Türkiye’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) has appointed İşbank and Ziraat Bank to oversee the liquidation of 131 investment funds, setting out how their assets will be sold and the proceeds distributed to investors.

Türkiye plans to send the Osman Gazi floating production platform to the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea in late October, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Sept. 18 that U.S. President Donald Trump clearly wants dialogue with Pyongyang and confirmed Seoul will not be deploying troops to intervene militarily in the Iran war.

Higher energy costs are prompting central banks in major economies to raise interest rates or warn of further increases, adding to borrowing pressures for households and businesses.

Anthropic is expected to launch an initial public offering later this year despite warnings about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, while rival OpenAI has delayed its planned listing until 2027.