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The Turkish currency, the lira, reached a new record low on Tuesday, dropping to less than 29.7 liras to the dollar. This decline is part of a series of losses that gained momentum towards the end of 2023, with the lira concluding the year down by approximately 37 percent. At …

Official data showed on Monday that the unemployment rate in Turkey fell 0.5 percent on a monthly basis to record 8.5 percent in October, its lowest level in ten years after recording a decline for more than two years. The seasonally adjusted index of labor underutilization decreased by 0.5 percent …

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said that the data released on Thursday showed that the Turkish economy grew by 5.9 percent in the third quarter, which is more than expected, and is encouraging, but this growth will slow in the coming period. “Economic growth is strong and this is encouraging,” …

Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafizah Ghaya Arkan said on Thursday that the bank raised its forecast for the inflation rate by the end of the year to 65 percent from 58 percent, and also raised its forecast for inflation by the end of 2024 to 36 percent from 33 percent. …

Turkish Energy Minister Alp Arslan Bayraktar said on Thursday that the crude oil pipeline from Iraq via Turkey, which has been halted for about six months, is ready for operation as of Wednesday and that Ankara is preparing to start shipments. Turkey stopped flows through the oil export route from …

Annual consumer price inflation in Turkey rose to 61.53 percent in September, official data showed on Tuesday, slightly lower than expected and rising for the third month in a row as a result of tax increases and a recent decline in the lira. The consumer price inflation rate recorded 4.75 …

The Turkish lira fell to a record low of more than 27.236 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to inflationary pressures and the rise of the dollar, bringing its losses on an annual basis to more than 31%. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support for a low interest rate policy …

According to Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki of the Bank of Canada, interest rates must continue to be high. She emphasised how worried they are about the underlying inflation. The latest Consumer Price Index report shows that inflationary pressures are still widespread, she said, despite the fact that core inflation measures …

The Central Bank of Turkey said Monday, September 11, that the country’s current account surplus turned into a deficit of $5.466 billion in July, which exceeds Reuters expectations of a deficit of $4.5 billion. The country’s current account registered a surplus of $651 million in June. In 2022, Turkey’s current …

Turkey’s annual inflation slowed for the seventh month in a row, reaching 38.2% against expectations of 39.47%. In June, inflation recorded 39.5%, after a slowdown from record levels in October 2022, which reached 85.5%. On Thursday, June 22, Turkey’s central bank raised the country’s main interest rate, nearly doubling it …