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Cheap oil will not bridge Turkey's external gap

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TURKEY

Turkey's external balances in 2016.

Central banks have a key role in greening the economy

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INTERNATIONAL

It will not be easy to reconcile new tasks with traditional price-stability mandates. Moreover, it is not clear what data banks should use to measure progress, while a green…

ECB's QE will buoy EM bond markets

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INTERNATIONAL

Opposite forces are shaping investor sentiment towards EM assets.

Russia and oil have mixed impact in Caucasus

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CAUCASUS

Economic turmoil in the South Caucasus.

‘Hidden’ GDP losses assuage world recession fears

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INTERNATIONAL

Imminent recession fears may be misplaced.

US corporate debt distress will rise

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UNITED STATES

US corporate debt default and bankruptcy stress is at its most intense for more than a decade in the face of higher interest rates, elevated inflation and a slowing economy. There…

Very high inflation may be the new normal in Turkey

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TURKEY

As state-owned banks apparently intervene to support the lira, the Treasury and Finance Ministry has proposed issuing domestic bonds with yields linked to the revenues of state…

Turkey's new central bank governor may loosen policy

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TURKEY

Cetinkaya is an apparent compromise between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The MPC cut the overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 10%…

Ukraine risk will hurt investor perceptions of Poland

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POLAND

Moscow’s biggest counterattack against European sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine increases the strain on the creditworthiness of Central Europe’s largest economy…

Mixed bond market moves raise policy-tightening risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Its two-year equivalent, which is more sensitive to US monetary policy, has risen faster, as expectations have increased that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise rates at…