The Trump administration has decided to cut all US funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
Just before Turkey’s holiday week, the Emir of Qatar was in Ankara for a short visit. The news eagerly reported that at the hour of Turkey’s need,...
There are two types of countries in the world. Countries that have current account surpluses and countries that have current account deficits. The...
What surprised me most this week was not the depreciation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar. That was to be expected. What surprised me was...
Mark Twain once said “if it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning.” Why? Because then you can go through the day...
Remember Act 4 Scene 1 of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare? That’s where the witches gather round a smoky black cauldron. “By the pricking of my...
“Tell me something positive” said a western friend entering my office, “so that I may tell it to my superiors, for them to make a more informed...
This Sunday, voting stations across Turkey are going to set up two ballot boxes: one to choose the president, the chief of the executive, and another...
There were nationwide protests in Jordan recently. People were out on the streets against plans for a new law to broaden the tax base, as well as...
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) surprised markets this week with a 125-basis point (bp) rate hike. The bank had already hiked the...