Monthly Archives: May 2013
Impact of Terms of Trade on Turkey’s Current Account Balance
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- Posted on May 29, 2013
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Domestic demand’s rapid growth and the decoupling between domestic and external demand raised the current account deficit significantly in Turkey since 2010. However, developments in terms of trade (TofT) independently affect the external deficits as well. This note analyses analyses the impact of terms of trade on Turkey’s current account balance. In addition to decoupling […]
Turkey’s Sustainability Issue After the Rating Upgrade – Part II
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- Posted on May 22, 2013
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What Does It Mean for Investments? Turkey’s investment to GDP ratio of around 23% is one of the lowest among its peers and it needs to increase its investment rate with an aim of raising the value added of its domestic production and hence exports. From a growth perspective, Turkey needs an investment ratio of […]
Turkey’s Sustainability Issue After the Rating Upgrade – Part I
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- Posted on May 19, 2013
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After twenty years, Turkey is finally rated investable by two-rating agencies. Even though Moody’s upgrade on May 16th upgrade was largely expected, it deserves attention for its impact on Turkey’s long-term structural issues. First part of this essay, which is posted below, argues that the level current account deficit has reached in Turkey puts external […]
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