Surge in TEPE Continues TEPE stood at 6.8 in September 2010
04/10/2010- 1845
ANKARA- TEPE, maintaining the upward trend, stood at 6.8 in September 2010. TEPE increased by 3.6 points month-on-month and by 11.7 points year-on-year.
Expectations for the next three months remained constant in September 2010, compared to the mo
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TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) , Retailing Sector,
TEPAV Warned About the Danger Ahead: ‘Middle Income Trap’ Stating that Turkey cannot preserve competitiveness relying on strategies based on cheap labor and labor intensive export sectors TEPAV stressed that it is necessary to accelerate the transformation process.
30/09/2010- 2366
ANKARA - Stating that Turkey cannot preserve and improve competitiveness relying on strategies based on cheap labor and labor intensive export sectors TEPAV stressed that it is necessary to accelerate the transformation process in order to avoid th
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Industrial Policy, Exports, Innovation,
TEPAV: “Large Firms are Still Cautious” TEPAV stated that though large firms started to recover from the 2008 crisis, they remained cautious in terms of investment behaviors.
27/09/2010- 1353
ANKARA - TEPAV stated that though large firms affected adversely by the 20008 crisis started to recover, they remained cautious particularly in terms of investments.
Policy note "From the 2008 Crisis to Today: Large Firms are Still Cautious" by TE
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Global Financial Crisis, Investment Climate,
Embassy of Sweden Visited TEPAV After the Referendum In a visit of the delegation from Embassy of Sweden to TEPAV, Sak talked about political prospects after the Referendum
23/09/2010- 1571
ANKARA - A delegation from Embassy of Sweden visited TEPAV on September 23, 2010. The delegation was briefed about Turkey's economy and political prospects after the Referendum on constitutional change by TEPAV Director Prof. Dr. Güven Sak. Sak m
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Economic Transformation, Constitution,
TEPAV: "Measures to Support Export Performance are Needed" TEPAV states that in order to maintain the impressive growth performance, Turkey has to introduce measures that will ensure the sustainability of the rise in private investments and regard recovery in exports.
22/09/2010- 2117
ANKARA- TEPAV stated that in order to maintain the impressive growth performance, Turkey has to introduce measures that will ensure the sustainability of the rise in private investments and regard recovery in exports and warned that otherwise, alon
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Growth, Exports, Second Generation Reforms, Global Financial Crisis,
Workshop on Improving Investment Climate Started TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu: "We know what we can do when we break our chains" TEPAV Director Sak: "We have a valuable experience in improving the investment climate"
21/09/2010- 2636
İSTANBUL - The workshop organized by TEPAV in collaboration with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank with the theme "Improving Investment Climate for Economic Growth" started
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Investment Climate, TRIPP,
TEPE increased in July 2010 Expectations play a crucial role in the improvement.
03/08/2010- 1702
TEPE which tended downwards over the last two months started to increase again as of July 2010. The Index improved by 6.2 points compared to the month before and by 4.3 points compared to the same month in the year before. The recovery in expectati
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TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) ,
TEPAV: “Shift of Axis in Exports…” TEPAV research says: . Turkey failed to accompany the rest of the world in the recovery in exports . There is a shift of axis away from EU market toward other markets . Market share of Turkey drops despite the depreciation of lira while market share of China increases despite the appreciation of its currency"
28/07/2010- 1510
ANKARA- TEPAV emphasized that Turkey could not accompany the rest of the world in the recovery in exports after the crisis and stated that Turkey's exports shifted away from EU market.
Policy Note entitled: 'Export Losses in the EU Market' by Asso
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Trade, Exports,
Prof. Dr. Kuran analyzed the Institutional Roots of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East Kuran identifies that Islamic law and the waqfs lied at the root of the underdevelopment.
17/07/2010- 2335
ANKARA- Research by Prof. Dr. Timur Kuran titled "Institutional Roots of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East" concludes that Islamic law and waqfs hindered economic development.
Prof. Kuran, one of the prominent experts on the econom
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Middle East, Development,
TEPAV: “Method Of Liquidation Of The Obligations Of Public Institutions Is Not Compatible With Fiscal Transparency” TEPAV criticizes that the bill of law negotiated by the TGNA allows the institutions the obligations of which are liquidated to account the fiscal transactions in form of transfers out of the budget.
13/07/2010- 1894
ANKARA - TEPAV criticized the "Bill of Law on the Regulation of Certain Obligations and Receivables of Some Public Institutions and Agencies" which is currently discussed at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TGNA) and said: "The bill of law al
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Fiscal Monitoring , Fiscal Discipline, Budget Performance,
