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Turkish Economy : An Overview. N. Kamuran MALATYALI. Presentation Outline. Once Upon a Time : Land of Crises Anti-Inflationary Programme Paving the Road Structural Shift 2008 Syndrome New Global Environment Wuthering Heights Turkey : A Hub with Relative Stability?.
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Turkish Economy : An Overview N. Kamuran MALATYALI
Presentation Outline • Once Upon a Time : • Land of Crises • Anti-Inflationary Programme • Paving the Road • Structural Shift • 2008 Syndrome • New Global Environment • Wuthering Heights • Turkey : A Hub with Relative Stability?
Once Upon A Time – Land of Crises • Turkish Economy Experienced Hard Times During the Previous Century • Between 1924-2001 (78 years) the number of (-) growth years: 14 • (1927, 1932, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1994, 1999, 2001) • Recurring crises every 5.5 years, on the average • Long run average growth rate of the economy: %4.4
Once Upon A Time – Land of Crises • 1990s were nightmare with respect to any indicator • Sustainability was the real issue • High Public Sector Borrowing Requirement => High Domestic Borrowing => High and volatile inflation + High Interest Rates + High rates of depreciation • Recurring Deep Crises: 1994, 1999 • Volatility in Growth
Once Upon A Time – Anti-Inflationary Programme • To restore stability - Disinflation Programme of 2000 : Failure • 2001 February Crisis • Transition to the Strong Economy Programme : Comprehensive restructuring (privatization, free market regulations), free float, sustainability in public finance, banking system rehabilitation
Paving the Road – 2008 Syndrome • 2008 Global Crisis Deeply Affected the World • It is still under way • 2001 Crisis of Turkey (collapse of the banking system and its rehabilitation) shielded Turkey in 2008.
New Global Environment • Things are pretty different beginning by 2008 • System seeks shelter and a stable ground
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Turkey : A Hub with Relative Stability? • Things have changed • Turkey has increased degree of openness • Stabilized economic structure • Foreign participation
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