Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Grain corridor control center opened in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on28 July, 202228 July, 2022 The Joint Coordination Center that will run a complicated operation for the resumption of grain export … Continue ReadingGrain corridor control center opened in Istanbul
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish auto industry is on a mission for market expansion Cem CetingucPosted on26 July, 2022 Turkey’s automotive industry, which makes some 80% of its exports to Europe, is now in … Continue ReadingTurkish auto industry is on a mission for market expansion
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Bloomberg: Cyprus Gas Discoveries Boosted by EU’s Shift From Russia Supplies Cem CetingucPosted on25 July, 2022 The European Union’s drive to slash reliance on Russian natural gas is boosting the strategic … Continue ReadingBloomberg: Cyprus Gas Discoveries Boosted by EU’s Shift From Russia Supplies
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey’s CPI inflation still soaring – heading to triple digits Güldem AtabayPosted on4 July, 2022 Turkey’s annual consumer price inflation (CPI) reached 78.62% in June up from 73.5% in May … Continue ReadingTurkey’s CPI inflation still soaring – heading to triple digits
Categories Company & Industry Markets Spain’s BBVA shifts to hyperinflation accounting in Turkey, shares slide Güldem AtabayPosted on30 June, 202230 June, 2022 Shares in BBVA (BBVA.MC) fell on Wednesday, after the Spanish bank said hyperinflation accounting at its Turkish … Continue ReadingSpain’s BBVA shifts to hyperinflation accounting in Turkey, shares slide
Categories Company & Industry HYPED Markets HSBC Global Research: Taking stock of recent regulations on commercial banks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 June, 2022 Policy makers respond to TRY depreciation by influencing market rates through regulating bank balance sheets. … Continue ReadingHSBC Global Research: Taking stock of recent regulations on commercial banks
Categories Business HYPED Markets JP Morgan downgrades Turkish state banks Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 June, 2022 Pricing in dilutive capital raise; downgrade to Underweight We update our models for Halkbank … Continue ReadingJP Morgan downgrades Turkish state banks
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets CNBC: Turkish lira whipsaws following new loan ban Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 June, 2022 Turkey’s new loan ban to companies with an excess of foreign exchange funds is meant … Continue ReadingCNBC: Turkish lira whipsaws following new loan ban
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Lira Surges, Stocks Fall as Turkey Introduces New Loan Ban Güldem AtabayPosted on27 June, 2022 The Turkish lira headed for its biggest gain this year, extending Friday’s advance after the … Continue ReadingLira Surges, Stocks Fall as Turkey Introduces New Loan Ban
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey’s Ban on Lira Loans to Some Firms Fires Up Currency Rally Güldem AtabayPosted on24 June, 2022 Turkey stepped up efforts to bolster the lira and cool off lending with a surprise … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Ban on Lira Loans to Some Firms Fires Up Currency Rally
Categories Economy Finance General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans Güldem AtabayPosted on13 June, 2022 Turkey is making another effort to arrest a precipitous decline in its currency by dangling … Continue ReadingTurkey Wants to Claw Back More Dollars With Cheap Exporter Loans
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Lira Sinks to 17 Per Dollar as Erdogan Rate Talk Fuels Forex Demand Güldem AtabayPosted on8 June, 20228 June, 2022 Turkey’s lira tumbled beyond 17 per dollar for the first time since December amid a … Continue ReadingLira Sinks to 17 Per Dollar as Erdogan Rate Talk Fuels Forex Demand
Categories Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Reuters: Turkish Lira continues to weaken, Nebati says rates to stay put Cem CetingucPosted on7 June, 20227 June, 2022 Turkey’s lira slid to beyond 16.55 against the dollar on Monday, bringing its losses to … Continue ReadingReuters: Turkish Lira continues to weaken, Nebati says rates to stay put
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech Turkey to mass produce laser-guide munition for its drones Cem CetingucPosted on5 June, 2022 Turkey has started to mass-produce its latest miniature munition developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), … Continue ReadingTurkey to mass produce laser-guide munition for its drones
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Who can save the sickly Turkish Lira? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 June, 20223 June, 2022 On Friday, 3 June, the Turkish lira dropped to its lowest level since the December … Continue ReadingWho can save the sickly Turkish Lira?
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Quest to Hedge Inflation Fuels World-Beating Stocks Boom Güldem AtabayPosted on31 May, 2022 Turkish stocks have outpaced every equity market in the world this year in local currency … Continue ReadingTurkish Quest to Hedge Inflation Fuels World-Beating Stocks Boom
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey becomes a major player in global health tourism Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 2022 Turkey’s health services industry served more than 640,000 people from other nations, and 400,000 of … Continue ReadingTurkey becomes a major player in global health tourism
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 2022 Turkish publishers are increasingly struggling to release new books and face agonising choices to survive amid … Continue ReadingTurkish publishers struggle to survive amid economic crisis
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine for grain exports Cem CetingucPosted on30 May, 202230 May, 2022 Turkey is in negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to open a corridor via the Bosphorus … Continue ReadingTurkey to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine for grain exports
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Morgan Stanley: CBT Preview: Something’s Gotta Give Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 May, 2022 We expect the CBT to stay on hold on May 26, but the need for … Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley: CBT Preview: Something’s Gotta Give