On 10 November, President Erdogan appointed former deputy prime minister Lutfi Elvan as new finance minister. Elvan replaced the president’s...
News Category: Politics
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Turkey: New finance minister and Central Bank governor appointed, likely prompting shift towards more orthodox policy -
Turkey: Government reveals ambitious economic plan, while geopolitical tensions return to center stage On 30 September, the government published a new economic program for 2020-2022 with ambitious growth targets, amid escalating geopolitical tensions.... -
Turkey: April reforms welcomed but unlikely to resolve structural issues Finance Minister Berat Albayrak outlined much anticipated new policy measures on 10 April in the face of a prolonged downturn... -
Romania: Economic Snapshot for South-Eastern Europe Economy slows to an over two-year low in Q4 2018 Economic dynamics in the South-Eastern Europe (SEE) region appear to... -
Japan: Economic Snapshot for G7 Countries Global economic growth moderates in Q4 as uncertainty heightens Global economic growth continued to cool in the fourth quarter of... -
Turkey: Government slashes growth forecasts and announces austerity measures in New Economic Program Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak presented the New Economic Program (NEP) (formerly the Medium-Term Program, MTP) on 20 September.... -
Turkey: New cabinet intensifies concerns over the direction of economic policy On 9 July President Erdogan announced his cabinet, which is a mixture of loyalists and ministers drawn from the private... -
Turkey: Victory for Erdogan mitigates short-term political risks, but severe economic uncertainty remains In presidential and parliamentary elections held on 24 June, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won over 50% of the vote,... -
Turkey: Erdogan remains favorite to win snap elections Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains the likely winner in the first round of presidential elections to be held on... -
Turkey: President Erdogan calls snap elections for June, government announces additional fiscal stimulus measures On 18 April, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that snap presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on 24 June,...