The FINANCIAL -- The findings raise concerns about increasing levels of exposure to glyphosate-based weed killers, commonly used by farmers, public authorities and gardeners across Europe. The use of glyphosate is predicted to rise further if more genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in Europe, according to EUbusiness Ltd.

The FINANCIAL -- Capable of producing 143 megawatts of power, the EBRD-financed Bares wind farm will boost the amount of electricity generated by wind in Turkey by 8 per cent. Producing that amount of power from fossil-fuel based alternatives would create 317,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year, which is equivalent to the emissions of 75,000 cars, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. Ambassador James B. Smith and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Director of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Dr. Faisal bin Hamad Al-Sugair, signed an Open Skies air transport agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to the U.S. State Department.

The FINANCIAL -- Heeding the call of industry to ensure robust rules are well understood and coherently applied across markets, the ICC Commission on Marketing and Advertising is developing a new global framework for responsible marketing communications of alcohol, according to the International Chamber of Commerce.

The FINANCIAL -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review of Bangladesh’s economic program under a three-year arrangement supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).