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Turkey has extended the ban on layoffs for two months, starting March 17, according to a presidential decree. The ban was imposed last year to limit the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on employment and the economy at large. The Turkish President has the power to extend it for a …

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 …

The Turkish lira fell 0.7% today, recording a decline in ten of the last eleven sessions, with high inflation, global bond yields and oil prices in a test of the central bank’s pledge to tighten monetary policy. After raising interest rates to 17% in December, Central Bank Governor Naji Iqbal …

Trade Ministry data showed that Turkey’s trade deficit amounted to $3.36 billion in February, an increase of 10.7% over the previous year, while exports jumped 9.6%, hitting a record high on a monthly basis. Exports increased to $16.012 billion last month, while imports increased 9.8% to $19.37 billion, according to …

Data from the State Statistics Institute on Friday showed that Turkey’s trade deficit shrank 32.8% year on year in January to $3.034 billion, according to the general trade system. The institute said that Turkey’s exports increased in January by 2.3% and imports decreased by 5.9% compared to January 2020. In …

The Turkish lira fell for a fifth day in a row today, Friday, hit by high US bond yields, which contributed to erasing almost all of the gains made this year, and paving the way for a potential more difficult battle in the face of double-digit inflation. The lira fell …

Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed today, Thursday, that the index of economic confidence in Turkey decreased by 0.5% on a monthly basis in February to 95.8 points, with the repercussions of the epidemic continuing. The index hit a record low last year before recovering as coronavirus measures eased …

The Turkish lira reached its lowest level against the dollar in nearly three weeks on Wednesday, February 24th, to remain under pressure after the government defended the policies of the former finance minister. In light of the weakness, the central bank raised the compulsory reserve ratio for deposits in the …

The Turkish central bank kept the main interest rate at 17% as expected, unchanged for the second month in a row after dramatically raising it twice in order to calm inflation, which rose to 15%. Since November, the new central bank governor, Naji Iqbal, has raised the repurchase rate (repo) …

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 …