Turkey

Falling inflation may prompt a cut in interest rates and could boost sagging consumer confidence

Erdogan bases his predominant position on the voters' will, but that may risk 'elective dictatorship'

With a large population growing larger, Turkey ranks among the world's largest economies whatever the government does

Tactical advantage arising from Ukraine will have little impact on Turkey's longer-term policies

Russia poses the greatest threat to Emerging Europe's financial markets since the Fed's decision to begin 'tapering' QE

The current leadership in Ankara is in no mood to take lessons from an EU that Turkey looks less and less likely to join

Provided Central Bank can reassure markets of its policy independence, lira may escape worst of contagion from Russia

The Russian central bank is pushing hard to support its sliding currency, in the hope of repeating Turkey's success