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Articles & Analysis | Towards 100: Setting the sights high for long-term development from The Report: Turkey 2012
With 2023 the centennial of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, elections in 2011 saw the government unveil a long-term vision for the country’s development that stretches ahead for more than a decade. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), able to capitalise on an unprecedented period of political stability after winning its third...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Jim O’Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, on Turkey and the Next 11 from The Report: Turkey 2012
Many years ago, Goldman Sachs studied the growth prospects of a number of economies which we felt had the potential to become as big as the so-called BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) in the future. We examined all those nations that had populations just below their BRIC counterparts – the next-largest countries, in terms of number of...
Articles & Analysis | Raising revenue: Fresh bidding rounds are under way for privatisation of state assets from The Report: Turkey 2012
The year 2012 is scheduled to be a banner one for privatisation in Turkey, if all goes according to plan, with moves ahead on gas and electricity grids, bridges, highways and ports. Yet these plans are also likely to be subject to the temperature of the global economy, as those charged with organising the sell-offs try to launch when investor...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister from The Report: Turkey 2012
What steps is Turkey taking to achieve a sustainable level of economic expansion? What factors drive growth in the face of global instability?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mustafa Koç, Chairman, Koç Holding from The Report: Turkey 2012
Which sectors of the economy have attracted the most attention from the country’s holding companies and investors more generally?