Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Australia and Turkey vie to host pivotal 2026 climate talks Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2024
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Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Gold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen Cem CetingucPosted on22 November, 2024
Gold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen While three MPs from the ruling coalition partner MHP have recently resigned amidst allegations tied … Continue ReadingGold smuggling scandal tied to Turkish MP resignations poised to widen
Categories Economy Turkish Economy: The Rot Started Before The Disease Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202029 May, 2020 Turkish Economy never truly recovered rom the 2016 coup attempt. It was followed by an … Continue ReadingTurkish Economy: The Rot Started Before The Disease
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 Emerging Markets Finance Markets Turkey exempts Euroclear, Clearstream from lira limitations Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey’s banking regulator said on Wednesday it would exempt Euroclear Bank and Clearstream Banking from … Continue ReadingTurkey exempts Euroclear, Clearstream from lira limitations
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General Turkey imposes additional import tariffs on more than 800 items Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey has imposed an additional tariff of up to 30% on imports of more than … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes additional import tariffs on more than 800 items
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Markets Politics Turkey: Good old Qatar comes to the rescue Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey and Qatar tripled the limit on currency swap agreement to $15 billion equivalent of … Continue ReadingTurkey: Good old Qatar comes to the rescue
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Markets Politics Swap deal “secured with BoJ and BoE” denied; talks continue Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkish lira rallied on Habertürk news on Turesday that Turkey was very close to securing … Continue ReadingSwap deal “secured with BoJ and BoE” denied; talks continue
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Markets ING: More rate cuts to come in Turkey… Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 The Central Bank of Turkey extended its easing cycle with an eighth cut last month, reducing the policy rate … Continue ReadingING: More rate cuts to come in Turkey…
Categories Economy General Goldman Sachs: Brazil, Turkey vulnerable to local debt splurge Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202021 May, 2020 Brazil, Turkey and some frontier markets face the biggest risk from a possible surge in … Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs: Brazil, Turkey vulnerable to local debt splurge
Categories Economy Markets Politics Boomerang: BNP Paribas shrinking its TL market operations Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202021 May, 2020 BNP Paribas SA is shrinking its operations in the Turkish lira market following a regulatory … Continue ReadingBoomerang: BNP Paribas shrinking its TL market operations
Categories Politics Turkish administration creates its own false news, punishes dissident outlets Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey is one of those countries where the AKP-sanctioned media continuously rates false news and … Continue ReadingTurkish administration creates its own false news, punishes dissident outlets
Categories General Covid-19: Science Council member expresses concern about caseload Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202021 May, 2020 National Science Committee member Prof Akin told columnist Muharrem Sarikaya that “If we go with … Continue ReadingCovid-19: Science Council member expresses concern about caseload
Categories Emerging Markets General Politics Are snap polls on Ankara’s horizon? Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202029 May, 2020 The prospect of holding snap elections in Turkey has become the focus of debate recently … Continue ReadingAre snap polls on Ankara’s horizon?
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Turkish tourist hot spots are facing heavy losses Editor P.A.Posted on18 May, 202021 May, 2020 A few months ago Fatih Oztarakci was working flat out hosting wedding parties on his … Continue ReadingTurkish tourist hot spots are facing heavy losses
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
