Latest report from the US ratings agency

  • Turkey continues with robust public financing in the face of the situation in global markets
  • has kept resistance against external shocks which have emerged recently
  • these factors reflect current BBB- credit rating and stable outlook
  • sovereign risks remain broadly balanced
  • very large external financing requirements that expose Turkey to shifting investor sentiment remain a potential source of risk
  • external liquidity weaker than peers
  • assumes Turkey's policy rate to be raised after Fed lift-off
  • If November's election led to the formation of a stable govt then structural reform and growth could benefit

The election, called in August, takes place on 1 Nov