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Anti-fur activists target Max Mara, Fendi at Milan Fashion Week
Anti-fur activists target Max Mara, Fendi at Milan Fashion Week
Economy
by  AFP

Animal activists have fashion brands squarely in their sights this Milan Fashion Week, hoping to pressure Italian brands Max Mara and Fendi to give up fur in future collections. At Fendi, fashion student Elke Orth, 21, said top brands still using fur have oversized influence, even though attitudes among young people have changed.

Turkey ends tightening cycle, keeps interest rate at 45%
Turkey ends tightening cycle, keeps interest rate at 45%
Economy
by  AFP

Turkey's central bank maintained its key interest rate at 45 percent on Thursday, marking the end of its monetary tightening cycle after eight consecutive months of hikes. Turkey's central bank, which has raised its key rate from 8.5 percent to 45 percent since June, said last month that the level was sufficient to start easing the cost of living crisis.