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Growth in EBRD regions to pick up despite geopolitical pressures

Istanbul, May 18 (HNA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects output in its regions to grow by 3.0 percent in 2024, up from 2.5 percent in…

EU: Romania, Italy and Turkey to receive €454.8 mln. disaster relief aid

London, September 18 (HNA) – The European Union Council agreed on Monday to provide a total of €454.8 million in disaster relief aid to Romania and Italy to repair the…

Reuters journalists in Turkey prepare to strike on 10 May

Istanbul, April 27 (HNA) – Journalists in Reuters Turkish bureaux said on Wednesday announced that they will take strike action on 10 May unless the global news agency increases salaries…

SIPRI – Global military expenditure reaches a new record high of $2.24 trln.

Ersin Arslan / Stockholm, April 26 (HNA) – Global military spending reached an all-time high of 2.24 trillion dollars in 2022, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuelled a sharp jump…

TGS collective bargaining talks with Reuters and AFP on the verge of strike

Istanbul, April 13 (HNA) – Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) announced that collective bargaining negotiations with the international news agencies Reuters and Agence France Presse (AFP) have ended in disagreement.…

CPJ and media organizations call for release of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

Deniz Kılınç / Istanbul, April 5 (HNA) – News organisations and press freedom groups have come together to call on Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Gershkovich,…

OECD: Unemployment increased in Colombia, Israel, Korea and Turkey

Deniz Kılınç / Istanbul, February 14 (HNA) – The unemployment rate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was stable at 4.9 percent in December 2022, excluding Colombia,…

OXFAM: Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world

Deniz Kılınç / January 27 (HNA) – The richest 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as…

WB – Global growth is expected to decelerate sharply to 1.7 percent in 2023

Deniz Kılınç / Istanbul, January 17 (HNA) – Global growth is expected to decelerate sharply to 1.7 percent in 2023, the third weakest pace of growth in nearly three decades,…

IPI – 66 journalists killed in 2022 amid decline in press safety

Istanbul, January 2 (HNA) – The year 2022 witnessed a devastating decline in journalists’ safety, as 66 journalists and media workers worldwide were killed in connection with their profession, according…