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Turkey’s consumer confidence increases in May despite coronavirus

Turkey's consumer confidence index rose to 59.5 points in May, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Wednesday, climbing from April's 54.9 -- its lowest...

Russia’s Gazprom reduced gas supplies to Germany, Turkey in March: report

Russian gas giant Gazprom decreased its supplies to major clients Germany and Turkey in March, Reuters reported, citing the Interfax news agency. Natural gas pipeline exports by...

Turkey triples its currency-swap deal with Qatar: central bank

Turkey secured a tripling of its currency-swap agreement with Qatar to $15 billion, the central bank said on Wednesday, providing some much-needed foreign funding to reinforce...

French BNP Paribas halts new Turkish lira trades at prime broker unit: report

French bank BNP Paribas stopped offering clients new trading in the Turkish lira via a special unit after it was briefly banned from the market by...

Brazil, Turkey face high risk from local debt splurge, Goldman Sachs says: report

Brazil, Turkey and some frontier markets face the biggest risk from a possible surge in local sovereign debt issuance as developing governments ramp up spending to...

Turkey still in talks with 4 central banks for currency swap lines: report

Turkey is still in talks with Japan, the United Kingdom, Qatar and China on creating or expanding swap lines, and reports of a deal with two...

Turkey’s state-owned Vakıfbank obtains license to operate in Qatar

Turkey’s state-owned Vakıfbank has announced that it has obtained approval from the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) to conduct banking operations in Qatar. In a written statement released...

Turkey’s Wealth Fund increases shares at 3 state-run banks with capital injection

Shares in Vakıfbank will be sold to the Turkish Wealth Fund at 4.98 lira per share and those of Halkbank at 5.72 lira, they said, under...

Turkey hopes to lure tourists from 70 countries for ‘corona-free’ summer vacation

With its tourism sector one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, Turkey has launched a “diplomacy of letters,” contacting 70 countries to assure them...

Turkey posts second-largest budget deficit on record as spending surges

Turkey reported its second-largest budget deficit on record in April as government spending surged in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ahval news website reported on Friday. The deficit...

Turkey sees 55 pct year-on-year drop in housing sales in April

Housing sales in Turkey declined 55.5 percent in April compared to the same month last year, the Diken news website reported on Friday, citing the Turkish...

Turkey seeks global funding to avoid currency crisis: report

Turkey’s government has appealed to foreign allies in an urgent search for funding, three senior Turkish officials said, as it prepares defenses against what analysts fear...

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