Categories Economy Politics Marc Pierini: Emerging From the Pandemic, Turkey Rolls Out a More Assertive Foreign Policy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 June, 20206 June, 2020 THE PANDEMIC UNLEASHES DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES Turkey has been sending supplies of medical equipment … Continue ReadingMarc Pierini: Emerging From the Pandemic, Turkey Rolls Out a More Assertive Foreign Policy
Categories Economy ANALYSIS: Main factor in price increases is the depreciation of the Turkish lira Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 June, 20204 June, 2020 Turkish Statistical Institute released consumer (CPI) and domestic producer price (D-PPI) indices of May 2020. … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Main factor in price increases is the depreciation of the Turkish lira
Categories Economy Politics Russia expects Turkey’s final decision delivery of second batch of S-400’s Editor P.A.Posted on3 June, 20204 June, 2020 Moscow is awaiting Ankara’s final decision on the delivery of the second batch of Russia’s … Continue ReadingRussia expects Turkey’s final decision delivery of second batch of S-400’s
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Fast and furious: Turkey’s May inflation accelerates Güldem AtabayPosted on3 June, 20205 June, 2020 Turkey’s consumer price index (CPI) increased by 11.39% annually and 1.36% monthly in May compared … Continue ReadingFast and furious: Turkey’s May inflation accelerates
Categories Economy Bloomberg HT Consumer Confidence recovered in May Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 June, 20202 June, 2020 May survey data from Turkey reveals a modest improvement in economic activity, as restrictions on … Continue ReadingBloomberg HT Consumer Confidence recovered in May
Categories Economy General Yetkin Report: Erdoğan has no easy feat ahead Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 June, 20202 June, 2020 The economy is the most important challenge ahead. Before the outbreak’s influence, the government was … Continue ReadingYetkin Report: Erdoğan has no easy feat ahead
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance April trade data awful; export recovery will be painful Güldem AtabayPosted on29 May, 20202 June, 2020 As per the official data in April, Turkey’s exports and imports decreased by 41.4% and … Continue ReadingApril trade data awful; export recovery will be painful
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Turkey makes a weak start to 2020 making full year GDP contraction unavoidable Güldem AtabayPosted on29 May, 20204 June, 2020 Turkey’s economy posted 1Q20 GDP growth of an annual 4.5 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute … Continue ReadingTurkey makes a weak start to 2020 making full year GDP contraction unavoidable
Categories Economy Xinhua: Turkey’s economy faces challenges after COVID-19 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 May, 20202 June, 2020 Turkey is seeking to end 2020 with a positive economic growth rate despite negative forecasts … Continue ReadingXinhua: Turkey’s economy faces challenges after COVID-19
Categories Economy FT: Turkey looks to weather coronavirus crisis without IMF support Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 May, 202029 May, 2020 Turkey’s battered finances have been shaken further by the coronavirus pandemic but President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingFT: Turkey looks to weather coronavirus crisis without IMF support
Categories Economy Turkey will weather Covid shock, too Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 202026 May, 2020 The Turkish economy is facing problems of a sort it has dealt with in the … Continue ReadingTurkey will weather Covid shock, too
Categories Economy Stratfor: Why Turkey’s Ruling AKP Party’s Coronavirus Plan Could Be a Disaster Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 202029 May, 2020 Amid the escalating domestic and global fallout from the COVID-19 crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip … Continue ReadingStratfor: Why Turkey’s Ruling AKP Party’s Coronavirus Plan Could Be a Disaster
Categories Economy Is Turkey’s monetary easing over? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on25 May, 202029 May, 2020 Central Bank of Turkey delivered its ninth successive rate cut last week, reducing its key … Continue ReadingIs Turkey’s monetary easing over?
Categories Economy Inflation, Monetary Policy and Currency Crisis Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202023 May, 2020 Real Turkey Channel Video: Central Bank of Turkey cut interest rates by another 50 basis … Continue ReadingInflation, Monetary Policy and Currency Crisis
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Markets Surprise: the rate cut comes just as the amount expected Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202023 May, 2020 For the straight ninth time in a row the central bank of Turkey (CBT) cut … Continue ReadingSurprise: the rate cut comes just as the amount expected
Categories Economy Markets Politics Gurses: Our Turkish Lira with its wounded convertibility Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202023 May, 2020 You will hold talks themed “Trade with national currencies” and at the same time you … Continue ReadingGurses: Our Turkish Lira with its wounded convertibility
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Politics Haftar’s Forces Announce Air Campaign Against Turkey in Libya Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202023 May, 2020 Russian-backed Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s air force will launch what it says are unprecedented strikes … Continue ReadingHaftar’s Forces Announce Air Campaign Against Turkey in Libya
Categories Economy Finance Fitch affirms 6 Large Turkish banks at ‘B+’; downgrades Halk to ‘B’ Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202029 May, 2020 Fitch Ratings has taken multiple rating actions on seven Turkish banks. It has revised the … Continue ReadingFitch affirms 6 Large Turkish banks at ‘B+’; downgrades Halk to ‘B’
Categories Economy Politics Tech Turkey vs. Egypt, UAE and Russia in Libya, who is winning? Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey is fighting a proxy war in Libya against a series of other countries, including Egypt, the … Continue ReadingTurkey vs. Egypt, UAE and Russia in Libya, who is winning?
Categories Economy Politics ECFR*: It’s Turkey’s Libya now Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Libya doesn’t do incremental change, it seems. Instead, the country oscillates between agonising stalemate and … Continue ReadingECFR*: It’s Turkey’s Libya now