Basis S2 S3 S4 S5 * Real % change in the end of 2009 compared to the end of...

  Yesterday rate of economic contraction for 2009 was announced: 4.7 percent. Contraction is lower than expected. Upon newly announced figures,...

Turkey's most critical problem is unemployment. This was the case in 2002; and this still is the case in 2010. In fact, no fundamental change took...

  Last Thursday Istanbul Stock Exchange (İMKB) was in a strong rise. The stocks of almost four banks were traded; and the İMKB had a historic day in...

  The preceding week was quite critical for Greece. The decision European Union will make in the Euro-zone country leaders meeting last week was of...

  Incentives have a critical importance in economic theory: they determine individuals' behaviors. For instance level of development of an economy...

  After the deep crisis in 1997, unemployment rate in South Korea jumped from 2.5 percent in 1996 to 7 percent in 1998. With the policies...

  Everyone has their own problems. If you hear the parties in struggle, they have fantastic claims and they think they are right. They are telling...

  Did our focus shift from the crisis toward the budget recovery? Did the crisis management measures have lost place on the agenda and the time to...

  Good news was heard from the Standard and Poors who increased Turkey's credit grade. Turkey's performance is quite pleasing given that some EU...