Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Gravitas Plus: Which countries could go the Sri Lanka way Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 May, 2022 Sri Lanka’s debt crisis is a warning to the world. The World Bank … Continue ReadingGravitas Plus: Which countries could go the Sri Lanka way
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics FT: Turkey dials up the pressure on banks as lira slides Güldem AtabayPosted on12 May, 2022 Turkish authorities have raised the pressure on the country’s banks to limit corporate clients’ purchases of foreign … Continue ReadingFT: Turkey dials up the pressure on banks as lira slides
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey, Pakistan to initiate security discussions Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 2022 Turkey and Pakistan initiated security discussions in Istanbul on Tuesday, bringing together scholars and practitioners … Continue ReadingTurkey, Pakistan to initiate security discussions
Categories Company & Industry Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Russian conflict: Atos moves services to India and Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 2022 Atos is moving services currently delivered from Russia to other countries, including India and Turkey, … Continue ReadingRussian conflict: Atos moves services to India and Turkey
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED IIF Report: Soaring inflation leads emerging markets into stagflation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 April, 2022 Inflation has jumped around the world with many emerging-market economies entering the stage of stagflation, … Continue ReadingIIF Report: Soaring inflation leads emerging markets into stagflation
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS IMF: Private Debt to Weigh on Global Economic Recovery Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 April, 2022 Governments succeeded in lessening the economic pain of the pandemic by providing plenty of liquidity … Continue ReadingIMF: Private Debt to Weigh on Global Economic Recovery
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED S&P cuts emerging markets growth outlook as Ukraine adds to inflation pressure Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 April, 2022 S&P Global Ratings trimmed its growth forecast for emerging economies to 4% in 2022, saying … Continue ReadingS&P cuts emerging markets growth outlook as Ukraine adds to inflation pressure
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Want to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums Güldem AtabayPosted on14 April, 2022 For Turks, the humble green plum (“erik” in Turkish) represents the start of spring. An … Continue ReadingWant to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Adam Tooze: Ukraine’s War Has Already Changed the World’s Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2022 For NATO and the West’s relations with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine … Continue ReadingAdam Tooze: Ukraine’s War Has Already Changed the World’s Economy
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS WB Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Impact of War Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2022 The Russian Federation’s war with Ukraine has triggered a catastrophic humanitarian crisis and threatened the … Continue ReadingWB Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Impact of War
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets War triggers major economic crises throughout the globe Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 20227 April, 2022 The fallout of the Russia and Ukraine war has just helped tip two of world’s … Continue ReadingWar triggers major economic crises throughout the globe
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Emerging markets suffer 9.8 billion dollar outflow in March Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 2022 Emerging market (EM) debt and equities suffered an outflow of $9.8 billion from foreign portfolio … Continue ReadingEmerging markets suffer 9.8 billion dollar outflow in March
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Are we ready for the coming spate of debt crises? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2022 Higher inflation. Slower growth. Tightening financial conditions. In recent weeks, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Are we ready for the coming spate of debt crises?
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Lebanon’s Deputy PM Declares Country Bankrupt Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2022 Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh Al-Shami announced on Monday, “The state has gone bankrupt as … Continue ReadingLebanon’s Deputy PM Declares Country Bankrupt
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HYPED S&P Global: Conflict Exacerbates Risks For Emerging Markets Credit Conditions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 20224 April, 2022 The Russia-Ukraine military conflict is hampering already-feeble credit conditions in emerging markets (EMs), according to … Continue ReadingS&P Global: Conflict Exacerbates Risks For Emerging Markets Credit Conditions
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS EBRD sees war on Ukraine causing major growth slowdown Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2022 The war on Ukraine will have a severe effect on economies far beyond the immediate … Continue ReadingEBRD sees war on Ukraine causing major growth slowdown
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS World Bank Warns Against Increasing Poverty due to Ukraine War Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2022 The World Bank has warned that the war in Ukraine threatens to permanently damage the … Continue ReadingWorld Bank Warns Against Increasing Poverty due to Ukraine War
Categories Emerging Markets General Kazakhstan does not want to be behind new iron curtain Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 March, 2022 Companies exiting Russia due to the war in Ukraine are welcome to move production to … Continue ReadingKazakhstan does not want to be behind new iron curtain
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Tim Ash: Is Putin on the brink of an extraordinary defeat? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 March, 2022 The market is getting optimistic (again) about peace talks in Turkey. The Ukrainian side have … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Is Putin on the brink of an extraordinary defeat?
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS EM: Investors dump funds on slowdown worries Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2022 Mutual funds that invest in emerging market (EM) equities and bonds have faced huge outflows … Continue ReadingEM: Investors dump funds on slowdown worries
