Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to welcome Pacific Island Leaders to White House for first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit.

FRANCE

PARIS - French unions to stage a one-day strike to protest pension reforms and cost of living crisis.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to address Berlin Peace Dialogue 2022.

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST - Türkiye's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop will meet with Hungarian President Katalin Novak and Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

ITALY

ROME - Following developments after far-right leader Giorgia Meloni claims victory in general elections.

UKRAINE/RUSSIA

KYIV/MOSCOW - Following developments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial military mobilization in his country.

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold meeting with heads of intelligence of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries via video conference.

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly press briefing.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to announce economic confidence index for September.

ANKARA - Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) to announce banking sector statistics for August.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce final reading of 2nd quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth .

SPORTS

GDANSK, Poland - Turkish women's national volleyball team to face Croatia in Pool B match in FIVB World Championship 2022.

SYDNEY - Quarterfinals to be played in 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

BURSA- 4th World Nomad Games to start in Iznik.

SPECIAL REPORT

85% of Americans say inflation has impacted spending, buying habits: Survey

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, United States (AA) - 85% of Americans said inflation has impacted their recent spending and buying habits, according to a new survey released this week.