Following the global financial crisis and the slowdown in international financing, Turkey struggled to garner interest in its privatisation programme and nearly a decade of successful liberalisation slowed dramatically. In 2011 privatisation revenues were $1.4bn, down from a peak of $8.1bn in 2006. However, the programme came roaring back in 2012. While some obstacles had...
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Articles & Analysis | Turkey's relaunched privatisation programme threatened by currency volatility and political risk from The Report: Turkey 2015
Articles & Analysis | Great expectations: Structural reforms key to regaining the economy’s positive trajectory from The Report: Turkey 2015
Throughout 2014 Turkey had to shoulder its fair share of international financial turbulence, especially in terms of currency volatility. However, despite investor concerns, the country has largely retained its appeal as a success story in the region with relatively sound long-term growth potential, provided the appropriate structural reforms are enacted.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ömer Cihad Vardan, President, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey ( DEİK): Interview from The Report: Turkey 2015
How will DE K’s new role aid efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and cultivate business?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ibrahim Turhan, Former Chairman and CEO, Borsa Istanbul: Interview from The Report: Turkey 2015
Given recent macroeconomic volatility, why should international investors remain confident in the growth prospects of the Turkish equities market?
Articles & Analysis | Turkey's capital markets to attract new listings through regulatory reforms and multi-tier trading platforms from The Report: Turkey 2015
Turkey’s stock exchange, the Borsa Istanbul (BIST), had a bumper year in 2014. It was ranked as the fifth most profitable exchange globally, with the BIST 100 index rising by 26% and closing at a record year-end high. While the early months of 2015 were more muted for the BIST, the appeal of the exchange and many of its listed stocks to investors is still strong.
