The ailing Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit missed a crucial meeting of political party leaders on June 7th, deepening worries over the country's political and economic stability.
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Economic Update | Ecevit No-show at Summit on EU
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Ankara Urged to Pick Up Pace of Reforms
22 Jul 2010
Turkey has inched closer to fulfilling reforms required by the European Union before membership talks with the bloc can begin, with the country’s top advisory council recommending an end to emergency...
Economic Update | FDI in Turkey Still a Hard Sell
22 Jul 2010
As Turkey pursues a strict regiment of fiscal belt-tightening and structural reforms, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) languishes in the malaise of existing political and economic uncertainty and...
Economic Update | Ecevit's Health Problems Affect Turkish Markets
22 Jul 2010
Turkey has had a roller-coaster couple of weeks, with strong industrial output data on May 8th raising hopes that reform targets can be met, only to be followed by uncertainties over Prime Minister...
Economic Update | Restructuring Turkey's Banking Sector
22 Jul 2010
Amongst the most important pledges from the Turkish government to the IMF, which is due to begin another review on May 15th, is that to complete an audit and re-capitalisation of private banks.
Economic Update | Steps Towards Privatisation in Turkey
22 Jul 2010
Ankara’s need to accelerate the rate of privatisation was reinforced on May 7th as the IMF presented a substantial list to the government outlining needed reforms, including increased privatisation,...
