Turkiye stocks climb, lira at low after opposition election win Turkiye stocks rose on Monday and the lira weakened slightly after hitting its record low against the dollar after... Published 01 Apr, 2024 01:26pm
Markets Turkiye to withdraw up to 1 trillion lira of liquidity with required reserves change ANKARA: Turkiye will withdraw around 1 trillion lira of liquidity from markets with a recent change in required... Published 02 Nov, 2023 11:23am
Business & Finance Turkiye central bank unveils steps simplifying macroprudential framework ISTANBUL: The Turkiye Central Bank said on Friday it was taking fresh steps to simplify the macroprudential... Published 27 Oct, 2023 10:05am
Business & Finance Turkey earmarks $37bn for earthquake costs in 2024 budget ANKARA: Turkey has allocated 1.03 trillion lira ($37 billion), or 2.5% of gross domestic product, in its 2024 draft... Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am
Markets Turkiye central bank says ends targeting conversion to FX-protected lira deposits ANKARA: Turkiye central bank said on Sunday it has stopped targeting conversion from foreign currency deposits to... Published 20 Aug, 2023 11:38am
World Turkey delivers big rate hike to 15pc but U-turn still underwhelms ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank hiked its key rate by 650 basis points to 15 percent on Thursday and said it would... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Markets Dollar retreats as Fed pause eyed; US debt deal clears House SINGAPORE: The dollar retreated from a two-week top against its major peers on Thursday as investors trimmed bets... Published 01 Jun, 2023 09:40am
Opinion It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s religion! Even Erdogan’s staunchest supporters would have shorted the lira as he won the Turkish runoff presidential ... Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am
Business & Finance Turkish lira hits record low, stocks gain after Erdogan re-election LONDON/GDANSK: Turkey’s lira hit fresh record lows against the dollar on Monday, though stocks rallied, after... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Markets Turkiye’s lira flat after overnight tumble to record low of 19.8 vs dollar ANKARA: Turkiye’s lira, which is prone to sharp swings before regular trading hours, was flat early on Friday, after... Published 10 Mar, 2023 10:14am
Markets Turkey’s lira slips to fresh record low LONDON: Turkey’s lira hit a fresh record low of 18.85 against the dollar in early trade on Monday as a strong... Published 06 Feb, 2023 12:43pm
Business & Finance Turkey’s 2022 budget deficit 139bn lira ISTANBUL: The Turkish budget deficit was 139.1 billion lira ($7.4 billion) last year and its ratio to gross domestic... Published 16 Jan, 2023 01:37pm
Business & Finance Turkish lira steps back from record low against dollar ISTANBUL: Turkey’s lira briefly touched a record low of 18.8440 against the dollar early on Monday during low... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Markets Turkish lira weakens to record low of 18.7 against dollar ANKARA: Turkey’s lira weakened to a fresh record low of 18.7 against the dollar on Friday, extending its losses this... Published 23 Dec, 2022 02:30pm
Pakistan Customs foils bid to smuggle foreign currency KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs, Karachi airport, on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle a substantial amount ... Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Business & Finance Turkish Sept budget deficit 78.63bn lira ANKARA: The Turkish central government budget showed a deficit of 78.63 billion lira ($4.23 billion) in September,... Published 17 Oct, 2022 02:27pm
Business & Finance Turkish inflation seen nearing 85% in September, around 72% at year-end ISTANBUL: Turkey’s annual inflation is expected to climb near 85% in September and it was seen declining only to 72%... Published 03 Oct, 2022 11:29am
Business & Finance Turkish central bank stuns markets again with 100 basis-point rate cut, lira hits new low ISTANBUL: Turkey's central bank delivered another surprise 100 basis-point rate cut on Thursday, sending the lira... Published 22 Sep, 2022 07:03pm
Markets Turkish central bank raises forex to lira conversion requirements for banks ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank raised the minimum percentage of foreign exchange deposits that banks need to... Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:47am
Markets Turkish budget records 64bn lira deficit in July ANKARA: The Turkish government’s central budget recorded a deficit of 64 billion lira ($3.56 billion) in July, data... Published 15 Aug, 2022 01:25pm
Markets Turkey’s lira weakens 1% further as policy concerns revive ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira slid again on Wednesday, extending its losing run to a week due to underlying dollar... Published 06 Jul, 2022 01:16pm
Markets Turkey’s lira falls beyond 16.3 vs dollar as FX need grows ANKARA: Turkey’s lira slid beyond 16.35 against the dollar on Wednesday to its weakest level since the depths of a... Published 25 May, 2022 06:06pm
Business & Finance Turkey tweaks bank trading guidelines as lira slips ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities asked banks to carry out foreign exchange transactions with corporate clients between... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
Markets Turkey’s protection scheme helped cut FX deposits, says Treasury ANKARA: The share of hard currency deposits in Turkey’s banking system has fallen more than 10 percentage points... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Business & Finance Lira at December lows ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira slid for an eighth consecutive session on Thursday on concerns about the impact of the... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Markets Turkish lira slides again as Ukraine conflict weighs ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira weakened 0.5% on Tuesday and was down a sixth straight session due to Russia’s invasion... Published 08 Mar, 2022 01:22pm
Business & Finance With weak lira, Turkey woos foreign firms ISTANBUL: There is a silver lining to Turkey's currency crisis and the global supply chain crunch: The country is... Published 20 Feb, 2022 11:40am
Markets Turkey gets $3bn in first dollar debt sale since lira crash DUBAI: Turkey sold $3 billion in Islamic bonds on Wednesday, in its first U.S. dollar-denominated debt sale since... Published 16 Feb, 2022 09:57pm
Business & Finance Turkish cenbank’s net FX reserves surge to $16.33bn ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank’s net international reserves leapt $5.8 billion last week to $16.33 billion as... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Markets Turkey pitches its unorthodox policy to London investors ANKARA: The lira weakened on Tuesday as Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati pitched Turkey's unorthodox economic policy... Published 08 Feb, 2022 01:25pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points