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Industrial production breaks free from crisis with 14.3 pct rise Industrial production is showing signs that it has left the crisis of 2009 behind, as figures from the first month of the year show a positive seasonally adjusted 14.3 percent gain over the same month last yea	Turkey makes largest amount of gold jewelry exports to UAE in 2009 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the biggest purchaser of Turkey’s gold jewelry last year, at $348.9 million, while the US followed with $120 million in Turkish gold jewelry imports.
Turkey’s gender inequality ‘bad apple’ in OECD bushel An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report shows that economic gender equality in Turkey is at very low levels and has a long way to go if Turkey is to call itself a truly developed country.	EU considers its own crisis fund The European Commission is discussing the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund with the 16 countries that use the euro.

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IMF’s Strauss-Kahn says Greek debt problems unlikely to spread The crisis over Greece’s debt mountain is unlikely to spread to other eurozone countries with high levels of public debt, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Monday.

BIS-Icesave deal likely, expected to free IMF funds Iceland is likely to reach a debt deal with Britain and the Netherlands in a few weeks, which allows IMF and Nordic loans to come through, the country’s central bank governor said on Monday.

‘Ban on tuna trade detrimental to Turkish commerce’ A possible ban on the international trade of bluefin tuna, a main ingredient of sushi, is expected to have an adverse impact on a number of countries including Turkey, while some sector representatives argue that the prohibition is all about the commercial concerns of the EU rather than protecting the species, the population of which has plummeted over the years due to high demand.

Consortium hails ratification of deal The Nabucco Consortium hailed a decision by the Turkish Parliament to ratify a treaty that will enable the construction and operation of the Nabucco gas pipeline in Turkey.

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China cautions against expecting fast yuan rise Any rise in the yuan’s exchange rate will be gradual, China’s trade chief said on Monday in comments that underline the competing interests at the heart of Chinese policy-making.	Türk Telekom receives 222 mln euro loan from Halkbank Turkey’s telecommunication giant Türk Telekom announced on Monday that it has secured a 222 million euro loan from Halkbank.
More people fail to repay credit card, loan debt A total of 51,716 credit card users in Turkey failed to make their payments in January while 68,227 people failed to repay individual loans to banks, data from the Central Bank of Turkey have revealed	THY to add 20 new Boeing aircraft to its fleet Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), has signed an agreement with US aeronautics giant The Boeing Company for the sale of 20 new 737 aircraft.