{"id":24701,"date":"2025-03-17T15:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taceconomics.com\/?p=24701"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:07:50","slug":"turkey-lower-country-risk-due-to-improved-external-accounts-but-financial-pressures-persist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taceconomics.com\/en\/turkey-lower-country-risk-due-to-improved-external-accounts-but-financial-pressures-persist\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey: Lower Country Risk Due to Improved External Accounts, but Financial Pressures Persist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24701\" class=\"elementor elementor-24701\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3936f2de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3936f2de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd77cf 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fragile Economic Stabilization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eefa04b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eefa04b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf90b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faf90b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey has recently seen a decline in its <strong>country risk premium<\/strong>, thanks to a significant improvement in external accounts. A lower current account deficit and recovering forex reserves have contributed to a gradual return to macroeconomic stability. However, economic challenges remain, with <strong>persistent inflation and currency depreciation weighing on investor confidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2110370 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2110370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6f8f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c6f8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lower  Economic and Fonancial  Risk\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a3ac8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53a3ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847fa38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"847fa38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince mid-2023, Turkey\u2019s <strong>country risk premium<\/strong> has been on a downward trend, reaching <strong>438 basis points in Q4 2024<\/strong>. This reflects progress in stabilizing monetary conditions and macroeconomic fundamentals. However, <strong>political and governance risks remain high<\/strong>, limiting the overall improvement in risk perception.\n\nKey improvements in <strong>economic and financial risk<\/strong> include:\n<ul>\n \t<li>A contained current account deficit<\/li>\n \t<li>Lower external debt servicing costs<\/li>\n \t<li>Partial recovery in forex reserves<\/li>\n \t<li>Persistent currency undervaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nDespite these gains, <strong>business conditions remain weak<\/strong>, and inflationary pressures continue to weigh on growth prospects.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb0fdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fb0fdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ac446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49ac446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disinflation and Monetary Easing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abebd8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abebd8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a1bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a1bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since June 2024, Turkey has been undergoing a <strong>disinflation process<\/strong>. Inflation dropped from <strong>44.4% at the end of 2024 to 39.1% in February 2025<\/strong>, its lowest level in nearly two years.<\/p><p>\u27a1\ufe0f In response, the <strong>Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT)<\/strong> cut its policy rate by <strong>250 basis points in March 2025<\/strong>, bringing the one-week repo rate down to <strong>42.5%<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Despite monetary easing, concerns remain over <strong>price rigidity and risks to sustained disinflation<\/strong>, particularly as wages and indexed prices continue to fuel inflationary pressures<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6782719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6782719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df369d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df369d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weak Growth and Turkish Lira Pressures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74472d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74472d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c5d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4c5d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey\u2019s GDP grew by <strong>2.9% in 2024<\/strong>, down from <strong>5.1% in 2023<\/strong>, due to:<\/p><ul><li>Persistent inflationary pressures<\/li><li>High interest rates restricting credit and investment<\/li><li>External headwinds impacting trade<\/li><\/ul><p>Domestic demand slowed throughout the year, and while government stimulus measures helped prevent a sharper contraction, <strong>growth remains lackluster<\/strong>.<\/p><p>At the same time, the <strong>Turkish Lira (TRY) continues to depreciate<\/strong>. After losing nearly <strong>20% in 2024<\/strong>, the USD\/TRY exchange rate reached <strong>36.7 in March 2025<\/strong>, with further depreciation projected to <strong>41.7 by Q4 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfcbf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cfcbf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c0ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42c0ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ecd67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21ecd67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d9bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0d9bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey has made <strong>notable progress in stabilizing its external accounts<\/strong>, but <strong>monetary, inflationary, and political risks persist<\/strong>. Investors remain cautious as <strong>monetary easing and political uncertainty weigh on Turkey\u2019s financial markets<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69365500 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69365500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602cf570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"602cf570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fe8899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69fe8899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest posts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2949a0fe 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