Consumer behaviour
German business confidence edges higher
German business confidence beat expectations by rising slightly in September, reflecting the continued robustness of Europe's biggest economy amid the current financial market turbulence, the Ifo economic institute said on Sept.24.
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Consumer confidence index at lowest since global crisis
The consumer confidence index in Turkey dropped to 58.52 in September, its lowest value since January 2009, the period when the global financial crisis had the greatest impact, amid political uncertainties, market fluctuations and security concerns.
The economic significance of 400 deputies
At first look, yesterday?s Turkish data releases seem to have discredited two-thirds of my last column, where I argued the economy was in a dangerous mix of slowing growth, persistent inflation and a stubborn current account deficit.
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Turkey's economic confidence index decreases amid uncertainties
Turkey?s economic confidence index fell 1.9 percent month-on-month to 84.28 in August from a revised 85.87 in July, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) showed on Aug. 28.
Turkey consumer confidence at lowest in more than six years on political worries
Turkish consumer confidence fell to its lowest in more than six years in August, official data showed on Aug. 21, bruised by political uncertainty, mounting militant violence in the southeast and the Turkish Lira's tumble to a record low.
Industry, Retail Lead Drop in Bulgaria's Business Confidence Index
Bulgaria's business confidence index fell by 1.8 percentage points in July compared to the prior month due to worsened expectations of managers in industry, retail trade and services sectors, official data showed on Tuesday.
Turkey's economic confidence index decreases by 5.4 percent
Economic confidence index fell by 5.4 percent to 78.66 in June, down from 83.12 in May, with confidence dropping in both the manufacturing and services sectors, according to Economic Confidence Index data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) on June 29.
Turkey's online retail market to double by 2020: Report
Turkey?s online retail market is expected to double to 14 billion Turkish Liras ($5.2 billion) by 2020 from 7 billion liras ($2.6 billion) in 2015, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group and Boomerang Commerce titled ?Multichannel Pricing Strategy.?
Greece dampens German consumer confidence, survey finds
Consumer confidence in Germany is beginning to be dampened slightly by the uncertainty surrounding Greece, a poll found on Thursday.
"The so far unsuccessful efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis in Greece and ward off the country's imminent bankruptcy appear to be dampening the economic outlook for consumers," market research company GfK said in a statement.
Father's Day shopping expected to total more than 1.5 bln liras
Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK) President Bendevi Palandöken has said consumer spending for this year?s Father?s Day on June 21 is expected to be more than 1.5 billion Turkish Liras and that this amount will accelerate the Turkish economy.