Turkish finances seen as obstacle to IMF deal

Turkey’s deteriorating public finances have become the biggest obstacle to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund – and the most compelling reason why a new financing package is still urgently needed, economists were reported as saying May 2009.

ESO: Background information: Pressure intensifies for Turkey to secure agreement with IMF http://www.europeansources.info/record/pressure-intensifies-for-turkey-to-secure-agreement-with-imf/

International Monetary Fund: Country information: Turkey and the IMF http://www.imf.org/external/country/TUR/index.htm

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