ANKARA - Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Nazim Ekren said Wednesday the rise in gross domestic product in Turkey will encourage international investors` outlook on Turkey.
Holding a press conference with State Minister Mehmet Simsek and Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan on Wednesday, Ekren indicated that, after calculations have been updated, Turkey`s gross domestic product showed an increase and the proportion of constant capital investments to national income also went up.
"Turkey`s budget deficit declined in proportion to its national income. There is no problem with the budget deficit within the framework of the Maastricht criteria," Ekren noted.
"Turkey has been successful in improving its credit rating by fulfilling five of the seven requirements," Ekren also said.
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