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Standard and Poor's upgrades Turkey's outlook

Standard and Poor's upgrades Turkey's outlook

Standard and Poor's upgraded Turkey's outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' on Friday. The credit rating agency rated the Turkish economy "BB." The agency also predicted that the state of emergency will …

Turkish lira drops to 3.13 per $1

Turkish lira drops to 3.13 per $1

The Turkish lira exchange rate has dropped to 3.1375 per $1, which is a new anti-record, the Hurriyet newspaper reports. Experts believe that the decline of the Turkish national currency was caused by the morning's terrorist attack …

Yildirim: budget deficit is expected to be 1.9% in 2017

Yildirim: budget deficit is expected to be 1.9% in 2017

Turkey's budget deficit-to-GDP ratio is expected to be 1.6%  this year, rising to 1.9% in 2017, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. The figure is expected to be 1.6% in 2018 and 1.35% in 2019. …

Ankara: politics downgrades Turkish debt rating

Ankara: politics downgrades Turkish debt rating

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus dismissed Moody’s downgrade of the government debt rating as a “political” move and part of a wider effort to undermine the country. Kurtulmus said …

Not good news in Turkey’s growth and unemployment figures

Not good news in Turkey’s growth and unemployment figures

After the bad state of affairs in Turkey’s slowing growth rate, the increase in unemployment rates is also continuing. While the unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent in June, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased …

Trade minister: attempted coup cost Turkey $100 billion

Trade minister: attempted coup cost Turkey $100 billion

The failed coup attempt has already cost Turkey's economy 300 billion lira ($100.4 billion) and the figures will increase in midterm prospects, the Turkish Trade and Custom Minister Bulent Tufekci said. "If we …

Yildirim: Turkey seeks to attract new investments

Yildirim: Turkey seeks to attract new investments

Aiming to limit the economic fallout from this month’s failed coup, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the government plans a multibillion-dollar infrastructure fund to keep growth on track. “Here …