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Overview of Monthly Data
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YTL-Rates
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31.01.2007
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27.02.2007
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Change in %
|
|
YTL per Euro
|
1.8521
|
1.8247
|
-1.48
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|
YTL per USD
|
1.4290
|
1.3860
|
-3.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Stock exchange index
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41,357.49
|
43,736.78
|
5.75
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Inflation in %
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Monthly inflation
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Annual inflation
|
|
|
Producer prices
|
0.95
|
10.13
|
|
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Consumer prices
|
0.43
|
10.16
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|
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Economic Growth Rates (%)
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|
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1st Quarter
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2nd Quarter
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3rd Quarter
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4th Quarter
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Yearly
|
|
2000
|
4.2
|
5.4
|
7.2
|
7.8
|
6.3
|
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2001
|
-3.3
|
-12.3
|
-9.1
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-12.3
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-9.5
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2002
|
0.6
|
10.4
|
8.0
|
11.8
|
7.9
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2003
|
7.4
|
3.6
|
5.6
|
7.2
|
5.9
|
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2004
|
13.9
|
15.7
|
5.7
|
6.6
|
9.9
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2005
|
7.5
|
4.7
|
8.0
|
10.02
|
7.6
|
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2006
|
6.3
|
8.5
|
3.0
|
|
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€159 Million Rural Progress Aid for Turkey from The
EC
It was
announced that €159
million aid is going to be allotted to Turkey in 2007-2009 period in the
scope of Pre-Join Financial Tools (IPA) rural progress component (IPARD) that
was put together by the European Council for the purpose of supporting the
integration process of candidate countries. The goals of this aid was set up
as, the modernization of the agricultural facilities, offering support for
the farmers in terms of catching up with the EC standards and creating
employment in the rural areas.
The
Country’s Potential for Attracting Foreign Capital
The
results of the Ernst & Young group’s research of “The Investment
Opportunities in Southeast European Countries” were announced. Here are the
latest data according to the report:
Turkey: Sleeping
giant
Greece: It
succeeds in quality, although cannot reflect it to the actuality.
Bulgaria: It
surprises. It is rising.
Preferred countries of foreign investers for
building a factory
|
Countries
|
%
|
|
Romania
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13
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Turkey
|
7
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Bulgaria
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5
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Serbia
|
3
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Moldavia
|
1,5
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Greece
|
1,5
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Unknown
|
0,5
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Most attractive investment regions
|
Countries
|
%
|
|
Romania
|
24
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Poland
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21
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Russia
|
19
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Czech Republic
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15
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Croatia
|
13
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Sweden
|
13
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Germany
|
10
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Hungary
|
10
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Bulgaria
|
9
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Turkey
|
9
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How attractive
is it for foreign countries? (%)
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|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
Moldavia
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Romania
|
Croatia
|
Turkey
|
|
Local
Market
|
6
|
19
|
2
|
20
|
7
|
26
|
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Transportation
and logistics
|
5
|
28
|
-
|
13
|
8
|
18
|
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Telecommunication
|
5
|
37
|
1
|
12
|
5
|
16
|
|
Information
|
7
|
18
|
1
|
19
|
7
|
25
|
|
Qualified
work force
|
8
|
22
|
1
|
22
|
11
|
16
|
|
Life
quality
|
6
|
46
|
-
|
8
|
5
|
13
|
|
Taxing
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
15
|
10
|
10
|
|
Cost of
work force
|
19
|
9
|
7
|
23
|
9
|
11
|
|
Interest
in foreign managers
|
6
|
21
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
13
|
|
Flexibility
in labor laws
|
7
|
13
|
2
|
20
|
8
|
18
|
|
Political
transparency and stability
|
4
|
36
|
1
|
13
|
3
|
14
|
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Stability
in social life
|
6
|
42
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
11
|
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The
support of public authorities
|
8
|
24
|
1
|
17
|
5
|
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