Turkey

Turkish banks and financials stand to benefit from a growing shift in investor risk perception, as large corporations and institutional investors begin to seek exposure to the highly... 2010-11-02

A jump in food prices has seen consumer price inflation spike recently, with headline inflation registering a 1.2% month-on-month (m-o-m) increase in September, up from 0.4% m-o-m in... 2010-10-21

The storming of a Turkish flotilla by Israeli commandos on May 31 threatens to chill bilateral relations for years to come, and is a blow to US policy in the Middle East. However, Israel... 2010-06-01

Policy uncertainty is set to rise in Turkey as the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost ground in local elections held on March 29. While we still expect the passage... 2009-03-30

Despite our forecast for Turkey's current account deficit to contract markedly in 2009 to 3.6% of GDP, we caution that the net balance of payments deficit is likely to widen considerably.... 2009-03-02

The Turkish banking sector is in a fair position to weather a protracted global credit crunch and domestic economic downturn, with risks to solvency likely to remain limited relative... 2008-11-19

Net foreign direct investment in Turkey totalled US$7.5bn over the first seven months of the year, down markedly from the US$12.6bn and US$9.4bn net inflows recorded over the same... 2008-09-23