Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Guldem Atabay: Turkey continued to experience strong growth driven by domestic demand 3Q23: Slowdown to follow in 2024 Güldem AtabayPosted on30 November, 202330 November, 2023 As per the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the Turkish economy grew … Continue ReadingGuldem Atabay: Turkey continued to experience strong growth driven by domestic demand 3Q23: Slowdown to follow in 2024
Categories Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Politics Guldem Atabay: US serious about Russia – Hamas sanctions, what will Turkey do? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 November, 2023 According to Bloomberg, U.S. Treasury Department Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson will … Continue ReadingGuldem Atabay: US serious about Russia – Hamas sanctions, what will Turkey do?
Categories Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Politics ANALYSIS: Can Ozel deliver Istanbul to CHP once again? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 November, 2023 The İmamoğlu-Özel era certainly increases CHP’s chances in local elections, at least in Istanbul, where … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Can Ozel deliver Istanbul to CHP once again?
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Guldem Atabay commentary: Base effect in inflation is over, tax hikes and depreciation signal a new leg up Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 August, 2023 The highly anticipated July CPI inflation was reported at 9.49% according to TUIK; and 13.2% … Continue ReadingGuldem Atabay commentary: Base effect in inflation is over, tax hikes and depreciation signal a new leg up
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Guldem Atabay: Turkish economy until elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 January, 2023 AKP’s economic management will firmly stick to the path it calls the “New Economy Model” … Continue ReadingGuldem Atabay: Turkish economy until elections
Categories Business Güldem Atabay ANALYSIS: The 2022 budget is the last stronghold of economic prudence Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 January, 202317 January, 2023 According to the data of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the budget deficit was … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: The 2022 budget is the last stronghold of economic prudence
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Atabay: ‘Erdoganomics’ Is The Reason for Lira Losing Ground – Bloomberg Video Güldem AtabayPosted on29 November, 202129 November, 2021 Guldem Atabay, economist at Global Source Turkey and PATurkey columnist, discusses the sharp slump in … Continue ReadingAtabay: ‘Erdoganomics’ Is The Reason for Lira Losing Ground – Bloomberg Video
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Shockingly “bold” rate cut and now what for TL? Güldem AtabayPosted on21 October, 2021 Turkey’s central bank cut the benchmark interest rate by 2 percentage points to 16% at … Continue ReadingShockingly “bold” rate cut and now what for TL?
Categories Economy General Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Evaluation of Turkey’s growth prospects Güldem AtabayPosted on1 September, 20211 September, 2021 As per the official figures Turkey’s 2Q21 GDP Growth was 21.7%. The 10.4% contraction in … Continue ReadingEvaluation of Turkey’s growth prospects
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS The ‘captain of the economy’ in Turkey can no longer re-direct the ship Güldem AtabayPosted on7 June, 2021 As the cycle of economic crises in Turkey began to shake the governing alliance, organised … Continue ReadingThe ‘captain of the economy’ in Turkey can no longer re-direct the ship
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Güldem Atabay: Turkey’s neurotic monetary policy Güldem AtabayPosted on30 April, 2021 Şahap Kavcıoğlu, the third central bank governor in less than three years, presented Turkey’s second … Continue ReadingGüldem Atabay: Turkey’s neurotic monetary policy
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Politics Güldem Atabay: The Death of a Central Bank Güldem AtabayPosted on22 April, 2021 The Turkish central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the benchmark interest rate steady at … Continue ReadingGüldem Atabay: The Death of a Central Bank
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay Politics Erdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 202129 March, 2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shook international markets by firing the well-regarded governor of the … Continue ReadingErdoğan firing central bank governor gamble on snap elections
Categories Economy Güldem Atabay HIGHLIGHTS Turkey bars companies from laying off workers for another two months Güldem AtabayPosted on9 March, 202115 March, 2021 President Erdogan extended a ban on firms laying off workers, a measure first implemented after … Continue ReadingTurkey bars companies from laying off workers for another two months
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Güldem Atabay Fresh data show Turkey’s economy in deep deep trouble Güldem AtabayPosted on13 July, 202014 July, 2020 As the calendars marked the anniversary of the second year of presidential system in Turkey … Continue ReadingFresh data show Turkey’s economy in deep deep trouble
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Güldem Atabay Constantly off the central bank path: Turkey’s inflation up again making near-by rate cuts unfeasible Güldem AtabayPosted on3 July, 20206 July, 2020 Turkey’s June consumer price inflation (CPI) at 1.13% beats the market expectation again on the … Continue ReadingConstantly off the central bank path: Turkey’s inflation up again making near-by rate cuts unfeasible
