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The State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOFAZ) will continue buying gold in 2025, aiming to increase its assets to 170 tonnes by April-May.
"SOFAZ is targeting to increase the share of gold in its investment portfolio to 25%," - according to SOFAZ Investment Department Director Farhad Zeynalov.
As of December 31, 2024, the total volume of gold in SOFAZ's investment portfolio was 146.6 tonnes, accounting for 20.6% of the portfolio, valued at $12.4 billion. This means the gold volume could increase by 16% by April-May.
In 2024, SOFAZ purchased 44.8 tonnes of gold, with 41 tonnes already delivered to the country. Zeynalov noted that the price of gold rose 27.2%, from $2,063 to $2,624 per troy ounce in 2024.
SOFAZ accumulates government revenues from oil and gas sales, tariffs on oil and gas transportation, leasing government property, and other activities. The fund's assets totaled an estimated $60 billion at the end of 2024.
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At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
U.S. stocks were mixed late Wednesday as traders digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who signaled that another interest rate cut in December is far from guaranteed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 edged slightly lower, while the Nasdaq climbed on continued gains
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has made history by becoming the first company in the world to reach a market value of 5 trillion dollars, driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
Nokia announced on Tuesday that chipmaker Nvidia will acquire a $1 billion stake in the company.
Türkiye’s main stock index, BIST 100, closed on Friday at 10,941.79 points, recording a 3.14% increase.
Türkiye has emerged as Europe’s largest steel producer and the world’s seventh largest in the first eight months of 2025, producing 36.9 million tonnes last year, according to sector officials.
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