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Turkish current account risks on the rise

Turkey’s current account deficit was smaller than expected in June, but it widened as a share of GDP over Q2 as a whole. What’s more, while the quantity of financing does not appear to be a concern at present, the quality of financing has deteriorated in recent months. All of this leaves the economy and the lira increasingly exposed to fluctuations in global risk appetite.

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