherings after nationwide protests over living costs and school conditions were marred by violence, looting and attacks on public buildings.
The week's markets, energy, economy and risk agenda at a glance, through an entrepreneur's lens: prices, the 10 critical developments of the week and highlights from every theme.
In-depth weekly bulletin on Türkiye's energy and business environment: production and demand, EMRA and legislation, tenders, investments, FX and rates, regional risks.
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Lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, rare earths, boron and graphite: prices, export restrictions, mining investment and the battery supply chain.
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Energy, investment, diplomacy and security developments in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya and Egypt; Market Access Partnership opportunities.
Energy, Middle Corridor logistics, investment and diplomacy in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and the Caucasus; the Organization of Turkic States agenda.
EU energy and climate policy, CBAM, gas security of supply, TANAP-TAP and the Southern Gas Corridor, the Balkans, the Ukraine-Russia front and Türkiye's hub role.
Energy, mining, infrastructure and trade opportunities across North and Sub-Saharan Africa; elections, coups and security risks, development finance.
Energy demand, LNG purchases, technology and battery supply chains, trade and investment flows and regional security risks across China, Japan, Korea, India and ASEAN.
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