Day: January 11, 2024

Патриархия Грузии планирует «внести изменения» в икону с изображением Сталина. Об этом Патриархия Грузии сообщила сегодня, 11 января. Как указали в Патриархии, данное решение основано на отсутствии достаточных доказательств того, что Сталин действительно встречался со Святой Матроной. «Из-за одного из эпизодов, изображенных на иконе почивающей Святой Матроны в соборе Святой Троицы (Самеба), в последние дни […]

Armenia News  NEWS.am

Ombudsperson on non-combat deaths in Armenia army: State should have proper prevention structures  NEWS.am

Tanker in the Gulf of Oman seized, boarded by ‘unauthorized’ men in uniform  The Times of Israel

Turkmenistan Stops Gas Exports To Iran Amid Winter Cold  ایران اینترنشنال

The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback just before noon local time, CNBC informs.

It marks the first time that the lira has broken 30 against the dollar, which was up 0.17% against the Turkish currency from the previous day’s session.

The beleaguered lira has fallen some 37% against the U.S. benchmark over the past year, as monetary policymakers try to combat double-digit inflation by steadily raising interest rates.

Inflation in the country of roughly 84 million rose to 64.8% on an annual basis in December, up from 62% in November. It’s still an improvement on the prior year, after Turkish inflation hit a peak of 85.5% in October 2022.

The Turkish lira has lost more that 80% of its value against the dollar over the last five years, increasing import and foreign debt costs and dramatically weakening the purchasing power of ordinary Turkish people.

The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, in a watershed for the world’s largest cryptocurrency and the broader crypto industry, Reuters reports.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it approved 11 applications, including from BlackRock, Ark Investments/21Shares, Fidelity, Invesco and VanEck, despite warnings from some officials and investor advocates that the products carried risks.

Most of the products are expected to begin trading Thursday, issuers said, kicking off a fierce competition for market share.

A decade in the making, the ETFs are a game-changer for bitcoin, offering investors exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency without directly holding it. They provide a major boost for a crypto industry beset by scandals.

Head of Azerbaijan’s CEC counts number of accredited poll monitors  Trend News Agency