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Turkey Activity Data (Apr.)

The latest industrial production and retail sales data for Turkey for April suggest that GDP growth is likely to have remained subdued this quarter following the Q1 slowdown. A shift towards economic orthodoxy – which now appears underway – is likely to involve a much weaker lira, tighter fiscal policy and a sharp rise in interest rates and take its toll on economic growth in the second half of this year.

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