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The initiative follows the passage of a new monetary and banking law in June that enhanced the central bank’s independence, which included authorisation for it to introduce…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282995
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Meanwhile, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a surge in green issuance from Emirati banks highlights the growth in a debt market that can help fund efforts to mitigate and adapt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286226
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US banking stress reinforces risks for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), although they are not significantly exposed to global banks directly. GCC SWFs…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279133
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A cabinet meeting yesterday to discuss a replacement failed to achieve quorum, as key political forces boycotted it. The first deputy governor, who succeeds by default, has…
The statement implies that a return to economic orthodoxy is likely, following two years of unorthodox policies built around Erdogan’s preference for low interest rates. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279817
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It highlighted how the severe, three-year crisis has been deepened by “a failure to take much needed policy action” and “resistance from vested interests to reforms”. It also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280185
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Its actions included floating the currency, which triggered a major devaluation, and a 600-basis point increase in its benchmark interest rate to 27.75%. Meanwhile, the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285730
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Although the central bank has increased interest rates substantially since June 2023, the effects on economic activity and inflation have been limited. Prices and policy…
The limited rate hike (annual core inflation is running at 47%) has undermined foreign investors’ hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new economic team would be free to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280020
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He reiterated the urgency of the two-state solution and pressed for humanitarian aid corridors. Even before the October 7 outbreak of the Gaza conflict, the Israeli-Palestinian…