Muhammet Mercan

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Muhammet Mercan

Chief Economist, Turkey

Muhammet Mercan is Chief Economist at ING, Turkey. Previously, he was an economist at Yapi Kredi and HSBC Securities. He is a part-time lecturer at Bilgi University and holds a PhD degree in banking from Marmara University.

Muhammet Mercan

Latest reports from Muhammet

Directional Economics CEEMEA: Why beating the middle-income trap isn’t enough

Directional Economics CEEMEA: Why beating the middle-income trap isn’t enough

Directional Economics Summer 2024 Update: Nearshoring trends in Central and Eastern Europe

Directional Economics Summer 2024 Update: Nearshoring trends in Central and Eastern Europe

Directional Economics EMEA: A dangerous descent

Directional Economics EMEA: A dangerous descent

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Turkey's current account remains benign in September

Turkey’s current account remains benign in September

Turkey's central bank pushes inflation forecasts up for 2025

Turkey’s central bank pushes inflation forecasts up for 2025

Turkey sees an improvement in the underlying services inflation trend

Turkey sees an improvement in the underlying services inflation trend

Central Bank of Turkey turns more cautious about the pace of disinflation

Central Bank of Turkey turns more cautious about the pace of disinflation

Latest podcasts

Listen: CEE's quest for core EU convergence

Listen: CEE’s quest for core EU convergence

Listen: Navigating a CEE of opportunities - and challenges

Listen: Navigating a CEE of opportunities - and challenges

More from Muhammet

Monitoring Turkey: Change of behaviour by the Central Bank of Turkey

Monitoring Turkey: Change of behaviour by the Central Bank of Turkey

Monitoring Turkey on monthly economic developments

EMEA FX Talking: A mixed story across the region

EMEA FX Talking: A mixed story across the region

Rate differentials remain supportive for the Polish zloty and Czech koruna

Turkey's current account maintains its narrowing trend

Turkey’s current account maintains its narrowing trend

We think the external outlook is set to stay reasonably benign for Turkey in the near term

Services remain a key risk to disinflation in Turkey

Services remain a key risk to disinflation in Turkey

Central Bank of Turkey keeps rates on hold but softens its tightening bias

Central Bank of Turkey keeps rates on hold but softens its tightening bias

EMEA FX Talking: CEE easing remains in play

EMEA FX Talking: CEE easing remains in play

Monitoring Turkey: Stronger fiscal policies will help the disinflation process

Monitoring Turkey: Stronger fiscal policies will help the disinflation process

Turkish inflation slows, but services remains an issue

Turkish inflation slows, but services remains an issue

Turkish GDP growth loses momentum

Turkish GDP growth loses momentum

THINK Ahead: Back to the 90s

THINK Ahead: Back to the 90s

Turkish central bank keeps rates unchanged at 50%

Turkish central bank keeps rates unchanged at 50%

THINK Ahead: When the facts change, I shake it off

THINK Ahead: When the facts change, I shake it off

Turkish current account as expected in June

Turkish current account as expected in June

EMEA FX Talking: Selective opportunities

EMEA FX Talking: Selective opportunities

Turkey's central bank maintains forecasts amid cautious optimism on inflation

Turkey’s central bank maintains forecasts amid cautious optimism on inflation