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Investment bank Morgan Stanley indicated that the economy is getting back to normal in Turkey. In its report on the Turkish economy, the bank noted that the latest figures confirmed that the economy is getting back to normal after the spring fluctuations in the spring. The central bank's decision to keep interest rates in tact was the most tangible sign of economic normalisation. The bank also praised strict financial discipline in effect in Turkey: public sector borrowing rate over gross domestic product decreased to 0.8% in 2005, from 17.5% in 2001. Turkey has become a net debt payer for the first time.

Shareholders in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, the consumer electronics manufacturer, plan to sell a 1.7% stake in the company at a discount of 2% to 4% to raise around ¥100bn ($855m).

Asian bond bankers have been flocking to Hanoi, hoping to persuade the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to return to the international bond market sooner rather than later.