Deutsche Bank announced a profit of 908 million euros, equivalent to about $ 1.1 billion in Q1, supported by continued strong performance in the investment banking sector. The bank largely exceeded analysts’ forecasts for a net income of 642.95 million euros, according to Refinitiv, and showed a marked improvement from …
Read More »Turkish Lira Recoups Some of Its Losses After a Decline in Two-Week
The Turkish lira rose 0.8% against the dollar after recording its weakest rate since mid-December during the previous session, in a decline that raised expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates from its current level of 17% next week. The lira was at 7.68 per dollar, from 7.7440 …
Read More »The Turkish Current Account Deficit is $36.72 Billion in 2020
Turkey’s central bank data showed on Friday that the country’s current account balance recorded a deficit of $36.72 billion last year, less than a Reuters poll forecast of a $39 billion deficit and compared to a $6.76 billion surplus the previous year. The data reveals that the deficit in December …
Read More »Turkish Tourism Revenues Fall 65% in 2020
Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed that the country’s tourism revenues in 2020 decreased by 65.1% to 12.059 billion dollars, showing the impact of the widespread travel restrictions imposed due to the emerging coronavirus pandemic. The data also revealed that tourism revenues in the fourth quarter of last year …
Read More »Turkey’s Trade Deficit Widened 16% to $ 4.5 Billion in December
Data from the Turkish Statistics Institute showed that the country’s foreign trade deficit rose 16% year-on-year in December to $ 4.53 billion according to the general trade system, bringing the 2020 deficit as a whole to nearly $ 50 billion. The institute said Turkey’s exports fell 6.3% last month, and …
Read More »Turkey Borrowing $ 3.5 Billion From Issuing International Bonds
The Turkish Treasury said on Wednesday that it had borrowed $ 3.5 billion from a double-tranche international bond issue and had received more than $ 15 billion in demand. It added that the return on the five-year tranche is 4.90%, while the return on the ten-year tranche is 5.95%. The …
Read More »Turkey Bans ads on Twitter, Periscope And Pinterest
Turkey banned ads on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after these platforms did not appoint local representatives in the country under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday. The law stipulates that social media companies that do not appoint local representatives will be subject to a set …
Read More »Turkish Trade Deficit Increased to About $ 50 Billion in 2020
According to data from the Turkish Ministry of Trade, Tuesday, Turkey’s trade deficit increased by more than 69% to about $ 50 billion last year, according to the general trade system. Ministry data showed that imports increased by more than 4% to more than $ 21 billion in 2020, while …
Read More »Turkey’s Trade Deficit Rises to $5 Billion in November
Data from the Turkish Statistics Institute showed that the country’s external trade deficit rose 153.5% year on year in November to $5.033 billion according to the general trade system. The institute said that Turkey’s exports fell 0.9% and imports rose 15.9% compared to November 2019. In the first eleven months …
Read More »CBRT Hikes Policy Rate by 475 Basis Points to 15%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it raised its policy (one-week repo) rate by 475 basis points to 15% from 10.25%.
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