Richer Than Turkey’s Central Bank
IF YOU FEEL POOR, REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE STILL RICHER THAN CENTRAL BANK OF TURKEY 😁 Turkey Central Bank Net International Reserves* (USDBn) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 May 2011 USD 71bn Dec 2001 USD -4bn May 2023 USD -0.15nn May-99 May-00 May-01 May-02 May-03 May-04 May-05 May-06 May-07 May-08 May-09 May-10 May-11 May-12 May-13 May-14 May-15 May-16 May-17 May-18 May-19 May-20 May-21 May-22 May-23 Source: The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye * CB weekly data, IMF program definition
The meme shows a chart of Turkey’s central bank net international reserves collapsing from a peak of USD 71 billion in 2011 to a negative figure in 2023. The caption jokingly reassures people who feel poor that they are still richer than the central bank, using the chart’s absurdly low reserve figure as the punchline. It is typically shared as a sarcastic reaction to financial hardship, inflation, or economic decline.
financial chart / финансовый графикline graph / линейный графикdeclining blue line / снижающаяся синяя линияred data points / красные точки данныхblack caption bubbles / чёрные облачка с подписьюsmiling emoji / улыбающийся эмодзиwhite background / белый фонaxis labels / подписи осейreserve data annotations / аннотации данных о резервахnegative value / отрицательное значение
- @jeppa420 / 31716 2023-09-21
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- image
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- sarcastic, absurd
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- en
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