Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Central Bank’s rationale for rate cut versus inflation pressures Güldem AtabayPosted on30 September, 2021 The Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) announced the monetary policy meeting notes of its rate … Continue ReadingCentral Bank’s rationale for rate cut versus inflation pressures
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets OPINION: TL testing new lows, worse to come Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 September, 2021 Turkish Lira is about to close this week’s trading in Istanbul, at 8.8750-88 vs the … Continue ReadingOPINION: TL testing new lows, worse to come
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Turkish inflation to hit 19.7 percent in September Güldem AtabayPosted on30 September, 20211 October, 2021 Turkey’s inflation is expected to rise to 19.7 percent in September, according to a Reuters poll published … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish inflation to hit 19.7 percent in September
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Amid Tensions With U.S., Erdogan Praises Ties with Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on29 September, 2021 Relations between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Biden administration may be frayed, but on … Continue ReadingAmid Tensions With U.S., Erdogan Praises Ties with Russia
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Disappointed by the US, Turkey cautiously looks to Russia Güldem AtabayPosted on29 September, 2021 After US President Joe Biden refused to grant a one-on-one meeting with his Turkish counterpart … Continue ReadingDisappointed by the US, Turkey cautiously looks to Russia
Categories Economy General Economic absurdity of Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s pride in his country’s recent interest rate cut calls to mind the apocryphal story … Continue ReadingEconomic absurdity of Erdogan
Categories Politics Russia and Turkey: Partners or rivals? Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 Turkey’s defence purchases from Russia have alarmed Ankara’s NATO partners but the two countries remain … Continue ReadingRussia and Turkey: Partners or rivals?
Categories Economy EM outlook for 4Q Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 The pace of vaccine rollouts has accelerated in core emerging markets (EMs) in the past … Continue ReadingEM outlook for 4Q
Categories Economy S&P boosts Turkey GDP forecast Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) raised its gross domestic product growth forecast for Turkey to … Continue ReadingS&P boosts Turkey GDP forecast
Categories Economy General CBRT governor remarks… Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 The governor of the Turkish central bank on Tuesday said he expects pricing behavior to … Continue ReadingCBRT governor remarks…
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Afghan banks near collapse Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 The re-emergence of Taliban rule has triggered the departure of thousands of highly skilled Afghans … Continue ReadingAfghan banks near collapse
Categories Company & Industry Company Outlook : TOASO Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 Domestic demand outlook There is a big supply-demand imbalance in the Turkish market currently driven … Continue ReadingCompany Outlook : TOASO
Categories Business Economy EM Europe food retailers : Inflation driving a discounter market Cem CetingucPosted on29 September, 2021 Inflation takes-over higher base effect: Higher food Inflation is a key theme currently playing out … Continue ReadingEM Europe food retailers : Inflation driving a discounter market
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan criticizes US as Taliban opens Kabul airport Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 The Taliban announced yesterday (September 26) that all international flights could resume at the Kabul … Continue ReadingErdoğan criticizes US as Taliban opens Kabul airport
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Gap between minimum wage, starvation line further increases in September Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş) has released the findings of the “Starvation and … Continue ReadingGap between minimum wage, starvation line further increases in September
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, US back to S-400 quagmire after Erdoğan vows to get second batch Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 … Continue ReadingTurkey, US back to S-400 quagmire after Erdoğan vows to get second batch
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics HDP eyes democracy alliance, says return to parliamentary system is priority Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is looking to form a “democracy alliance” in the … Continue ReadingHDP eyes democracy alliance, says return to parliamentary system is priority
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Scholz term in Germany: how will Turkey policy change? Güldem AtabayPosted on27 September, 2021 Olaf Scholz, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), won the elections held on … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Scholz term in Germany: how will Turkey policy change?
Categories General Politics Refugee sentiment turns ugly in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 September, 2021 Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building … Continue ReadingRefugee sentiment turns ugly in Turkey
Categories General Politics On the eve of summit, Russia escalates raids on Idlib Cem CetingucPosted on27 September, 2021 Turkey sent reinforcements to the last rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria as Russia stepped up … Continue ReadingOn the eve of summit, Russia escalates raids on Idlib
