The bumper Turkish Q2 GDP growth figure of 3.5% q/q, taken together with more timely figures for Q3 confirms that demand continues to run hot, despite the recent policy U-turn. This will keep inflation high and the current account deficit wide, making it more likely that the central bank will follow up its recent 750bp interest rate hike, to 25%, with another large hike in September.
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