TEHRAN (ANA)- The Afghan caretaker government's acting Minister of Energy and Water Abdul Latif Mansoor has said that his war-torn country has access to 900 Megawatts of electricity and that efforts are underway to increase its capacity to 1,000 Megawatts, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan launched the Ras Al-Hekma development project, a new resort city on Egypt's Northern coast.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Annual inflation in Türkiye slowed to 49.38 percent in September, marking the first time in three years that inflation has fallen below the country's policy interest rate, according to official data.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that its foreign exchange reserves had increased 1.17 billion U.S. dollars.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Pakistan has signed four memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Malaysia to boost trade ties between the two countries, the commerce ministry said in a statement.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Türkiye's annual inflation is expected to drop to 48.11% in September, from 51.97% in August, according to an Anadolu survey. 

TEHRAN (ANA)- Türkiye's tourism sector saw a 7.1-percent increase in international visitors during the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period last year.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Türkiye is positioning itself as a global hub for railroad transportation by bridging Asia and Europe, aiming to tap into a 75-billion-U.S. dollar transportation market, according to Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Global economic growth is projected to slow marginally to 2.9% in 2024 and 2025, down from 3.1% in 2023, according to a report released by the Institute of International Finance (IIF). 

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has approved a loan of 320 million U.S. dollars to support the rehabilitation of roads in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, enhancing safe and all-weather connectivity in rural areas.