S&P upgrades Azerbaijan's outlook to positive
S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Azerbaijan to positive from stable, the agency said in the report.
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Fortunes of richest Russians up by over $18 bln
The fortunes of Russia's richest businessmen have increased by $18.1 bln since the beginning of this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Russian ruble emerges as record-breaking strongest currency in 2025
The Russian ruble has become the world's top-performing currency in the first half of the year, according to an analysis of global trading data. It surged nearly 45% against the U.S. dollar.
Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan among top ten budget-friendly travel destinations
Three post-Soviet republics have ranked among the world's top ten most budget-friendly holiday destinations, with experts calculating the average daily travel expenses.
Ankalaev becomes one of the best UFC fighters
Magomed Ankalaev made his debut in the ranking of the best UFC fighters
Russian named 5th among leading world languages
Russian language has firmly maintained its fifth place among the world's leading languages in recent years, according to a study conducted by the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute. "Based on an …
Three Turkish cities amiong top 100 brand cities of 2024
Turkish cities of Istanbul, Antalya and İzmir have been ranked among the world’s top 100 brand cities in the "City Index 2024" by Brand Finance, which assessed urban reputations through a global survey of …
Azerbaijan ranks among top-30 countries with strongest armies
Azerbaijan's Armed Forces have been included in the ranking of counties with the strongest militaries, according to the U.S. News and World Report. The armies of Russia, the U.S. and Israel are the first ones in the list. The …
Irakli Kobakhidze underlines Georgia's successes
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the country’s "very significant progress” in “democracy, economy and social …
Fitch Ratings upgrades Azerbaijan's rating
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Azerbaijan's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. The agency expects that Azerbaijan’s sovereign foreign currency assets will approach $74 …
Vagit Alekperov leads Forbes Ranking of richest Russians
Forbes has released its annual ranking of the 50 richest Russians in terms of dividends received in 2023, and the main shareholder of Lukoil Vagit …
Turkey among world's top tourism earners
Türkiye was one of the world’s top 10 tourism earners in 2023, according to a report published by the U.N. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The U.S. was the top earner with $176 billion in 2023. Destinations …
Uzbekistan tops region in Travel & Tourism Development Index - WEF
Uzbekistan has become the most active country in developing its economy for the sake of tourism, according to the World Economic Forum's Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024. The performance …
Azerbaijan's largest stadium among best worldwide arenas
The Baku Olympic Stadium has ranked among the TOP 50 best arenas according to FourFourTwo's updated list of the best stadiums in the world. The list of 100 arenas includes the Baku Olympic Stadium. The Baku arena, commissioned in …
Israel soars in global happiness list
Israelis are the happiest they’ve been in over a decade, the World Happiness rankings revealed. Israel’s 2023 fourth-place ranking, up from …
World's best restaurants
Chinese eatery TRB Hutong in Beijing rated number one and housed within a 600-year-old temple
