Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Macro Snapshot: Outstanding External Loans Received by Private Sector Cem CetingucPosted on16 December, 2021 In October, private sectors’ outstanding ST debt (included trade credits) increased by USD6.4bn to USD48.6bn … Continue ReadingMacro Snapshot: Outstanding External Loans Received by Private Sector
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Apparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on9 December, 2021 The country’s currency, the lira, has lost almost half its value against the dollar so … Continue ReadingApparel exports boom while retailers fight for survival amid Turkey’s economic crisis
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS The price of Turkish Lira’s collapse gets heavy Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 Istanbul’s sky is as gloomy as the mood in the households and on the streets … Continue ReadingThe price of Turkish Lira’s collapse gets heavy
Categories Economy Politics Kılıçdaroğlu criticizes economic policy, warns citizens of possible price hikes Cem CetingucPosted on7 October, 20218 October, 2021 The Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized the government for its economic policies and … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu criticizes economic policy, warns citizens of possible price hikes
Categories Economy Turkey’s inflation bursts at seems Cem CetingucPosted on7 October, 2021 Annual inflation rose to 19.58 in September from 19.25 per cent in August, according to … Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation bursts at seems
Categories General Turkey’s economy bounces back with record 21.7% growth in Q2 Cem CetingucPosted on1 September, 2021 Turkey’s economy rebounded powerfully in the second quarter to grow at a record pace after … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economy bounces back with record 21.7% growth in Q2
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Mustafa Sonmez: Erdogan plays with fire to spur economic growth Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2021 According to BloombergHT and AA Finance polls economists don’t anticipate a rate cut in Thursday’s … Continue ReadingMustafa Sonmez: Erdogan plays with fire to spur economic growth
Categories Business Company & Industry Economy Mevlut Çavuşoğlu on ASEAN Cem CetingucPosted on9 August, 20219 August, 2021 Asia, the cradle of some of the oldest civilizations, has again been gaining a pivotal … Continue ReadingMevlut Çavuşoğlu on ASEAN
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey: Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2021 Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April, mainly due to soaring … Continue ReadingTurkey: Budget deficit drops to below 2.0% of GDP as of April
Categories Business Economy Turkey’s industrial production increased by 16.6 percent annually Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 202111 May, 2021 When the subsectors of the industry (based on 2015=100) were examined, mining and quarrying index … Continue ReadingTurkey’s industrial production increased by 16.6 percent annually
Categories Economy General Politics Opposition asked Erdogan: Where is the 128 Billion dollars? Cem CetingucPosted on15 April, 202115 April, 2021 “Where is the $128 billion?” asked posters on billboards around Istanbul intended by Turkey’s main … Continue ReadingOpposition asked Erdogan: Where is the 128 Billion dollars?
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 Soaring budget deficits: Is corona the only culprit? Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Should we link the increase in the budget deficit only to the coronavirus? After the … Continue ReadingSoaring budget deficits: Is corona the only culprit?
Categories Economy Turkey’s Great Depression started in April Editor P.A.Posted on8 May, 202021 May, 2020 April survey data portrays an economic landscape that has become a wasteland. However, this is … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Great Depression started in April
Categories Economy JP Morgan: Turkey: annual inflation stays on its downward trend Editor P.A.Posted on5 May, 202021 May, 2020 Despite the sharp lira weakening and its impact on import prices and its likely impact … Continue ReadingJP Morgan: Turkey: annual inflation stays on its downward trend
Categories Economy March-April data reveals devastation in economic landscape Editor P.A.Posted on5 May, 202021 May, 2020 New data from the state-run Turkish Statistical Institute for April 2020, as well as private … Continue ReadingMarch-April data reveals devastation in economic landscape
Categories Economy Current account in balance, but foreign debt payments a problem Editor P.A.Posted on4 May, 202021 May, 2020 Foreign trade deficit increased by 72% yoy in February According to TURKSTAT, the volume of … Continue ReadingCurrent account in balance, but foreign debt payments a problem
