ANKARA
Turkey's energy imports are estimated to decrease by $12 billion and inflation is set to decline by 0.5%-1% if crude prices average between $35 and $45 this year, experts told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.
As crude oil prices plummeted around 30% on Monday to reach their lowest level in four years, questions now arise on how the economies and budgets of oil-importing countries will be affected.
Due to the decline in crude prices, Turkey's gasoline prices decreased by 0.6 Turkish liras ($0.097) and diesel prices by 0.55 liras ($0.089) from Tuesday midnight onwards.
"The decline in gasoline and diesel