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Türkiye has secured a groundbreaking $5 billion financing deal with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), marking the beginning of a multi-year partnership to fund vital infrastructure and sustainable development projects across the country.
In a significant step towards deepening international financial cooperation, Türkiye’s Treasury and Finance Ministry has formalized a $5 billion financing deal with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to support key public projects across the country.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on Monday, marks the first-ever multi-year framework between Türkiye and AIIB, setting the stage for a robust partnership through 2027.
The deal will fund crucial infrastructure projects in sectors such as energy, transportation, water management, and export financing, with an emphasis on sustainable and green development. This financing commitment underscores Türkiye’s growing prominence as a preferred partner in global development, driven by its strategic economic plans and strong ties with international development banks.
In addition to the public sector financing, AIIB plans to inject another $5 billion into Türkiye’s private sector, further diversifying funding sources for businesses and infrastructure projects. By the end of 2024, Türkiye’s active portfolio with international financial institutions is expected to reach an impressive $35 billion, a testament to the confidence global partners have in the country’s economic stability and growth potential.
This landmark agreement positions Türkiye as a key player in regional and global development efforts, unlocking new opportunities for both public and private sector growth.
A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTsIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the Kremlin could be testing public reaction to a possible peace settlement as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict intensify.
Military representatives from Cambodia and Thailand met in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday ahead of formal ceasefire talks at the 3rd special GBC meeting scheduled for 27th December.
In 2025, Ukraine lived two parallel realities: one of diplomacy filled with staged optimism, and another shaped by a war that showed no sign of letting up.
It’s been a year since an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Relatives and loved ones mourn the victims, as authorities near the final stage of their investigation.
The White House has instructed U.S. military forces to concentrate largely on enforcing a “quarantine” on Venezuelan oil exports for at least the next two months, a U.S. official told Reuters, signalling that Washington is prioritising economic pressure over direct military action against Caracas.
Russia must accept responsibility for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau that killed 38 people, Azerbaijani MP Tural Ganjali has said. His comments come as Azerbaijan marks the first anniversary of the disaster, which occurred on 25 December 2024.
Azerbaijani non-governmental organisations have called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reject an appeal by the U.S.-based Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention. The appeal urges Washington to pressure Azerbaijan to release detainees of Armenian origin, including Ruben Vardanyan.
Kazakhstan has released an interim report into the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Aktau that killed 38 people, saying damage to the aircraft was consistent with impact from elements of a warhead, although the source could not yet be determined.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has welcomed remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicating progress in the normalisation process between Ankara and Yerevan, describing the moment as ripe for concrete steps.
Kazakhstan has made a notable advance in the global Government AI Readiness Index, moving up to 60th place out of 195 countries in the 2025.
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