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Faced with higher energy import bills, countries like Turkey, for example, found themselves with no option but to sell some gold reserves to shore up its currency.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

After nearly a year of absorbing higher import costs, businesses are now passing those costs on to consumers, squeezing household budgets further.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They, along with traders who join the Basij, get access to foreign exchange at preferential rates to import goods and get priority for state contracts, says Mustapha Pakzad, a former financial consultant in Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"She will be in London if you want to import her," Elkholy wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In their circle, it was held to be no disgrace to import goods illegally, but rather sharp practice was accounted a sign of canny business acumen.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson