While Turkey has come through the energy shock without major balance of payments strains, the trade-off facing policymakers between reducing inflation and restoring external balance is getting starker. The economy requires a weaker lira and weaker domestic demand, which we think will keep growth softer than most expect. If demand doesn’t slow, the risk of a more disorderly lira adjustment will rise.
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