Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Excessive rate cuts open Pandora’s Box Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 November, 2021 After Turkey’s central bank cut rates by another 100bps last Thursday, the lira plummeted to … Continue ReadingExcessive rate cuts open Pandora’s Box
Categories Politics Oppostion to draft common economic patform Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 November, 2021 Six opposition parties who banded together for a return to a parliamentary system are now … Continue ReadingOppostion to draft common economic patform
Categories General Robert Ellis: Endgame in Ankara Atilla YeşiladaPosted on22 November, 2021 The mood in Turkey is apprehensive. People are waiting for the storm signalled by galloping … Continue ReadingRobert Ellis: Endgame in Ankara
Categories HYPED Politics Turkey’s left-wing parties joining forces Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 November, 2021 Turkey’s leftist parties are set to form their own electoral alliance, Cumhuriyet reported on Friday. … Continue ReadingTurkey’s left-wing parties joining forces
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Understanding Erdogan’s motives Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 November, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his life-long stance against (high) interest rates on Nov. 17. … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Understanding Erdogan’s motives
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Central and Eastern Europe: Suddenly unloved by investors Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 November, 2021 Eastern and central Europe’s normally predictable financial markets are suddenly alive with the most diverse … Continue ReadingCentral and Eastern Europe: Suddenly unloved by investors
Categories Business WEF: How reskilling can play a key role in Turkey’s recovery Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 November, 2021 As Turkey prepares to accelerate the transformation of its economy during the COVID-19 recovery, leveraging … Continue ReadingWEF: How reskilling can play a key role in Turkey’s recovery
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Reuters: Voters are last brake on Turkey’s lunatic Express Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 November, 2021 LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The global struggle against rising prices has nothing on … Continue ReadingReuters: Voters are last brake on Turkey’s lunatic Express
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS Markets ING: CEEMEA FX Outlook 2022: Treating inflation with respect (TL outlook included) Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 November, 2021 Currencies from Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa will struggle in the … Continue ReadingING: CEEMEA FX Outlook 2022: Treating inflation with respect (TL outlook included)
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP, İYİ Party call for early elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 November, 2021 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ (Good) Party chair Meral … Continue ReadingCHP, İYİ Party call for early elections
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Heading for Early Elections | Real Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2021 Turkey Heading for Early Elections On Tuesday, Turkey’s opposition alliance of CHP-IYIP called … Continue ReadingTurkey Heading for Early Elections | Real Turkey
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Amidst wild gyrations, TL drops into a black hole—expert comments Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2021 Turkey’s lira plunged 6% on Thursday, breaching 11 to the dollar for the first time … Continue ReadingAmidst wild gyrations, TL drops into a black hole—expert comments
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HYPED IIF: Global debt dips in 3Q, but EMs full speed… Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2021 Global debt dipped in the third quarter of 2021 though it remained near the record … Continue ReadingIIF: Global debt dips in 3Q, but EMs full speed…
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Morgan Stanley bets on more rate cuts, weaker TL Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2021 We see a 100bp cut to 15.00% by the CBT this week, although a larger … Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley bets on more rate cuts, weaker TL
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan says Turkey will be dragged into chaos if he loses elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 November, 2021 If the opposition wins the next election, Turkey will be dragged into chaos, President and … Continue ReadingErdoğan says Turkey will be dragged into chaos if he loses elections
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Cutting interest rates further would be too risky Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2021 Turkey’s central bank is widely anticipated to trim interest rates further on November 18 despite … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Cutting interest rates further would be too risky
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkish state energy firm BOTAS to tap more cenbank forex in relief plan for lira Güldem AtabayPosted on17 November, 2021 Turkey’s state energy company BOTAS is expected to turn to the central bank to help … Continue ReadingTurkish state energy firm BOTAS to tap more cenbank forex in relief plan for lira
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan calls for lower rates again ahead of the central bank decision meeting Güldem AtabayPosted on17 November, 2021 Speaking at the AKP’s Group Meeting, President Erdogan said he would continue fighting for lower … Continue ReadingErdogan calls for lower rates again ahead of the central bank decision meeting
Categories General Sources: Turkey forced to suspend Syria military campaign Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2021 Turkey has allegedly suspended its plans to launch a new military operation in northern Syria … Continue ReadingSources: Turkey forced to suspend Syria military campaign
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS AP: ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 November, 2021 Market-stand owner Kadriye Dogru makes do with stale, sesame-covered bagels, known as simit, for lunch … Continue ReadingAP: ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard