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The final step in the fight against plastic pollution is being taken in Geneva

With plastic production projected to triple by 2060, pressure is mounting to secure a binding agreement that tackles the crisis at its source. Talks kicked off on Tuesday in Geneva,…

New World disorder

Can Baydarol Since I first became interested in international relations, I have always tried to understand the concept of the ‘new world order.’ This time, I admit that I am…

A Country Is Not a Company

Paul Krugman College students who plan to go into business often major in economics, but few believe that they will end up using what they hear in the lecture hall.…

With inflation can’t be reduced below 30%, wages are eroding, and Şimşek calls for patience

Levent Gürses According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), inflation rose by 2.06% in July, bringing annual inflation to 33.52%. Thus, the increase in consumer prices was…

New threat to exports after high interest rates: Trump’s possible tariffs

Osman Şenkul Turkey’s external debt, trade deficit and energy imports make it highly dependent on foreign currency. Although it has foreign currency-earning services such as tourism, these are sometimes affected…

The future of finance: Everything, everywhere, all at once

Chris Skinner We are really good at creating bingo buzzwords in business to get everyone feeling they are missing the buzz. Terms such as Big Data, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS, invented by…

Anatomy of a market crisis: Tariffs, markets and the economy

Aswath Damodaran I was boarding a plane for a trip to Latin America late in the evening on April 2nd, and as is my practice, I was checking the score…

UN Court of Justice: A healthy environment is a human right in the historic climate ruling

A “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right, and if countries fail to take “appropriate action to protect the climate system”, they could violate international law, according to…

Credit rating has improved but still far from investment grade

Levent Gürses Credit rating agency Moody’s upgraded Turkey’s credit rating from B1 to Ba3, while revising its outlook from ‘positive’ to ‘stable.’ Fitch Ratings, on the other hand, confirmed Turkey’s…

New cheap labour and trade route begins operations

Osman Şenkul International news agencies and news websites based on them reported last week (29 July) on a report by Canalys, a research company established in Singapore by the London-based…