Turkish President Erdogan says Türkiye wants to ensure its place among the top 10 exporting countries in the world.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Saturday's strikes on Odessa – one of three designated export hubs under the recent deal – showed Moscow could not keep its promises.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said growing food insecurity around the world "has been significantly exacerbated by the Russian aggression against Ukraine".
"Türkiye" will be used in all kinds of activities and correspondence, instead of phrases such as "Turkey" "Turkei" and "Turquie", according to a circular issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
South Korea's presidency set up a task force to negotiate supplies from producer states.
Exports spiked 60.6 percent on-year in the January-February period, well above analysts' expectations, while imports rose 22.2 percent, with electronics and textile exports such as masks contributed to the spike in outbound shipments.
Turkish defence giant ASELSAN’s revenue increased last year by 24 percent, reaching $2.23 billion, as the company signed export contracts worth over $450 million.
Germany has cautiously reopened and the economy has started bouncing back but economists say it is far from the pre-pandemic level.
The country’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports have increased by 25 percent, growth that allows it to compete with 85 nations in foreign markets.
In light of 2023 vision for advancing defence technology and capacity, Turkey has increased its arms exports by 170 percent in four years, according to SIPRI.
Beijing warns of "necessary countermeasures" as Washington announces 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, upping the ante in its trade dispute with the Asian economic giant.
President Donald Trump says the US "will simply apply a tax" on cars made in Europe if the EU retaliates against the trade penalties he's seeking on imports of steel and aluminium.
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