Turkey’s central bank data showed on Friday that the country’s current account balance recorded a deficit of $36.72 billion last year, less than a Reuters poll forecast of a $39 billion deficit and compared to a $6.76 billion surplus the previous year.
The data reveals that the deficit in December shrank to $3.21 billion from $3.63 billion a month ago, compared to the poll’s forecast of $3.7 billion.