City scene Yeni Camii great mosque by Golden Horn of Bosphorus River, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Republic of Turkey Tim Graham | Getty ImagesInflation in Turkey topped 75% in May in what economists expect to be the peak before prices start to ease. Consumer prices rose 75.45% in May...
An Emirates Airlines planeKarim Sahib | AFP | Getty ImagesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based carrier Emirates airline on Monday reported record annual profit of 17.2 billion dirhams ($4.7 billion) for the 2023-2024 financial year, up 63% from the year prior.The flag carrying airline of the UAE's glitzy commercial...
Saudi Aramco's first-quarter net profit fell 14% year-on-year amid lower oil prices and production.Net income for the three months up to March 31 came in at $27.3 billion, down from $31.9 billion for the same period last year, the company reported. The figure was in line with analyst expectations,...
A Turkish national flag, left, and a flag bearing the portrait of Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkish republic, hang from the exterior of a building in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTurkey's inflation accelerated to 69.8% annually...
The BlackRock logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in New York City on Nov. 14, 2022.Leonardo Munoz | Getty ImagesAsset manager BlackRock will launch an investment platform in Riyadh with the help of a $5 billion anchor investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the kingdom's sovereign wealth...
Saudi Arabia's economy minister rejected recent reports that the kingdom's $1.5 trillion NEOM megaproject, a futuristic desert development on the Red Sea coast, is scaling back some of its plans."All projects are moving full steam ahead," Faisal Al Ibrahim told CNBC's Dan Murphy on Monday at the World Economic...
A money changer holds Turkish lira and U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Ankara, Turkey December 16, 2021.Cagla Gurdogan | ReutersTurkey's annual inflation rose to 68.5% for the month of March, an increase on February's 67.1% inflation read, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute's report released...
A picture taken on August 14, 2018 shows the logo of Turkey's Central Bank at the entrance of its headquarters in Ankara, Turkey.ADEM ALTAN | AFP | Getty ImagesTurkey's central bank is opting for a different monetary tightening method as it grapples with climbing inflation, after previously signaling that...
Yousef Gamal El-Din | CNBCEgypt's pound hit a record low against the dollar on Wednesday after its central bank hiked interest rates by 600 points and devalued the currency.The steps were meant to facilitate an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which is expected to confirm the extension of...
The Maslak financial and business center in the Sariyer district of Istanbul.Ayhan Altun | Moment | Getty ImagesTurkish annual consumer price inflation soared to 67.07% in February, the Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday, coming in above expectations.Analysts polled by Reuters had anticipated annual inflation would climb to 65.7% last...