Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Want to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums Güldem AtabayPosted on14 April, 2022 For Turks, the humble green plum (“erik” in Turkish) represents the start of spring. An … Continue ReadingWant to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Adam Tooze: Ukraine’s War Has Already Changed the World’s Economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2022 For NATO and the West’s relations with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine … Continue ReadingAdam Tooze: Ukraine’s War Has Already Changed the World’s Economy
Categories Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS WB Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Impact of War Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 April, 2022 The Russian Federation’s war with Ukraine has triggered a catastrophic humanitarian crisis and threatened the … Continue ReadingWB Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Impact of War
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets War triggers major economic crises throughout the globe Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 20227 April, 2022 The fallout of the Russia and Ukraine war has just helped tip two of world’s … Continue ReadingWar triggers major economic crises throughout the globe
Categories Economy Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Emerging markets suffer 9.8 billion dollar outflow in March Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 2022 Emerging market (EM) debt and equities suffered an outflow of $9.8 billion from foreign portfolio … Continue ReadingEmerging markets suffer 9.8 billion dollar outflow in March
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS World Bank: Are we ready for the coming spate of debt crises? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2022 Higher inflation. Slower growth. Tightening financial conditions. In recent weeks, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has … Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Are we ready for the coming spate of debt crises?
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Lebanon’s Deputy PM Declares Country Bankrupt Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 April, 2022 Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh Al-Shami announced on Monday, “The state has gone bankrupt as … Continue ReadingLebanon’s Deputy PM Declares Country Bankrupt
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HYPED S&P Global: Conflict Exacerbates Risks For Emerging Markets Credit Conditions Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 20224 April, 2022 The Russia-Ukraine military conflict is hampering already-feeble credit conditions in emerging markets (EMs), according to … Continue ReadingS&P Global: Conflict Exacerbates Risks For Emerging Markets Credit Conditions
Categories Emerging Markets Finance HIGHLIGHTS EBRD sees war on Ukraine causing major growth slowdown Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 April, 2022 The war on Ukraine will have a severe effect on economies far beyond the immediate … Continue ReadingEBRD sees war on Ukraine causing major growth slowdown
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS World Bank Warns Against Increasing Poverty due to Ukraine War Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 March, 2022 The World Bank has warned that the war in Ukraine threatens to permanently damage the … Continue ReadingWorld Bank Warns Against Increasing Poverty due to Ukraine War
Categories Emerging Markets General Kazakhstan does not want to be behind new iron curtain Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 March, 2022 Companies exiting Russia due to the war in Ukraine are welcome to move production to … Continue ReadingKazakhstan does not want to be behind new iron curtain
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED Tim Ash: Is Putin on the brink of an extraordinary defeat? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 March, 2022 The market is getting optimistic (again) about peace talks in Turkey. The Ukrainian side have … Continue ReadingTim Ash: Is Putin on the brink of an extraordinary defeat?
Categories Emerging Markets HIGHLIGHTS EM: Investors dump funds on slowdown worries Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 March, 2022 Mutual funds that invest in emerging market (EM) equities and bonds have faced huge outflows … Continue ReadingEM: Investors dump funds on slowdown worries
Categories Business Emerging Markets HYPED IMF: War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 March, 2022 A new IMF blog by Christian Bogmans, Jeff Kearns, Andrea Pescatori and Ervin Prifti concludes … Continue ReadingIMF: War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest
Categories Emerging Markets Markets Emerging Markets: Forget the BRICS and look at TICKS or MIST? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 March, 2022 For many years, the world’s most popular emerging markets have been the so-called BRICS: Brazil, … Continue ReadingEmerging Markets: Forget the BRICS and look at TICKS or MIST?
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED UN: Ukraine war hurting poor nations amid food rising prices Atilla YeşiladaPosted on15 March, 2022 The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned that Russia’s invasion attempt of Ukraine is … Continue ReadingUN: Ukraine war hurting poor nations amid food rising prices
Categories Business Emerging Markets HYPED Turkey and the UAE are getting close again. But why now? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 March, 2022 In the decade since the Arab Spring, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have … Continue ReadingTurkey and the UAE are getting close again. But why now?
Categories Emerging Markets HYPED Fitch: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Raises Risks for Some Emerging Markets Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 202212 March, 2022 Emerging markets (EMs) face a variety of additional credit risks stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, … Continue ReadingFitch: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Raises Risks for Some Emerging Markets
Categories Emerging Markets General HYPED THOMAS DE WAAL: Darkness Looms Over Ukraine’s Neighborhood Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 March, 2022 As Russia’s invasion force grinds further into Ukraine, other post-Soviet countries also have reason to … Continue ReadingTHOMAS DE WAAL: Darkness Looms Over Ukraine’s Neighborhood
Categories Business Company & Industry Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish companies have the potential to double in value Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 202211 March, 2022 According to CompaniesMarketCap data, Turkish companies generate 0.20 percent of the total turnover and 0.21 … Continue ReadingTurkish companies have the potential to double in value