Turkish annual inflation slowed to 43.68% in April, official data showed on Wednesday, easing ahead of elections that polls show President Tayyip Erdogan risks losing largely due to a cost-of-living crisis. Unorthodox rate cuts sought by Erdogan sparked a currency crisis in late 2021, sending inflation to a 24-year peak …
Read More »Türkiye’s exports to Russia jumped 262% year on year in March
The Turkish Exporters Association said on Tuesday that the country’s exports to Russia jumped 262 percent year-on-year in March, reflecting the sharp increase in bilateral trade since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year prompted Western sanctions against Moscow. Türkiye opposes the war but also opposes Western sanctions. A senior export …
Read More »Indicator: Turkey’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in March
Turkish factory activity continued to grow in March, with both new orders and production increasing despite the continuing repercussions of the devastating earthquakes that hit the country in February on the sector. According to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and Standard & Poor’s Global, the purchasing managers’ index in the …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit rises 51.4% in February
Data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Friday showed that the country’s foreign trade deficit rose 51.4 percent in February on an annual basis to $12.08 billion, after imports jumped 10.1 percent. The data showed that imports amounted to 30.71 billion dollars, while exports fell 6.4 percent to 18.64 …
Read More »Turkey’s budget deficit is 170.6 billion liras in February following the earthquakes
The Turkish Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that the Turkish government’s budget recorded a deficit of 170.56 billion liras ($8.99 billion) in February, showing the impact of the violent earthquakes that hit the southeast of the country last month. The ministry added that the core budget, which does not include …
Read More »Turkish lira recorded a record low against the dollar
The Turkish lira, which is prone to sharp fluctuations before normal trading time, stabilized early on Friday after tumbling 4.25 percent to a record low of 19.80 against the dollar on Thursday evening. By 0439 GMT, the lira had settled at 18.9575 against the dollar, the same closing level on …
Read More »Turkish lira recorded a record low against the dollar
The Turkish lira, which is prone to sharp fluctuations before normal trading time, stabilized early on Friday after tumbling 4.25 percent to a record low of 19.80 against the dollar on Thursday evening. By 0439 GMT, the lira had settled at 18.9575 against the dollar, the same closing level on …
Read More »Annual inflation in Turkey fell to 55.18% in February
Official data showed on Friday that annual inflation in Turkey fell slightly to 55.18 percent in February, which was less than expected, following violent earthquakes that hit the southeast of the country and killed more than 45,000 people less than a month ago. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit rises 52.8% in February following the earthquakes
Data from the Turkish Ministry of Trade showed today, Thursday, that the foreign trade deficit amounted to 12.9 billion dollars in February, an annual increase of 52.8%, which highlights the impact of the earthquakes that occurred last month on the trade balance. The data showed that exports fell 6.4% to …
Read More »Turkish economy will grow 5.6% in 2022, exceeding expectations
Official data showed on Tuesday that the Turkish economy grew by 5.6 percent in 2022, exceeding expectations, while growth slowed to 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter, with the continued impact of falling demand. Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed that the gross domestic product for the fourth quarter …
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