Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s trade deficit jumps 137 percent in 2022, as tourism revenues boom Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 January, 2023 Cover Chart: Turkish exports in red, Imports Blue, by Yatirim Finansman Turkey’s tourism revenue … Continue ReadingTurkey’s trade deficit jumps 137 percent in 2022, as tourism revenues boom
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan’s Foreign Pals Are Bankrolling His Election Campaign, Will He Win? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on27 January, 2023 Real Turkey Channel presenter Atilla Yesilada explains the monetary and in-kind donations made by … Continue ReadingErdogan’s Foreign Pals Are Bankrolling His Election Campaign, Will He Win?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS ANALYSIS: Economy loses steam by mid-summer Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 September, 2022 Turkstat and Central Bank of Turkey released a batch of data from the month of … Continue ReadingANALYSIS: Economy loses steam by mid-summer
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Is Bank Research July BoP analysis: Unidentified inflows pay for huge deficits Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 September, 2022 In July, current account deficit was 4 billion USD In July, current account deficit expanded … Continue ReadingIs Bank Research July BoP analysis: Unidentified inflows pay for huge deficits
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Danske Bank: USD/TRY could move towards 25 in 12M Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 September, 2022 TL forecast … Read More >Danske Bank: USD/TRY could move towards 25 in 12M
Categories Business Finance HIGHLIGHTS Moody’s downgrades Turkey “at midnight hour” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 August, 2022 Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday lowered Turkey’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to “B3” … Continue ReadingMoody’s downgrades Turkey “at midnight hour”
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Economy HIGHLIGHTS OPINION: Turkish Economy Won’t Survive The Winter Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 August, 2022 The latest CPI print came out at 80%, with the consensus expecting even higher figures … Continue ReadingOPINION: Turkish Economy Won’t Survive The Winter
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Reuters: Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 March, 2022 Turkey is paying the price of Erdogan’s “heterodox” economic policies, concludes this article by Reuters. … Continue ReadingReuters: Fallout of Ukraine war exposes Turkey’s vulnerable economy
Categories Finance HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish Lira: Is another crash in the making? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 March, 2022 The Turkish lira declined for a seventh straight day on Wednesday, bringing its losses to … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira: Is another crash in the making?
Categories Finance HYPED Markets Turkish Lira leads EM currency slump Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 May, 2021 Turkey’s lira led a decline in emerging market currencies ahead of the publication of the … Continue ReadingTurkish Lira leads EM currency slump
Categories Finance Turkey’s credit fueled boom likely to end in July Atilla YeşiladaPosted on6 July, 20208 July, 2020 Turkey’s manufacturing and composite PMIs published by Istanbul Chambers for Industry in conjunction with Markit, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s credit fueled boom likely to end in July
Categories Economy Markets IIF: The COVID-19 Shock and Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 202022 June, 2020 Turkey has substantially outgrown the rest of EM in the COVID-19 shock. It has also … Continue ReadingIIF: The COVID-19 Shock and Turkey
