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DataTurkey: Governance

Governance indicators aim to reflect the capabilities and gaps of national governments in formulating and implementing sound policies.  Indices listed here from World Bank’s ‘WorldWide Governance Report’ and KPMG’s Change for Readiness 2013. World Bank’s ‘Worldwide Governance indicators report six broad dimensions of governance for 215 countries.  According to the definition given by World Bank, […]

The Issue for the Turkish Economy

Even before the Gezi protests started at the end of May, the critical question for the Turkish economy was whether the growth was sustainable. Having grown by an average of 5,5% in the past ten years, Turkey has been giving an average current account deficit of 7,3% in the last three years, raising concerns of […]