Turkey's international investment deficit grows by $20b in 2020

Turkey's net international investment deficit grew by $20 billion from the end of 2019 to reach a total $365.8 billion at the end of August. Turkey's international assets shrunk by 10.2 percent to reach $227.4 billion in the same period.

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Turkey's net international investment position dropped by $20 billion to a deficit of $364.8 billion at the end of August, Turkey's Central Bank said on Oct. 19.

While the national international deficit had been at $344.7 billion at the end of 2019, Turkey's international assets shrunk by 10.2 percent to reach $227.4 billion and international liability shrank by a mere one percent to $592.2 billion.

International reserve assets took the larger blow with a 20.8 percent drop. International investments dropped by 5.6 percent, a comparison that's revealing the fact that Turkey's international deficit is prompted more by domestic factors than international.

Portfolio investments shrunk by 21.3 percent from the end of 2019 for a total $104.4 billion while state bonds owned by foreign nationals dropped by a whopping 63.6 percent.

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