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Turkey’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply in July to 61.78 percent, official data showed on Monday, as the country battles a cost-of-living crisis.

RIYADH: Bahrain’s residential market showed mixed performance in the first half of this year, with villa prices increasing by 7.8 percent annually, while apartment rates remained stagnant, a new report showed.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s banking sector loans increased to SR2.75 trillion ($733.82 billion) in June, marking an annual 11.35 percent rise, official data showed.

SINGAPORE: Oil futures extended losses in a volatile session on Monday as fears of a recession in top oil consumer the US offset supply worries stemming from mounting tensions in the Middle East, the world’s largest oil producing region.

Any PMI reading above 50 indicates growth in the non-oil sector, while readings below 50 signal contraction

The Nikkei plunged 12.4%, ending the day in Tokyo at 31,341.29. The loss of 4,451.28 points on the index was also the largest in terms of points in its entire history

RIYADH: Saudi utility giant ACWA Power reported a 35.46 percent increase in net profit for the first half of 2024, reaching SR926.79 million ($246.88 million), compared to the same period last year. 

The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate of 87.7024 rubles for August 3-5, down eight kopecks against the previous indicator.

The monthly turnover of transactions in Sberbank made with the use of biometric data reached one billion rubles ($11.5 mln), Senior Vice President of Sber Dmitry Malykh told reporters.