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Turkey: tighter financial conditions point to sharp slowdown

The plunge in the Turkish lira and dislocation in local markets in recent weeks has resulted in a severe tightening of broader financial conditions. Past experience suggests that a tightening on the scale seen so far is likely to be followed by a sharp slowdown in year-on-year GDP growth of 7-8%-pts.

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