Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Markets Turkey: out in the cold Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202021 May, 2020 The broadest-ever effort to pump dollars into the global economy has bypassed some major emerging … Continue ReadingTurkey: out in the cold
Categories Business Turkey reports 1,610 new cases, dreams of V shaped recovery Editor P.A.Posted on17 May, 202021 May, 2020 Despite prognostications to the contrary, Turkey’s battle against Cvid-19 seems to have stuck a few … Continue ReadingTurkey reports 1,610 new cases, dreams of V shaped recovery
Categories Finance Is Turkey moving to capital controls: Settlement banks suspend TL transactions Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey’s Finance Minister Mr. Berat Albayrak is vociferously against capital controls of any kind, and … Continue ReadingIs Turkey moving to capital controls: Settlement banks suspend TL transactions
Categories Finance Central Bank to cut rates, bearish trend in currency to prevail Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 In its May meeting, Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) is expected to cut its policy … Continue ReadingCentral Bank to cut rates, bearish trend in currency to prevail
Categories Economy BBVA Big Data Analysis: A sharp contraction started in March Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 BBVA Turkey, formerly Garanti Bank Research Team is one of the few institutions in Turkey … Continue ReadingBBVA Big Data Analysis: A sharp contraction started in March
Categories General Coronavirus shocks could prove catalyst for Erdoğan’s political decline Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is a populist juggernaut, fond of suggesting that his leadership … Continue ReadingCoronavirus shocks could prove catalyst for Erdoğan’s political decline
Categories Finance Markets The Economist: Turkey’s defence of the lira has been unwise and ineffective Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 On a conference call on May 6th Turkey’s finance minister, Berat Albayrak, was solicitous and … Continue ReadingThe Economist: Turkey’s defence of the lira has been unwise and ineffective
Categories Finance Fitch: Turkey under pressure, but no imminent crisis Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey’s relatively low debt levels and experience at riding out financial market turbulence is helping … Continue ReadingFitch: Turkey under pressure, but no imminent crisis
Categories Company & Industry Company Update: TAV Aviation – Take off delayed Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 Passenger demand in the new era remains unclear Starting from June, airlines in Turkey are … Continue ReadingCompany Update: TAV Aviation – Take off delayed
Categories Company & Industry Turkish Airlines: Not a time to be bullish Editor P.A.Posted on16 May, 202021 May, 2020 For a whole month, Turkish Airlines’ (TA) fleet has stood idle because of COVID-19, burning … Continue ReadingTurkish Airlines: Not a time to be bullish
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Politics Turkey April budget: Oh my, oh my! Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 The Turkish government posted one of its widest monthly budget deficits as of April 2020. … Continue ReadingTurkey April budget: Oh my, oh my!
Categories Economy Politics Turkey’s quest for a swap deal Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 As per a Reuters news today, Turkey’s government has appealed to foreign allies in an … Continue ReadingTurkey’s quest for a swap deal
Categories Economy Impact of pandemic over balance of payments Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 Monthly current account balance generates deficit… According to the balance of payments data published by … Continue ReadingImpact of pandemic over balance of payments
Categories Economy Money keeps fleeing Turkey Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 As per the most recent central bank data, foreign investors’ total stock of Turkish government … Continue ReadingMoney keeps fleeing Turkey
Categories Politics Turkey: Stuck between US and Russia Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 Since the 2016 aborted coup, Erdogan government distanced Turey from the Western Alliance, embracing Russia … Continue ReadingTurkey: Stuck between US and Russia
Categories Politics Erdogan’s blood feud with CHP mayors backfires Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 On the Turkish capital’s bridges and bus stops, Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas urges wealthier residents … Continue ReadingErdogan’s blood feud with CHP mayors backfires
Categories General Turkish fertility drops sharply Editor P.A.Posted on13 May, 202021 May, 2020 The fertility rate in Turkey last year remained below the standard replacement level for a … Continue ReadingTurkish fertility drops sharply
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Markets Turkey’s March current account: Pressures on lira not likely to ease Editor P.A.Posted on13 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey posted USD4.9bn current account deficit in March 2020 that stands at the upper end … Continue ReadingTurkey’s March current account: Pressures on lira not likely to ease
Categories Economy Turkey leads the world in tobacco tax burden Editor P.A.Posted on13 May, 202021 May, 2020 According to the President’s decision published in the Official Gazette, the minimum fixed tax amount … Continue ReadingTurkey leads the world in tobacco tax burden
Categories Politics Government, pro-AKP media maintain heat on ‘coup-plotting’ CHP figures Editor P.A.Posted on12 May, 202021 May, 2020 The government continued its accusations and tactics of intimidation against CHP Group Deputy Chair Ozgur … Continue ReadingGovernment, pro-AKP media maintain heat on ‘coup-plotting’ CHP figures