The 67th issue of the Weekly Economic Bulletin, prepared by the Economic Research Unit of the Department of Economics at Ibn Haldun University, has been released. This issue covers foreign trade indices, reserve developments, exchange rate indicators, and global economic updates.
According to the highlights, in Türkiye, the export unit value index increased by 12.7% year-on-year in February, while the import unit value index rose by 5.0%.
According to the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), gross reserves increased by $6.3 billion to $161.6 billion in the week of April 3. Net reserves rose from $35.1 billion to $45.7 billion, while net reserves excluding swaps declined from $20.2 billion to $18.4 billion.
The CPI-based real effective exchange rate increased by 1.83 points to 104.61 in March, marking the highest real value of the Turkish lira since early 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on all imports from countries supplying military weapons to Iran.
In Germany, total public sector debt increased by 6% year-on-year, reaching €2.661 trillion. In the last quarter of 2025 alone, debt rose by €50.8 billion, while federal government debt reached €1.84 trillion.
China’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $85.7 billion month-on-month, falling to $3.342 trillion at the end of March.
On Friday, spot gold traded at around $4,746 per ounce, while gram gold was priced at approximately ₺6,824.
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