Ice Wage

Economy Issue #32

Welcome back! It’s been a long week for the region, and neither this recap nor the markets are immune to the turmoil.

Warnings have been issued against posts advertising items that are ‘urgently for sale’ from Syrians returning home, and experts are pondering how their departure could affect rent prices in İstanbul. More on that in this week’s Fortune TLer.

In this week’s edition:

1. Minimum wage talks freeze over – for now

2. Major banks' CPI, rate forecasts

3. FDI: Cash flow monitor

4. This week’s stat round-up

An estimated 43.6pct of the workforce earns minimum wage. © Ingrid Woudwijk

Let the games begin: Minimum wage talks freeze over – for now