Consumer Confidence Index

Turkey's consumer confidence index rose to 67 in March from 66.64 in February, the Turkish Statistics Institute said on March 21.

Turkey's consumer confidence index continued to decline in February amid escalating geopolitical risks as the index saw a 7 percent of drop compared to January. 

The index fell to 66.64 points in February, down 4.98 points, or seven percent, from January, showed data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) on Feb. 19.  

Bulgaria's business climate indicator has increased in January by 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month due to more optimistic expectations among entrepreneurs in construction and services.

Bulgaria's overall business confidence index has declined by 0.5 percentage points in November compared with the previous month due to more pessimistic assessments and expectations in construction, retail and services sectors.

The economic confidence index jumped 26.7 points in November to 104.99 compared to the previous month after sharp drops, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) said on Nov. 27.

German business confidence has increased dramatically in November, shrugging off the Volkswagen emissions scandal and the recent attacks in Paris, a leading economic think tank says German business confidence bounced back in November as Europe's top economy shrugged off global uncertainty and the deadly jihadist assault in Paris, a leading economic think tank said yesterday. 

The consumer confidence index increased in November 2015 to its highest level since April 2014, with a 22.9 point rise from last month, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) revealed on Nov. 20.

Consumer confidence jumped to 77.15 points in November from 62.78 points in October, according to TÜ?K data prepared in cooperation with the Central Bank. 

Turkey's limp consumer confidence picked up from a six-year low in October, data showed on Oct. 22, but ratings agencies highlighted risks to economic growth from a Nov. 1 election that may produce no outright winner.

The Turkish Lira hit new lows this week, whereas government bond interest rates were at their highest levels since the global crisis. Weekly statistics released by the Central Bank on Oct. 1 revealed that there were outflows of $1.8 billion and $500 million from bonds and equities until Sept. 23 during the last quarter.

Bulgaria's business climate indicator dropped by 2.9 percentage points in September compared with August due to decreased business confidence in industry, construction and retail trade sectors.