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Thursday, 08 January 2009

Sci-Tech & Environment

Economy

Turkey-IMF talks to begin Thursday

Nikkei index hits two-month high

Consumer prices was up by 10.06 percent in 2008

Markets start year on upbeat note

Minister announces Turkey's export and import figures

UK house prices falling sharply

Turkey's new currency "TL" in circulation

Pound hits new low against euro

'30m fake pound coins in circulation'

Russian diamond posts 6% net profit fall

Tokyo stocks close higher

Eurozone growth a silver lining but clouds remain

Turkish official says more privatizations may come

Privatization of sugar factories begin in August

"We want to privatize bridges and highways"

Turkey eyes $10 bln from sales

Turkey plans to privatize bridges and highways

Petkim's sale to be completed on Friday

Russia cuts transit gas by fifth

Russia-Ukraine gas talks collapse

Oil falls below $40 on grim economic outlook

Opec agrees record oil output cut

Opec expected to cut oil output

Oil rises towards $44, Opec expected to cut

Toyota announces production freeze

Chrysler gets $4bn emergency loan

Canada to aid car manufacturers

Barack Obama backs US auto rescue

Bush considers auto industry rescue

'Progress' in US auto bail-out

Turkish Eximbank to provide 12.9 bln USD to exporters

Turkey's Is Bankasi given European Excellence Award

Ziraat Bankasi of Turkey begins operating in Greece

Credit Suisse to cut 5,300 jobs

US rescues ailing Citigroup bank

Deutsche Bank establishes Middle East Foundation

Turkey,Italy, Spain to pursue a joint project on agriculture

Saudi to start growing grains abroad amid food crisis

Food imports 'to top $1 trillion'

Farmers Face Climate Challenge in Quest for More Food

South Korea imports biotech corn

Thailand calls for a rice cartel

Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs

Hollywood celebrity to promote THY

Turkish Airlines to begin flights to new destinations

Toyota suspends manufacturing

SunExpress Airlines to buy three new planes in 2009

Turkish TV maker Grundig cuts staff by 25 pct as demand falls

Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000

US bank Citigroup announces plans for about 52,000 new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year.

Citigroup set to cut 75,000 jobs

US bank Citigroup has announced plans for up to 75,000 job cuts, up from a previously announced total of 23,000.

Turkey's unemployment rate becomes 9.8 percent

Turkey's unemployment rate became 9.8 percent as of September 2008, Turkish Board of Statistics (TUIK) said on Monday.

Turkey close to signing stand-by deal with IMF

Turkey is likely to sign an agreement with the IMF in the near future, with PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Oil search revives territorial disputes with Greece

Turkey and Greece are at odds once again over territorial disputes in the Aegean sea

Japan slides into recession

Japan has fallen into a recession for the first time since 2001, new government figures have shown.

Oil exploration continues at full swing

Despite a sharp drop in oil prices in the past few months, Turkey has sped up efforts for oil prospecting the Black Sea in the hopes of finding oil fields.

Deutsche Bank strengthens

Deutsche Bank is strengthening its specialist fiduciary solutions and wealth planning offering for the Middle East and Africa markets by establishing a dedicated team in the region.

Dutch company opened a factory in Turkey

A Dutch company opened a factory in the west of Turkey on Friday.

Turkey's president believes regional energy cooperation to boost peace

The Turkish president expressed belief on Friday that regional cooperation in energy would contribute to regional peace.

Iran says Turkey made a new demand to purchase natural gas

Iran announced Friday that Turkey wanted to increase the amount of natural gas purchased from this country.

Eurozone 'in its first recession'

Global financial crisis deepens as eurozone slips into its first recession.

Turkey’s electricity consumption falls sharply

The economic slowdown in Turkey, sparked by the global financial crisis, has begun to manifest itself in electricity consumption figures.

US 'import alert' on China food

US authorities issue a nationwide 'import alert' for Chinese-made food products due to the melamine contamination scandal.

Turkey's national lottery earnings in five years amount to 4.5 billion dollars

Total earnings of National Lottery Administration, which will be privatised through transfer of operation rights (TOOR), amounted to 4.475 billion USD over the last five years.

Oil 'could soon reach $100'

The cost of a barrel of oil could soon head towards $100 because crude reserves cannot be exploited fast enough to keep pace with global demand, the International Energy Agency has said.

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23:11 Putin calls for gas 'observers'

23:01 US deficit 'to hit $1 trillion'

22:59 Obama attends presidential lunch

22:53 "Ergenekon is a political revenge case"

22:44 EU Foreign policy chief Solana in Ankara

22:42 Ahmedinejad's special representative meets Turkey's top officials

19:58 Turkish Eximbank to provide 12.9 bln USD to exporters

18:37 New man to take office in Ghana

17:46 Warning over 'third-hand smoke'

17:13 Senate snub as US Congress opens

Markets

	Buying	Selling
Euro	2.0585	2.0684
Dolar	1.5118	1.5191
Sterlin	2.2570	2.2688

INTERVIEW

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Poll

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Videos

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WRITERS

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