Company Insights Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Banking & Finance Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey News Transport Erdoğan lauds $17bn link between Turkey and Iraq Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lauded plans for a $17 billion infrastructure and transportation project linking southern Iraq to Turkey as an opportunity to “build a new world”. The Development Road project will link Grand Faw Port, a commodities port in Iraq, by rail and road to the border with Turkey. It will transform […] September 20, 2023 Finance Pakistan reveals Saudi investment of $25 billion Saudi Arabia will invest up to $25 billion over two years in Pakistan, according to a statement from Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. The announcement was made to journalists at Mr Kakar’s residence in Islamabad, citing mining, agriculture and information technology as the main sectors to benefit. There was no Saudi statement about the […] September 5, 2023 Trade Saudi and Turkey strengthen energy and defence ties Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed energy and defence agreements with plans to boost direct investments and build on bilateral trade worth over $6 billion last year. Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were present as the agreements were signed, state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. The deals included two contracts […] July 18, 2023 Trade Saudi Arabia and Turkey sign trade deals worth $610m Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed trade deals worth SR2.3 billion ($610 million) as the two countries continue to forge stronger diplomatic and economic ties. The agreements, finalised at the Saudi-Turkish Business Forum in Istanbul, will see investment in real estate, construction, engineering consultancy and other sectors, according to a report by the state-run Saudi […] July 13, 2023 Economy Turkey’s exports to Gulf rise 29% to $1.69bn in May Turkey’s exports to Gulf countries grew by 29 percent year-on-year to $1.69 billion in May 2023. The total exports rose 14.4 percent annually to $21.7 billion last month, Daily Sabah newspaper reported, citing data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). Exports to Iraq reached $817.9 million, followed by the UAE at $360 million and Saudi […] June 12, 2023 Opinion Economy GCC sees Erdoğan as best bet for Turkish president However, concerns remain over Turkey's wider economic policy May 17, 2023 Analysis Economy Gulf awaits vital Turkish election results The Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday will be keenly watched by Gulf investors who have bet billions of dollars on the world’s 19th-largest economy. Should incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling AK Party again prevail in the votes, Turkey will maintain its unorthodox monetary policies. The central bank has slashed interest […] May 12, 2023 Banking & Finance Saudi deposits $5bn in Turkey’s central bank Saudi Arabia has made a $5 billion deposit into the central bank of Turkey to support its economy. The deposit, first pledged in November, comes after the devastating impact of last month’s earthquake. It was made on Monday through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and will “contribute to bolstering the Turkish economy by addressing […] March 6, 2023 Economy Turkish manufacturing in worst slowdown since May 2020 Turkey’s manufacturing sector slowed for the eighth consecutive month in October, experiencing its most precipitous drop since May 2020. Analysts see no end in sight for the country’s inflation problem, which is weighing down manufacturing and the wider economy. The Istanbul Chamber of Industry Türkiye Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by ratings agency S&P […] November 1, 2022 Turkish central bank nearly doubles inflation forecast Turkey’s annual inflation will peak at around 70 percent by June before declining to near 43 percent by year-end, the central bank has forecast. The central bank slashed its policy rate by 500 basis points to 14 percent last year as part of President Tayyip Erdogan’s new economic plan. The cuts sparked a currency crisis […] April 29, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 3 4
Transport Erdoğan lauds $17bn link between Turkey and Iraq Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lauded plans for a $17 billion infrastructure and transportation project linking southern Iraq to Turkey as an opportunity to “build a new world”. The Development Road project will link Grand Faw Port, a commodities port in Iraq, by rail and road to the border with Turkey. It will transform […] September 20, 2023
Finance Pakistan reveals Saudi investment of $25 billion Saudi Arabia will invest up to $25 billion over two years in Pakistan, according to a statement from Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. The announcement was made to journalists at Mr Kakar’s residence in Islamabad, citing mining, agriculture and information technology as the main sectors to benefit. There was no Saudi statement about the […] September 5, 2023
Trade Saudi and Turkey strengthen energy and defence ties Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed energy and defence agreements with plans to boost direct investments and build on bilateral trade worth over $6 billion last year. Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were present as the agreements were signed, state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. The deals included two contracts […] July 18, 2023
Trade Saudi Arabia and Turkey sign trade deals worth $610m Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed trade deals worth SR2.3 billion ($610 million) as the two countries continue to forge stronger diplomatic and economic ties. The agreements, finalised at the Saudi-Turkish Business Forum in Istanbul, will see investment in real estate, construction, engineering consultancy and other sectors, according to a report by the state-run Saudi […] July 13, 2023
Economy Turkey’s exports to Gulf rise 29% to $1.69bn in May Turkey’s exports to Gulf countries grew by 29 percent year-on-year to $1.69 billion in May 2023. The total exports rose 14.4 percent annually to $21.7 billion last month, Daily Sabah newspaper reported, citing data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). Exports to Iraq reached $817.9 million, followed by the UAE at $360 million and Saudi […] June 12, 2023
Opinion Economy GCC sees Erdoğan as best bet for Turkish president However, concerns remain over Turkey's wider economic policy May 17, 2023
Analysis Economy Gulf awaits vital Turkish election results The Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday will be keenly watched by Gulf investors who have bet billions of dollars on the world’s 19th-largest economy. Should incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling AK Party again prevail in the votes, Turkey will maintain its unorthodox monetary policies. The central bank has slashed interest […] May 12, 2023
Banking & Finance Saudi deposits $5bn in Turkey’s central bank Saudi Arabia has made a $5 billion deposit into the central bank of Turkey to support its economy. The deposit, first pledged in November, comes after the devastating impact of last month’s earthquake. It was made on Monday through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and will “contribute to bolstering the Turkish economy by addressing […] March 6, 2023
Economy Turkish manufacturing in worst slowdown since May 2020 Turkey’s manufacturing sector slowed for the eighth consecutive month in October, experiencing its most precipitous drop since May 2020. Analysts see no end in sight for the country’s inflation problem, which is weighing down manufacturing and the wider economy. The Istanbul Chamber of Industry Türkiye Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by ratings agency S&P […] November 1, 2022
Turkish central bank nearly doubles inflation forecast Turkey’s annual inflation will peak at around 70 percent by June before declining to near 43 percent by year-end, the central bank has forecast. The central bank slashed its policy rate by 500 basis points to 14 percent last year as part of President Tayyip Erdogan’s new economic plan. The cuts sparked a currency crisis […] April 29, 2022
