Categories Emerging Markets World Bank: Coronavirus Will Leave Lasting Scars On Global Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 June, 20204 June, 2020 The World Bank has said that the Coronavirus pandemic and strict lockdown measures taken to … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Coronavirus Will Leave Lasting Scars On Global Economy
Categories Emerging Markets Brad Setzer: Turkey is almost certainly headed for a classic balance-of-payments crisis Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 June, 20204 June, 2020 Brad W Setzer, a long term and very intuitive Turkey observer wrote about the malaise … Continue ReadingBrad Setzer: Turkey is almost certainly headed for a classic balance-of-payments crisis
Categories Emerging Markets Finance IIF: Capital flows to emerging markets down 78% in May amid pandemic Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 June, 20202 June, 2020 Capital flows to emerging markets securities fell 78 per cent in May despite efforts to … Continue ReadingIIF: Capital flows to emerging markets down 78% in May amid pandemic
Categories Emerging Markets Tim Ash: The big picture in EM Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 June, 20203 June, 2020 Emerging Market assets have rallied back well, recovering much of the losses from the immediate … Continue ReadingTim Ash: The big picture in EM
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance April trade data awful; export recovery will be painful Güldem AtabayPosted on29 May, 20202 June, 2020 As per the official data in April, Turkey’s exports and imports decreased by 41.4% and … Continue ReadingApril trade data awful; export recovery will be painful
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Turkey makes a weak start to 2020 making full year GDP contraction unavoidable Güldem AtabayPosted on29 May, 20204 June, 2020 Turkey’s economy posted 1Q20 GDP growth of an annual 4.5 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute … Continue ReadingTurkey makes a weak start to 2020 making full year GDP contraction unavoidable
Categories Emerging Markets Macro Thoughts: Shiny Happy People Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 May, 202027 May, 2020 Everyone around, love them, love them Put it in your hands, take it, … Continue ReadingMacro Thoughts: Shiny Happy People
Categories Emerging Markets Finance A warning for Turkey: EM’s hidden debt risk Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 May, 202023 May, 2020 This article penned by MITALI DAS, ŞEBNEM KALEMLI-ÖZCAN, DAMIEN PUY and LILIANA VARELA and published … Continue ReadingA warning for Turkey: EM’s hidden debt risk
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Markets Surprise: the rate cut comes just as the amount expected Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202023 May, 2020 For the straight ninth time in a row the central bank of Turkey (CBT) cut … Continue ReadingSurprise: the rate cut comes just as the amount expected
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Politics Haftar’s Forces Announce Air Campaign Against Turkey in Libya Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202023 May, 2020 Russian-backed Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s air force will launch what it says are unprecedented strikes … Continue ReadingHaftar’s Forces Announce Air Campaign Against Turkey in Libya
Categories Emerging Markets Finance Markets Ash: Qatari support ‘will not have major impact on Turkish lira’ Editor P.A.Posted on21 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey tripled its currency swap agreement with Qatar to $15 billion on the basis of … Continue ReadingAsh: Qatari support ‘will not have major impact on Turkish lira’
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Politics Albayrak: Turkey to prioritize localizing its economy amid pandemic Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Turkey is set to enter a new period in which domestic production will be prioritized, … Continue ReadingAlbayrak: Turkey to prioritize localizing its economy amid pandemic
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance Markets Politics Bloomberg: Emboldened by a stronger lira, Turkey is set to cut rates again Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Little stands in the way of the Turkish central bank’s ninth straight interest-rate cut after … Continue ReadingBloomberg: Emboldened by a stronger lira, Turkey is set to cut rates again
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General Turkey consumer confidence rises from record low; though reflects ongoing pain Editor P.A.Posted on20 May, 202021 May, 2020 Consumer confidence in Turkey rose from a record low in May as households became more … Continue ReadingTurkey consumer confidence rises from record low; though reflects ongoing pain
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 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?
