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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Central Bank Governor Abdul Qader Hosriya during a ceremony launching the new Syrian ...

Iranian shopkeepers are taking part in protests as the currency hits a record low against the US dollar, and annual inflation ...

The cost of living has escalated in Iran, with the currency falling to a record low against the US dollar. Teen facing ...

Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax ...

On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will bid farewell to its lev currency and become the 21st European nation to adopt the euro. The ...

Becoming a euro area member demonstrates how the Bulgarian economy has improved over the past decade. But political turmoil ...

Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, ...

The country faces unique challenges, including anti-corruption protests that recently swept a conservative-led government ...

The country faces unique challenges, including anti-corruption protests that recently swept a conservative-led government ...

We will not accept it,' terror group says in statement after Jerusalem becomes first to recognize breakaway republic, in move ...

The announcement was made by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which said Israel and Somaliland had ...