Economists expect $2B current account surplus in Turkey

ISTANBUL 

Turkey’s current account balance is projected to post a surplus of $2 billion in September, an Anadolu Agency survey found on Monday.

The Turkish Central Bank is set to announce the country’s current account balance for September tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The estimates of a group of 14 economists range between $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion.

The end-2019 current account balance is forecast to register a surplus of $200 million.

Turkey’s current account balance in August saw a surplus of $2.6 billion, up $554 million year-on-year.

The country’s new economic program, unveiled in September, forecast a current-account-surplus-to-GDP ratio of

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