TurkishWeekly.net Economy News (10) http://www.turkishweekly.netNews, Comments and Articles from Turkey and the Regionen© 2006 USAK.org.tr / ISRO.org.ukFri, 16 May 2008 09:29:36 +0200Fri, 16 May 2008 09:29:36 +0200NewspapersFri, 16 May 2008 09:29:36 +0200The Failure of Inflation Targeting (by Joseph E. Stiglitz)http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55357 The Failure of Inflation Targeting (by Joseph E. Stiglitz)
Friday , 16 May 2008
The World's central bankers are a close-knit club, given to fads and fashions. In the early 1980's, they fell under the spell of monetarism, a simplistic economic theory promoted by Milton Friedm .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55357 Fri, 16 May 2008 08:25:59 +0200Turkish Central Bank Hikes Rates by 0.5%http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55338 Turkish Central Bank Hikes Rates by 0.5%
Friday , 16 May 2008
Turkish central bank raised its short term interest rates for 50 basis points, joining the rate hike spree in emerging markets due to inflationary pressures. It signaled tightening could continue. .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55338 Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24:25 +0200What we know and what we would like to know about central bank communicationhttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55337 What we know and what we would like to know about central bank communication
Friday , 16 May 2008
Central banking has undergone dramatic change in recent decades, and many banks now favour transparency in communicating their policies and forecasts. What does this mean? This column argues that our .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55337 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:54:06 +0200Central banking doctrine in light of the crisishttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55332 Central banking doctrine in light of the crisis
Thursday , 15 May 2008
The US Federal Reserve has used unorthodox policy instruments to reduce recent financial turmoil. In this column, the author of CEPR Policy Insight 23 argues that the crisis raises more fundamental qu .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55332 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:38:24 +0200Turkish Statistical Institute: Unemployment rate mounted to 11.6 pcthttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55330 Turkish Statistical Institute: Unemployment rate mounted to 11.6 pct
Thursday , 15 May 2008
Household Labour Force Survey for the period of January, February and March 2008 compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) showed that unemployment rate mounted to 11.6 pct while non-agricu .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55330 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:19:31 +0200Turk Telekom IPO raises $1.9 billion http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55301 Turk Telekom IPO raises $1.9 billion
Tuesday , 13 May 2008
Turkey raised 2.42 billion new Turkish liras (YTL) ($1.9 billion) in the initial public offering of a 15 percent stake in fixed-line phone company Turk Telekom, priced near the top of an initial range .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55301 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:03:11 +0200The crisis, information, and the markethttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55299 The crisis, information, and the market
Tuesday , 13 May 2008
Information is at the heart of the recent liquidity crisis – who bears risks, who has losses, who is insolvent? This column explains why solving the crisis requires closing such information gaps. T .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55299 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:53:45 +0200The historical roots of India's booming service economyhttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55277 The historical roots of India's booming service economy
Monday , 12 May 2008
India stands out from other emerging economies because its growth has been led by the service sector rather than labour-intensive manufactures. This column summarises recent research showing that Indi .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55277 Mon, 12 May 2008 02:52:13 +0200Billion dollar exchange between Turkey and Syria http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55255 Billion dollar exchange between Turkey and Syria
Monday , 12 May 2008
The activities to exchange 15 thousand immovable of Syrians in Turkey and 50 thousand immovable of Turks in Syria have started. According to the information, Turks have assets of around $30-50 billion .....
]]> http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55255 Sat, 10 May 2008 09:09:16 +0200Stay-at-home Mums Worth $124,000 a Yearhttp://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=55227 Stay-at-home Mums Worth $124,000 a Year
Saturday , 10 May 2008
BOSTON - If a stay-at-home mum could be compensated in cash rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd earn nearly $US117,000 ($A124,000) a year.That's according to a US study rel .....
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