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T?RKIYE-ANKARA-INFLATION

(240805) -- ANKARA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fruits and vegetables are seen on shelves at a supermarket in Ankara, Trkiye, Aug. 5, 2024. Trkiye's annual inflation rate cooled to 61.78 percent in July, marking the second consecutive month of deceleration, official data showed on Monday. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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T?RKIYE-ANKARA-INFLATION

(240805) -- ANKARA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man shops at a supermarket in Ankara, Trkiye, Aug. 5, 2024. Trkiye's annual inflation rate cooled to 61.78 percent in July, marking the second consecutive month of deceleration, official data showed on Monday. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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T?RKIYE-ANKARA-INFLATION

(240805) -- ANKARA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Dairy products are seen on shelves at a supermarket in Ankara, Trkiye, Aug. 5, 2024. Trkiye's annual inflation rate cooled to 61.78 percent in July, marking the second consecutive month of deceleration, official data showed on Monday. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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T?RKIYE-ANKARA-INFLATION

(240805) -- ANKARA, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People shop at a supermarket in Ankara, Trkiye, Aug. 5, 2024. Trkiye's annual inflation rate cooled to 61.78 percent in July, marking the second consecutive month of deceleration, official data showed on Monday. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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India's foreign exchange reserves dip to 4-month low

STORY: India's foreign exchange reserves dip to 4-month low DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Reserve Bank of India 3. various of banks 4. various of market STORYLINE: India's foreign exchange reserves dipped by 860 million U.S. dollars to 593.037 billion dollars during the week ended Sept. 15, showed data released by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday. This was the second consecutive week when the South Asian country's forex reserves declined. During the week ended Sept. 8, the forex decreased by 4.99 billion dollars to 593.90 billion dollars. The current value of forex reserves is said to be at a four-month low. The fall in forex reserves is attributed to the steps taken by the RBI to defend the Indian rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments since last year. The foreign currency assets, a major component of the forex reserves, also decreased

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Türkiye's inflation climbs to 58.94 pct in Aug.

STORY: Türkiye's inflation climbs to 58.94 pct in Aug. DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish shopping in a bazaar, stationery and fish shop (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish central bank 3. various of Hafize Gaye Erkan, governor of the Turkish Central Bank 4. various of Mehmet Simsek, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister 5. various of Turkish shopping in a bazaar STORYLINE: Türkiye's annual inflation rose to 58.94 percent in August, marking the second consecutive month of increase since October last year due to the declining value of Turkish Lira and recent tax hikes, according to official figures on Monday. The figures from the Turkish Statistic Institute showed the consumer price index (CPI) in August rose by 9.09 percent monthly. The CPI experienced a consecutive decline from a peak of 85.51 percent in October 2022 to 38.21 percent in June 2023. The annual inflation rose to 47.83 percent in July, marking the fir

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Egypt's inflation rate hits record for 2nd consecutive month

STORY: Egypt's inflation rate hits record for 2nd consecutive month DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics of Egypt 2. various of a market and restaurants 3. various of a cigarette kiosk 4. various of the Central Bank of Egypt STORYLINE: Egypt's annual inflation rate rose to an all-time high of 38.2 percent in July, up from 14.6 percent in the same month a year earlier and set a national record for the second month in a row, the country's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Thursday. The record year-on-year increase was mostly driven by price hikes of grains, hotels, alcohol and cigarettes, and healthcare. Food and drink prices registered a 68.2-percent increase compared to that of July 2022, the CAPMAS said in a statement. The previous record of annual inflation rate rise was registered last month at 36.8 percent. Egypt's price hikes persisted eve

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EURO AREA-ECONOMY

(230107) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians walk on a business street in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 3, 2023. Inflation in the eurozone is expected to have dropped for a second consecutive month in December 2022 to 9.2 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), on Friday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EURO AREA-ECONOMY

(230107) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- EU flags are seen outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 6, 2023. Inflation in the eurozone is expected to have dropped for a second consecutive month in December 2022 to 9.2 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), on Friday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EURO AREA-ECONOMY

(230107) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians walk on a business street in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 3, 2023. Inflation in the eurozone is expected to have dropped for a second consecutive month in December 2022 to 9.2 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), on Friday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EURO AREA-ECONOMY

(230107) -- BRUSSELS, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- EU flags are seen outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 6, 2023. Inflation in the eurozone is expected to have dropped for a second consecutive month in December 2022 to 9.2 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), on Friday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Oda takes lead after short program at Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japan's Nobunari Oda performs at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix series, in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2009. Oda, who won the season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris earlier this month, got off to a flying start in his bid for a second consecutive title after grabbing the lead in the men's short program with 83.5 points.

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Japan downgrades economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Aso, state minister for economic and fiscal policy, fields questions from reporters in Tokyo on March 16 after the government released its monthly economic report, in which it downgraded its overall economic evaluation for the second consecutive month.

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EPA upgrades economic assessment for 2nd straight month

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (standing) greets members of his cabinet June 20 as he takes seat to work on an Economic Planning Agency (EPA) monthly report for June. The EPA upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the second consecutive month, saying it is gradually moving toward an autonomous recovery.

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S.Korea's export falls 14 pct in November

STORY: S.Korea's export falls 14 pct in November DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city scenes of Seoul 2. various of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 3. various of Sunkwang Newport Container Terminal 4. various of a container port (courtesy of Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korea's export recorded a double-digit fall last month, leading to trade deficits for the eighth consecutive month, government data showed Thursday. Export, which takes up about half of South Korea's export-driven economy, plunged 14.0 percent from a year earlier to 51.91 billion U.S. dollars in November, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The outbound shipment kept sliding for the second straight month after reducing 5.7 percent in October, the first export decrease in two years since October 2020. Import rose 2.7 percent to 58.93 billion dollars in November, sending the trade deficit to 7.02 billion dollars. The trade balance has stayed i

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Gion Festival in Kyoto

A Yamahoko float that had been used for Kyoto's traditional Gion Festival is assembled with ropes in the western Japan city on July 10, 2021. The float procession, the main event of the festival that started earlier in the month, was canceled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic but the float was assembled to help preserve the technique.

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Gion Festival in Kyoto

A Yamahoko float that had been used for Kyoto's traditional Gion Festival is assembled with ropes in the western Japan city on July 10, 2021. The float procession, the main event of the festival that started earlier in the month, was canceled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic but the float was assembled to help preserve the technique.

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Gion Festival in Kyoto

A Yamahoko float that had been used for Kyoto's traditional Gion Festival is assembled with ropes in the western Japan city on July 10, 2021. The float procession, the main event of the festival that started earlier in the month, was canceled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic but the float was assembled to help preserve the technique.

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Japan PM Abe at economic report meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) attends a meeting on the government's monthly economic report in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2020. Japan's economy showed signs of "picking up," the government said, maintaining its assessment for a second consecutive month.

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China February CPI

Customers buy pork at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

Customers buy meat at a supermarket in Congtai District, Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

A customer chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

A customer chooses fruit at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

A customer chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

Customers buy meat at a supermarket in Congtai District, Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

A customer chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

A customer chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

Customers buy pork at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

Customers buy meat at a supermarket in Congtai District, Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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China February CPI

Customers shop for discounted winter clothing at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 10, 2021. China's CPI fell 0.2% year-on-year for the second consecutive month of negative growth.

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Oda takes lead after short program at Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japan's Nobunari Oda performs at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix series, in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2009. Oda, who won the season-opening Trophee Bombard in Paris earlier this month, got off to a flying start in his bid for a second consecutive title after grabbing the lead in the men's short program with 83.5 points. (Kyodo)

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EPA upgrades economic assessment for 2nd straight month

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (standing) greets members of his cabinet June 20 as he takes seat to work on an Economic Planning Agency (EPA) monthly report for June. The EPA upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the second consecutive month, saying it is gradually moving toward an autonomous recovery.