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Apart from what the Central Bank has done...
The academic study I have been working on for a while has turned into an article and has been sent to relevant agencies. Before starting to work on another article, it…
“Masallah, you are doing very very well”
State Minister Mehmet Şimşek addressed to corporate sector, banking sector, households and in general all of us "masallah, you are doing very very well". I wonder what…
Obama asked Turkey to dance. But, is Turkey ready?
Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States of America (USA) came to Turkey at the last stop of his Europe travel. It is possible to attach a number of meanings…
Exchange rate and illegal use of electricity
Last week, important figures were announced: We learned growth rate in 2008, temporary export figures and inflation rate for. Before that, confidence index figures were…
Once again on confidence
We all know that among the main determinants of consumer and investor behaviors are the confidence in the future of the economy. It is both what economics theory says…
Crisis crier or justified warnings?
There are two arguments about the crisis and they are almost bonded to each other. I think they are really interesting. These arguments were stated politically. However,…
Why does the popularity of rightist Erdoğan go down while that of leftist Lula goes up?
It seems that the situation is genuinely bad. Moreover, things are not getting any better for the last five months. While rules are doing nothing bur wasting time for…
“This issue is economic!”
In the elections carried out last weekend, votes for the ruling party decreased by around 20 percent. You can say "The crisis did not originate in Turkey. It was…
So, how will the IMF's tradition change?
While talking about reconstruction of institutions like the IMF and the WB and redesigning the global architecture, in the G-20 meeting to be held in London it is…
Main reason behind the perception delay
There are various features distinguishing the latest crisis from the previous ones (1994 and 2001 crises). The previous ones originated from Turkey, current one…
It is never too late to mend
For the last three days we have been talking about the negative impacts of the global crisis on Turkey and how these impacts can be limited. Actually, it is possible to…
For those waiting at bus stops
An expression in the election campaign was quite impressive and was based on the distinction between 'those riding jeeps and those waiting at bus stops'. While I was…