Turkey lifts inflation forecasts for 2018 and 2019

Weaker lira is expected to keep increasing import prices, with inflation currently in double digits

Murat Çetinkaya
Murat Çetinkaya
Photo: CBRT

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has revised upwards its inflation forecasts for 2018 and 2019 on high import prices created by a weak lira.

The governor of the CBRT, Murat Çetinkaya, explained the new forecasts today (January 30). Prices are expected to rise by 7.9% in 2018, up from 7% in the inflation report published in October 2017. Prices in 2019 are now expected to rise by 6.5%, up from 6% in the previous forecast.

In both cases, the revision is due to the increase in the

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