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Credit growth rate or interest rate? (2)
Encouraging different growth rates for different credit types might trigger investment expenditures. This would be the best option concerning the current account…
Interest rent is illicit. Is land rent licit?
I believe that Turkey has been deindustrializing due to this second rent economy era. One type of rentier went and one other type of rentier has appeared in Turkey. Each…
Credit growth rate or interest rate?
Interest rate cuts will not have much influence on growth rate unless the upper limit of credit growth rate is increased. Assume that Turkey wants to enhance growth…
‘German Patriots’ and ‘the five-star hotel operation’ for Syria
The sponsorship needs of the Syrian opposition will test the medium-term capacity of intelligence organizations, armies, countries and alliances. The Turkish government…
No surprises so far, but how about the fourth quarter?
Fourth quarter will not be substantially different from the third, which implies that fourth growth will bring slow growth rather than economic contraction. After all…
If you cannot protect the İnci Patisserie, you cannot maintain your industry
Those who are not trying to protect İnci Patisserie cannot be considered conservatives. A conservative without tradition is like meat-free sausage or milk-free yoghurt.…
Why Turkey wants Kurdish oil
Diversification is always good, but regional turbulence makes Turkey even more interested in Kurdish oil and natural gas. There are two types of countries in the world –…
Abandoning the conventional: is it sustainable?
The CB’s new policy either did not contribute to the process or made a negligible contribution. The Central Bank of Turkey (CB) introduced a new monetary policy in…
What happened at TÜBA happens at CERN
Losing space of autonomy, TÜBA has become an element of administrative organization during the rule of the current government. Science does not like politics. Positive…
Turkey’s Syria bargain with Russia
It is very difficult to provide a complete analysis of Turkey’s relations with Russia. Numerous contradictory factors shape these relations. Interestingly, as interests…
Even if the policy worked…
Credit growth rate started to decrease almost a year after the CB’s interventions and two quarters after the latest intervention Annual consumer price inflation in…
Was it the required reserve ratio or another instrument?
Credit growth rate diminished substantially in the fourth quarter, when required reserve ratio was lowered on two different interventions. It is highlighted on all…