5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (539+ words) Turkey plans to auction the operating rights for some of the country’s major road links, including two bridges in Istanbul connecting Asia with Europe. Control of the July 15 Martyrs and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges, plus eight highways and two ring…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (293+ words) Kuwait’s public debt has risen more than fivefold to the end of June, as the country stepped up borrowing this year to support a widening budget deficit caused by low oil export earnings. The Gulf state was one of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) Foreign investment in Turkey fell by nearly a third in the first half of the year, as high interest rates, persistent inflation and economic uncertainty discouraged longer-term commitments. Turkey attracted $4.2 billion in net foreign direct investment in the first six…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (491+ words) The move shows confidence in the country’s ability to withstand the war, helped by a strong financial position Kuwait‘s return to the international bond markets late last month – when it issued $6 billion in a three-tranche deal – came as a surprise…...