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  1. Aerial view of a massive curved government building with a columned facade among trees

    The Government Building of Ukraine on Hrushevskoho Street, Kyiv, 2021

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    KyivMax
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Кабінет Міністрів України 02.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Ukraine seeks three independent directors for gas transmission operator
  2. A gold mine with headframes, plant buildings and waste dumps on a ridge beyond scrubland

    The Mponeng gold mine in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 2017

    Author
    JMK
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Mponeng-goudmyn, Merafong City-pm, Wesrand-dm, a.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    DRDGOLD names Charmel Flemming audit chair as Johan Holtzhausen leaves; Harmony Gold and AngloGold Ashanti add independent directors in three weeks
  3. Riyadh financial district towers silhouetted against a pale dusk sky above busy roads, lights and palms

    The King Abdullah Financial District skyline at dusk, Riyadh, 2022

    Author
    Ahmed
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    King Abdullah Financial District 184719.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Saudi shareholders can now remove directors under amended CMA rules; The Week Ahead: Georgia, Türkiye and Kazakhstan set rates as Saudi IPO consultation ends
  4. The stone entrance of a ministry building with Romanian and EU flags beside its arched doors

    The Ministry of Public Finance on Apolodor Street, Bucharest, 2017

    Author
    Rakoon
    Licence
    CC0
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    20171003 105800 Ministerul Finanţelor Publice.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    S&P keeps Romania at BBB- with a negative outlook in place for 20 months; Romania lifts retail Fidelis coupons to 7.75 per cent as euro sales rise
  5. Two purple metro trains on tracks inside a bright depot hall with yellow overhead cranes

    Electric metro trains in the Khojasan depot of the Baku Metro, Azerbaijan, 2022

    Author
    Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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    Khojasan depot of Baku Metro - 81-765-B trains.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    ADB approves $302 million Baku Metro signalling loan with AIIB co-financing
  6. Hazy city skyline with a slender tower and high-rise blocks beside a wide stretch of the Nile
  7. An orange baroque church with a bell tower on a square with palm trees and lamps under a cloudy sky

    Our Lady of the Purification parish church in Fresnillo, Mexico, 2009

    Author
    Eneas De Troya
    Licence
    CC BY 2.0
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    Parroquia de la Purificacion Fresnillo Zacatecas.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Fresnillo names Rodrigo Sandoval CFO as Mario Arreguín retires
  8. Palm-lined stone plaza between glass and stone office towers under a blue sky

    A palm-lined plaza among office towers in the King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh, 2022

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    Ahmed
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    CC BY 4.0
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    King Abdullah Financial District (122).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Six Saudi IPO approvals expire with no prospectus; Saudi regulator clears SAR 680 million rights issue for Almasane Alkobra
  9. Aerial view of glass skyscrapers along a wide multi-lane avenue running through a sprawling city

    The Central Bank of Azerbaijan building among high-rises along a city avenue, 2026

    Author
    Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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    Центральный банк Азербайджана Июнь 2026.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Azerbaijan amends three bank credit-risk regulations, effective 9 November; Azerbaijan's central bank widens rate corridor, holds refinancing rate at 6.5%
  10. A glass and red-brick office complex rising behind a sunken lawn and steps

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development headquarters, seen across Exchange Square, London, 2015

    Author
    EBRD/Dermot Doorly
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Headquarters (EBRD), London, United Kingdom 03.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    EBRD buys 5 per cent of AikGroup for up to €64 million, with a board seat
  11. Steep green hillsides planted with tea, with houses at their edges

    Tea growing in Rize, north-eastern Türkiye, 2006

    Author
    sly06
    Licence
    CC BY 2.0
    Source
    Tea Rize.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    IFC lends €100 million to Turkish food group Doğuş Çay over eight years
  12. White marble neoclassical facade of the Federal Reserve headquarters under a blue sky with streaky clouds

    Headquarters of the US Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, 2011

    Author
    Federalreserve
    Licence
    Public domain
    Source
    Eccles Building (26088200676).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Four central banks set rates this week as ADIB's rights cut-off nears; Fed minutes point to another US rate rise by year-end; Kuwait holds discount rate at 3.5% as the Fed lifts US rates to 3.75% to 4%
  13. An oval green-topped boardroom table surrounded by purple upholstered chairs

    A boardroom table commissioned by Frank Pick, shown at the Acton Depot open day, London, 2012

    Author
    James Petts from London, England
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Boardroom table commissioned by Frank Pick - Flickr - James E. Petts.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Vale accuses former vice-chairman of board leak and threatens legal action
  14. Modern apartment and office towers along a river embankment

    New buildings along the Ishim River embankment in Astana, Kazakhstan, 2007

    Author
    Vmenkov
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Astana-Ishim-River-embankment-7797.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    AIFC rules set seven binding board principles and a comply-or-explain code
  15. A deep open-pit quarry with terraced walls and winding haul roads, seen from its rim

    The quarry of Ferrexpo Poltava Mining, Ukraine, 2021

    Author
    В.С.Білецький
    Licence
    Public domain
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    Quarry of Ferrexpo Poltava Mining.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Ferrexpo shareholders back delayed 2025 accounts by 99.68 per cent
  16. Ornate stone bank building with columns and rooftop sculptures behind a green lawn and bare spring trees

    The Hungarian National Bank building in Budapest, seen across a park lawn, 2009

    Author
    Egrian
    Licence
    Public domain
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    Magyar Nemzeti Bank épületének nyugati homlokzata. - 2009, Budapest.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Hungary keeps bank capital buffers at 1 per cent as cyclical risk edges up; Hungary's central bank lowers inflation target to 2.5% from 2028 and holds rate at 5.5%
  17. A large paper mill with chimneys spread along a valley below wooded hills

    The Mondi Business Paper SCP mill, 2007

    Author
    Branislav Turčina
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0
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    Mondi SCP.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Mondi links 21.6 per cent pre-emption dissent to South African holders
  18. Two long tables with black chairs in a bright white boardroom with tall windows and a wall screen

    Tables and chairs in a boardroom at 86 Chambers Street, New York, 2016

    Author
    Breather
    Licence
    CC0
    Source
    Tables in a boardroom (Unsplash).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Tenure limits for independent directors vary by market; How we report: every appointment carries its notice, status and effective date; Who writes and edits Boards and Capital
  19. A large grey stone exchange building with a round emblem above its glass entrance

    The Istanbul Stock Exchange building, 2007

    Author
    Thomas Steiner
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 2.5
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    Istanbul-stock.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Türkiye's regulator vets independent directors before shareholders vote
  20. Glass skyscrapers of Riyadh's financial district beyond highways and open ground under a blue sky

    King Abdullah Financial District towers beyond a highway interchange, Riyadh, 2023

    Author
    Ahmed
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    King Abdullah Financial District 20230411 114859.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Saudi regulator tightens audit rules, giving audit committees its findings; Saudi regulator proposes tighter IPO book-building, underwriting and forecast rules
  21. Long conference table with beige chairs in a bright room with floor-to-ceiling windows and a wall screen
  22. A white neo-Gothic building with pointed towers and a patterned tiled roof against a deep blue sky

    The Hungarian Ministry of Finance building, 2024

    Author
    Elekes Andor
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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    Ministry of Finance (Hungary).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Hungary's debt agency lifts 2026 net financing need to HUF 7,110 billion
  23. Glass office towers joined by a large steel and glass canopy under an overcast sky

    Office towers of the Almaty Financial District, Kazakhstan, in 2015

    Author
    Alexandru Panoiu from Bucharest, Romania
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    CC BY 2.0
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    Almaty Financial District (AP4M2342 1PS) (29689498316).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    J.P. Morgan puts Kazakhstan's local-currency bonds on GBI-EM watch list; Kazakhstan cuts base rate to 16.25% as inflation moves into single digits
  24. Aerial view of low-rise mine buildings and a car park on the open steppe as the sun sets on the horizon

    Karatau uranium mine complex on the steppe of Kazakhstan at sunset, 2019

    Author
    NAC Kazatomprom JSC
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Kazatomprom Karatau Mine.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Kazatomprom shareholders fail to approve Uranium One deal on abstentions
  25. Glass skyscrapers of different shapes along the West Bay waterfront under a blue sky
  26. Bright glass atrium with suspended ring lights, exchange signage and a few people in the lobby

    Atrium of the Astana International Exchange at the AIFC, Astana, 2021

    Author
    Lauraqqqqq
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Astana International Exchange.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    AIX posts record $562 million monthly turnover, 75 per cent in four lines; What the AIFC rules require of a board, part 1: the duties every director owes
  27. A white Air Astana airliner being towed across an airfield

    An Airbus A321neo for Air Astana being towed at Hamburg-Finkenwerder airfield, Germany, 2026

    Author
    MarcelX42
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport Air Astana Airbus A321-271NX EI-KDK (DSC04148).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Air Astana publishes amended governance code after shareholder vote
  28. Three glass skyscrapers, the tallest topped by a flag, rise above a low stone building under a grey sky
  29. A curved tower of digital screens with the Nasdaq name above a busy Times Square street

    The Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York, 2021

    Author
    ajay_suresh
    Licence
    CC BY 2.0
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    Nasdaq MarketSite (51494550508).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Freedom Holding re-elects two directors after CFO change, Kelimbetov exit
  30. Astana at night with the illuminated Bayterek tower, lit high-rises and light trails on a wide avenue
  31. A modern glass and steel office block on a sloping street corner, with bare trees beside it
  32. A grey finned transformer mounted between two wooden poles, with three insulated cable connections on top

    A pole-mounted distribution transformer, 2016

    Author
    ZngZng
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Pole transformer 2.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    ADB signs $200 million results-based loan for Uzbek power distribution; EBRD lends up to €229 million across three Kazakh loans in September
  33. A concrete office building behind a gate, with a stone sign reading Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu in front

    The Capital Markets Board (SPK) building in Ankara, 2013

    Author
    Vikiçizer
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Sermayepiyasasıkurulu.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Türkiye's fund investigation rests on a specific article for each step
  34. A modern office block with a PKP Cargo sign on a city street

    PKP Cargo's head office at Grójecka Street 17, Warsaw, 2019

    Author
    Adrian Grycuk
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0 pl
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    PKP Cargo ul. Grójecka 17.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Courts and a regulator took control of Destek and PKP Cargo from boards
  35. Aerial view of wind turbines on green hilltops linked by a winding road, lit by a low sun

    Wind turbines at the BARES wind farm, 2020

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    Enerjisa Uretim
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    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    BARES.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    EBRD lends Enerjisa Üretim up to $150 million to refinance short-term debt
  36. A grey stone bank building with a KB sign on its rounded corner, above a busy pavement

    The bank building at Na Příkopě 33 in Prague's Old Town, 2012

    Author
    Michal Kmínek
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Banka (Staré Město), Praha 1, Na Příkopě, Celetná 33, Staré Město.JPG, Wikimedia Commons
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    Etienne Loulergue leaves Komerční banka board as CEO Jan Juchelka steps in
  37. A long brown stone office building with rows of windows and a canopy over the entrance, cars passing in front

    Rear facade of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye building in Ankara, 2014

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    Vikiçizer
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    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    TC Merkez Bankası arka cephe.JPG, Wikimedia Commons
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    Türkiye's central bank cuts collateral haircuts and eases reserve rules; Türkiye's central bank holds policy rate at 37% for a fifth straight meeting
  38. A traditional dhow on calm water in front of the high-rise towers of West Bay

    The West Bay skyline in Doha, Qatar, 2013

    Author
    Gregory Hawken Kramer
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    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    West Bay Skyline, Doha, State of Qatar.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Dukhan Bank's nine-month profit holds at QAR 1.19bn as impairments rise 33%; AlRayan Bank names ex-NBB chief Usman Ahmed group CEO as Fahad Al Khalifa steps down
  39. Ornate pink and grey bank building with arched windows, turrets and a blue and yellow flag under a cloudy blue sky

    The National Bank of Ukraine building in Kyiv, built as the Kyiv office of the State Bank

    Author
    Musia-97
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Будинок Київської контори Державного банку.JPG, Wikimedia Commons
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    Ukraine's central bank lifts key rate to 16% as inflation accelerates to 10%
  40. Rounded blue glass tower of a central bank branch with Markaziy Bank lettering, behind a fence and young pines

    Kashkadarya regional branch of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, 2025

    Author
    MirfayzbekAbdullayev
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    CC0
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    Kashkadarya Regional branch of Central Bank Uzbekistan (CBU).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Uzbekistan's central bank holds policy rate at 14% and reworks FX rate-setting; Real policy rates in six emerging markets range from 1.0 to 7.6 percentage points
  41. Long rows of solar panels on dry ground under a hazy sky

    A photovoltaic power station in the United States, 2017

    Author
    Chris Allan, U.S. Department of Energy from United States
    Licence
    Public domain
    Source
    A photovoltaic power station in the United States (36130544874).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Actis and Mubadala-backed Rezolv signs €561 million, 14-lender loan for Dama Solar
  42. A low building with a green roof and a Halyk Bank sign over the entrance

    A Halyk Bank branch office, 2015

    Author
    Uralsk Review
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0
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    Отделение Halyk Bank - panoramio.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Halyk Bank shareholders back Islamic banking licence bid and sharia council
  43. A slender television tower on a wooded hill in front of snow-capped mountains, with apartment blocks below

    The television tower in Almaty, Kazakhstan, seen from downtown, 2012

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    Michael Grau
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    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    TV-Turm Almaty - 3.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    KASE equity value falls 4.4% in tenge in September but rises 1.1% in dollars; Kazakhstan rate preview: committee median implies 25 more basis points by year-end
  44. A three-storey grey building with a Nurbank sign over the entrance

    The Nurbank office in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, 2009

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    Ds02006
    Licence
    Public domain
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    KGFNurbank.JPG, Wikimedia Commons
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    Nurbank reappoints Alexey Mazhuga as acting management board chairman from 20 October
  45. A long colonnaded stone parliament building behind a wide lawn and low wall, with two flags flying

    The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye building, 2023

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    Modern primat
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    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    TBMM meclis binası, asfalt yol.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Turkish committee backs interim payments for investors in 131 liquidated funds
  46. Old Tbilisi rooftops below a green ridge topped by a red and white TV tower, with a tall white cloud above

    Old Tbilisi and Mount Mtatsminda with its television tower, Georgia, 2011

    Author
    G.N.
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    CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Dzveli Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia - panoramio (10).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Georgia's central bank holds rate at 8.25% with inflation at 5.6%
  47. A pointed skyscraper rising among dark glass office towers under a cloudy sky

    The Istanbul Financial Centre, 2024

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    Ail Subway
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    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Finans Merkezi.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Issuance Calendar: ADIB rights, Turkish Treasury auctions and a pipeline of bank capital
  48. A tall office block with a sign reading Qazaqstan Temir Joly, behind bare trees on a wide street

    The Almaty office of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway company, 2024

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    Matti Blume
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    CC BY-SA 4.0
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    QTZ Office, Almaty (P1180231).jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Kazakhstan Temir Zholy's $1bn Eurobonds to start trading on KASE on 19 October
  49. Golden hour view from a hilltop over old tiled houses, a minaret and the modern high-rise skyline of Ankara

    Alaeddin Mosque and the modern skyline seen from Ankara Castle, Türkiye, 2026

    Author
    Tolga Bakı
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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    Ankara Castle Panorama Alaeddin Mosque City View 2026.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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    Turkish regulator adds a third Tera trading ban as the group's directors resign
  50. An empty conference room with a long table and chairs

    An empty conference room with a long table and grey chairs

    Author
    Pexels (Pixabay)
    Licence
    CC0
    Source
    Chairs-2181923.jpg, Wikimedia Commons
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