TEHRAN (ANA)- The unemployment rate among Uzbekistan's working-age population has dropped below 7 percent, the country's Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction announced.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has expressed its regret that the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a determination continuing to classify the Southeast Asian country as a non-market economy.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Uzbekistan's nominal GDP has exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars for the first time in history, the Dunyo News Agency of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves declined by 3.471 billion U.S. dollars to reach 667.386 billion dollars during the week ended July 26, revealed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) weekly data.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Vietnam's shrimp exports grew in the first half of this year, but the market is facing competition from other countries in the world, Vietnam News Agency reported, citing the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Vietnam saw a trade surplus of 14.08 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of this year, the General Statistics Office said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Myanmar earned over 175 million U.S. dollars from fishery exports in over three months of the current fiscal year 2024-2025, according to the country's Ministry of Commerce.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Compared to the last two years, Sri Lanka expects to see a significant increase in the number of local and foreign tourists visiting destinations managed by the Department of Forest Conservation this year, a minister said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Central Bank of Russia raised its key interest rate by 200 basis points to 18%, matching market expectations. 

TEHRAN (ANA)- Indonesia saw carbon transactions worth 36.7 billion rupiah (2.26 million U.S. dollars), an equivalent of 608,000 tons of carbon dioxide, during the nine months through June, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.