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Turkey’s central bank said the country’s current account deficit narrowed in October to $273 million. The number is more than Reuters forecasts a deficit of $0.062 billion. In September, the current account deficit was $ 2.559 billion. In 2019, Turkey’s current account surplus was $ 1.674 billion.

The Turkish lira was revised on Friday after sources said the United States was preparing to impose sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system, in a move likely to worsen relations between the two NATO members. The lira was at 7.900 against the US …

According to data, unemployment in Turkey decreased to 12.7% in the third-quarter ending in September, as the economic movement accelerated between the first and second waves of the Coronavirus. The unemployment rate is the lowest since the end of 2018, when the currency crisis pushed the economy into recession. Unemployment …

Annual inflation in Turkey jumped higher than expected, registering 14.03% in November, the highest level since August 2019 due to the drop in the lira, which remains on the pressures urging monetary policy tightening after a big interest rate hike last month. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 2.30% …

Data showed that Turkey’s economy grew more than expected at 6.7% in the third quarter, to recover after shrinking about 10% in the previous quarter due to the general isolation measures that were imposed to reduce infections during the first wave of the outbreak of the Coronavirus. This sudden growth, …

Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed that the country’s foreign trade deficit rose 34.4% year-on-year in October to $ 2.37 billion under the general trade system. The institute stated that Turkey’s exports increased by 5.6% and imports rose 8.4% compared to October 2019. In the first ten months of …

Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed today, Friday, that Turkey’s economic sentiment index fell 3.5% on a monthly basis in November to 89.5 points, as an increase in the frequency of new cases of coronavirus pushed Ankara to impose partial restrictions. The index had risen for six consecutive months …

Data showed that the net foreign reserves of the Turkish Central Bank amounted to 18.45 billion dollars on November 20, up from 16.43 billion dollars a week earlier when it reached its lowest level since March 2004. The exchange rate used by Reuters today is 7.6699 compared to 7.7896 the …

The Turkish consumer confidence index fell 2.2% to 80.1 points in November from 81.9 the previous month, indicating a state of caution after a brief improvement in light of the worsening outbreak of the Coronavirus, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute. The pandemic control measures brought the economy …

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it raised its policy (one-week repo) rate by 475 basis points to 15% from 10.25%.