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Turkey: Solid fundamentals, structural roadblocks Melis Metiner HSBC Economist +90 (212) 376 4618 melismetiner @hsbc.com.t r. Title. EVENT: . DATE:. Turkey has a young, growing population…. Source: UN , HSBC. Favourable debt dynamics…. Source: CBRT.
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Turkey: Solid fundamentals, structural roadblocks Melis Metiner HSBC Economist +90 (212) 376 4618 melismetiner@hsbc.com.tr Title EVENT: DATE:
Turkey has a young, growing population… Source: UN, HSBC
Favourable debt dynamics… Source: CBRT Source: European Mortgage Federation
And a diversified economy Source: Turkstat
But when it grows, it creates external imbalances… Source: Turkstat
And runs a large current account deficit Source: CBRT
Low domestic savings mean dependence on external financing… Source: Fitch
Which makes Turkey’s growth model an unsustainable one Source: CBRT, Turkstat
Exports are nominally low and low value added Source: Undersecretariat of Trade, HSBC Source: HSBC
While import appetite is strong for both energy and non-energy items Source: Turkstat
High (and volatile) inflation is another issue Source: CEIC, HSBC
… Food inflation in particular Source: Eurostat Source: Turkstat, HSBC
Labour market participation is low… Source: Turkstat Source: World Bank
…And the share of unrecorded employment is high Source: Turkstat
Which translates into a small tax base Source: OECD Source: Ministry of Finance
Turkey faces four structural weaknesses that require structural reform