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Turkey Says Russia Gave It $9 Billion in New Financing for Akkuyu Nuclear Plant

Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Russia has provided new financing of $9 billion for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant. The facility…

India

Arkema Plans to Sell Plastic Additives Business to Praana

Arkema S.A. has announced a proposed divestment of certain businesses within its impact modifiers and processing aids portfolio to the Indian group Praana. This…

Turkey

Mersin Port Launches Türkiye’s First Yard Automation System

Mersin International Port (MIP), Türkiye's largest container port on the Mediterranean, has introduced the country's first fully integrated yard au…

Metal

Gold Price Tops $4,500 for First Time

Gold prices reached new record levels on Wednesday as investors sought safe-haven assets amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, including tensions related to …

China

ByteDance Signals Major AI Infrastructure Push With $23BN Investment Plan

ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, has outlined preliminary plans for capital expenditure of approximately 160 billion yuan (about $23 billi…

China

China Southern Doubles Flights to Brisbane

China Southern Airlines is increasing its flights to Brisbane Airport, introducing twice-daily year-round services from March 30, 2026.This expansion will add o…

Germany

BASF and OQEMA Ink Distribution Deal in Central and Eastern Europe

BASF SE has established a new distribution agreement with OQEMA, a prominent chemical distributor in Europe, for supplying polymer dispersions and additives use…

United States

Boeing Seeks FAA Emissions Waiver to Sell 35 Additional 777F Freighters

Boeing (BA.N) submitted a request to the Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2025, seeking a waiver from upcoming airplane emissions standards. The …

Gabon

Gabon Plans New Housing Tax to Help Tackle Rising Debt

Gabon intends to launch a new housing tax starting in January to support the financing of national requirements amid ongoing debt growth. The nation is experien…

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Secures L3 Road Test License in Guangzhou, Accelerates Push Toward Higher Autonomy

On December 16, XPENG announced that it has received an L3 autonomous driving road test license in Guangzhou and initiated regular on-road testing of Level 3 ca…

Brazil

BASF Expands Agricultural Credit and Biologicals to Reach 20% of Brazilian Revenue

BASF has formed a collaboration with Farmtech, a company focused on rural credit and financing for agricultural inputs, to offer credit options to producers dur…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Ramps up Battery Cell Investments at German Gigafactory

Tesla has announced plans to establish production capacity for up to 8 gigawatt hours of battery cells annually at its gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, G…

Metal

JX Unit Sells Stake in Peruvian Mine to Glencore

Japan's JX Advanced Metals announced that its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit has divested its full ownership in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to…

France

Airbus Delivered About 30 Jets in First-Half December, Sources Say

Airbus has completed approximately 30 aircraft deliveries in the first half of December 2025, reflecting a slower pace than typical for the month. Industry sour…

Germany

€3 Billion Extra Funding for German Roads

The German Federal Ministry of Transport has released an additional €3 billion for road infrastructure, enabling immediate advancement of numerous highway …