About
Ergun UNUTMAZ was born in 1979, in Turkey. After completing his BA degree in Economics (in English) at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir he continued his studies in Econometrics, and European Economic Studies (in English and French). Respectively he obtained MSc and MA degrees from Gazi University, Ankara and College of Europe, Bruges.
He worked 3 years for Turkish Airlines and afterwards he decided to pursuit his career in public sector. From 2004 to 2015 he has worked for the Ministry of Finance of Republic of Turkey as a Finance Expert at the General Directorate of Budget and Fiscal Control. As an economist, with the financial markets in main focus, he works as a Strategist and Investment Fund Manager, with a global portfolio.
He has participated in various training and internship programs both in mainland and abroad. Programmes in EU specialisation held by Ankara University European Studies Centre; Training in Capital Markets at the Istanbul Stock Exchange; Budget and Risk Management in the United Kingdom; Public Financial Management Training at the National Academy for Finance and Economy in the Netherlands are among the most prominent.
In addition to his mother language Turkish, he is a proficient user in English and German, independent user in French, and basic user in Croatian. Adding basic Latin to his portfolio during Covid-19 was a great opportunity. Ergun UNUTMAZ also practices Aikido for years and holds ELO to take part in international Chess tournaments. Travelling and Photography are among his free time activities.
Translated Books
2)
Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements
Mary BUFFETT & David CLARK
2021 Turkish
My Book
I am very pleased to present you all, my recent works that took place during my ‘European Economic Studies’ at the College of Europe, Bruges at MA programme.
In this book you will find three academic works based on economics and two social essays. While economic papers dwell on ‘Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis’, ‘Forecasting Exchange Rates’ and ‘Consumption Function for Turkey’; social essays comprised of ‘Rough Guide for İstanbul’ and ‘Chocolate Tasting’.
Although some parts require technical and economic familiarity I hope you will find things that appeal to you and enjoy reading. With this occasion I would like to thank once again to everyone who inspired and stimulated me to conclude these tasks, friends who supported and tolerated me during the challenges and difficult times, and readers’ feedbacks which will enable me to improve myself.
Sincerely,
Ergun
Dissertations
1)
Analyses of Relationships between Macroeconomic Indicators and Budgetary Figures
2008 Turkish
2)
Modeling the Exchange Rate Volatility with Econometric Methods and an Analysis of Relationship between Defined Model and the ISE100 Index
2011 Turkish
3)
Forecasting the Volatility of the Euro against the US Dollar: For Whom Does It Matter?
2012 English
Research
4)
Historical Development of Economic Integration in the EU and an Analysis of Euro at the Fifth Anniversary of Its Implementation
2007 English
5)
Financial Globalization and a Euro – Dollar Comparison as a Reserve Currency
2011 Turkish
6)
Which Chocolate Tastes Better: Swiss or Belgium?
2011 English
7)
An Insight into the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis: Essential Causes of the Crisis and Measures Taken There After
2012 English