International trade

Türkiye's foreign trade deficit narrowed by 31.1 percent on a yearly basis to $60.43 billion this January-September, according to official new figures.

The country's exports totaled $191.75 billion in the nine-month period, up 2.6 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Oct. 31.

Over half of employers in Bulgaria have no plans to hire new staff in the next six months, according to recent findings from the Bulgarian Employment Confederation (BEC). The survey, conducted among 1,197 companies, covers the period from October to March of next year.

China said on Tuesday it was "fully confident" of hitting its growth target this year but held off more stimulus, disappointing markets and fueling concern about a lack of detail on a raft of measures unveiled last month.

Türkiye's exports hit $22.5 billion in August with an increase of 2.3 percent compared to the same period of last year, while the country's imports were down by 10.7 percent to $27.4 billion, according to provisional data announced on Sept. 27.

Exports of goods have shown a steady upward trend in recent years, but at the same time the percentage of imported goods (mainly primary and secondary materials, equipment etc) that are used to produce the exported products is increasing more and more.

Türkiye's foreign trade deficit continued to decline in August, narrowing 43.4 percent year-on-year to $4.93 billion last month, according to the Trade Ministry on Sept. 2.

This marked the lowest level of foreign trade deficit in 34 months.

Imports rose and exports shrank during the first half of the year, expanding the trade deficit by 10.5%, the Hellenic Statistics Authority announced Wednesday.

Türkiye's exports increased by 13.8 percent in July from a year ago to $22.5 billion, hitting a historically high level for the month, while the foreign trade deficit shrank 42.3 percent to $7.24 billion.

Imports amounted to $29.75 billion, falling 7.9 percent from July 2023, data from the Trade Ministry showed on Aug. 2.

Coffee enthusiasts have much to look forward to this year as Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Antalya prepare to host coffee festivals.

Each event celebrates coffee culture, attracting afficionados and industry professionals alike.

BELGRADE - Serbia's external goods trade in January-May totalled approx. 27.86 bln euros, which is a 0.9 pct increase y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Goods exports were worth around 12.158 bln euros, rising by 0.6 pct y-o-y, while imports totalled around 15.7 bln euros, growing by 1.2 pct y-o-y.