Turkish Bank maintains easing stance but risks still high

While keeping interest rates on hold today, Turkey’s central bank is maintaining its policy of gradually easing monetary conditions. But given the combination of a still-large current account deficit and a sharp rise in short-term external debt, we would not be surprised if the Bank is forced into tightening policy once again later this year.

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