On the face of it, the most recent Turkish balance of payments data are encouraging. The current account deficit appears to be narrowing, while capital inflows have held up. But underlying this is the fact that the balance of payments is adjusting via a sharp slowdown in domestic demand, resulting in much weaker imports and supporting our long-held view that Turkey is heading for a recession this year.
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