TEPAV: "Fiscal Policy does not Stand Upright" TEPAV stated that although the budget deficit ameliorated in 2010 compared to 2009, structural budget balance has been deteriorating since 2006.
08/05/2011- 2629
ANKARA - TEPAV stressed that although the budget deficit ameliorated in 2010 compared to 2009, structural budget balance has been deteriorating since 2006. TEPAV said, "Fiscal stance demonstrates a negative outlook." It was also maintained that
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Fiscal Monitoring , Fiscal Policy, Budget Performance, Budget,
TEPE Three Years Old... TEPE, which will be disclosed with seasonally-adjusted data as of April 2011, continued the downwards trend and stood at 1.9 in April 2011.
03/05/2011- 1627
TEPE that has been decreasing since February 2011, continued this trend and stood at 1.9 in April 2011. Thus, TEPE decreased by 0.7 points month-on-month and increased by 7.7 points year-on-year.
TEPE results are being shared with the public si
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TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) , Retailing Sector,
TEPAV: "Sector and Market Diversification in Exports Increase" Number of major export sectors and major export destinations increased from 11 to 18 and from 15 to 29, respectively, in the last decade.
02/05/2011- 2406
ANKARA- TEPAV stated that sector and market diversification of Turkey's exports increased and said: "This is of key importance in ensuring a stable export performance by reducing the impact of the shocks in external demand."
Policy note titled
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Exports, Competitiveness,
Commentary/Esen Çağlar: How should Istanbul grow: Via unearned rent or human capital? TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar stressed that, in the face of the ongoing debates about the Istanbul Channel Project, Turkey has to make a choice about its growth strategy as well as Istanbul's future.
02/05/2011- 2249
The commentary assessed:
"However, despite the wide gap between supply and demand and the ever-increasing difficulty of life, we must give Istanbul its due: if Turkey has grown over the last three decades, it has been enabled by this beautiful cit
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Turkish Economy, Growth, Regional Development,
“The Turkey 25 Project” Started "The Turkey 25 Project" aimed to identify and bring attention to the fastest growing Turkish firms started with the inauguration meeting in Istanbul.
26/04/2011- 2461
ISTANBUL - The Turkey 25 Project to be carried out by TEPAV, under the leadership of TOBB and in collaboration with AllWorld Network, was inaugurated with a meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. In his speech, Union of Chambers and Commodity Excha
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Entrepreneurship , Private Sector, Growth,
Commentary/Esen Çağlar: An assessment of the economic opening of CHP TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar assessed the election studies of the main opposition party announced following the election manifesto of the AKP.
25/04/2011- 1987
The commentary assessed:
"Following the election manifesto the AKP (Justice and Development Party) announced on April 16, the CHP (Republican People's Party) declared an economic program for 2023 on Wednesday, April 20 and an election manifesto on
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Elections, Turkish Economy,
Turkey-TRNC Joint Advisory Committee to Be Established The Turkey-EU Joint Advisory Committee met in the TRNC under the presidency of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they will make efforts to institutionalize the cooperation with civil society institutions in the TRNC.
22/04/2011- 2071
NICOSIA - The Turkey-EU Joint Advisory Committee met in the TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 under the presidency of TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğl
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Turkey-Cyprus Relations, 2001 Crisis, Civil Society, Private Sector,
TEPAV Looks For 25 Fastest Growing Turkish Firms TEPAV, under the leadership of TOBB and the collaboration of AllWorld Network, launches the Turkey 25, to bring worldwide attention to the 25 fastest growing companies of Turkey.
20/04/2011- 2286
ISTANBUL - TEPAV is looking for the fast growing firms of Turkey. "The Turkey 25" will identify the fastest growing Turkish firms to bring local and international attention to their success. TEPAV will carry out the project under the leadership
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Private Sector, Competition, Growth,
Commentary/Esen Çağlar: Does the AKP’s Plan for 2023 ensure 8.48 percent annual growth? TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar assessed the recently announced election manifesto of the AKP.
19/04/2011- 2088
The assessment said: "The most favorable aspect of the manifesto is that a debate with a perspective for 2023 has been brought forward on the popular agenda for the first time. We can conclude that the manifesto serves good purposes if we approach
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Elections, Growth,
TEPAV: “Import Substitution Policies Still Viable” Korean government delayed the introduction of the iPad as much as possible on grounds that it will cause disequilibrium in the innovative and export-oriented economic model of the country.
14/04/2011- 2243
ANKARA - TEPAV stated that South Korea, which tried to respond to the changing consumption demand via alternative firms that carry out domestic production for domestic markets instead of settling as a net importer, should be assessed as a separa
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Protectionism, Technology, Innovation,
