The recent spike in oil prices will make it harder for Turkey to rein in its current account deficit. But there is more to Turkey’s current account shortfall than simply the high cost of energy imports. The main reason why the deficit has widened over the past couple of years has been that domestic demand has run well ahead of potential supply – implying that a period of weaker domestic demand is needed to put the current account on a sustainable footing.
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