Monday, December 12, 2011

Turkey Grows Faster-Than-Expected 8.2 Percent in 3rd Quarter - Businessweek

Turkey Grows Faster-Than-Expected 8.2 Percent in 3rd Quarter
December 12, 2011, 7:08 AM EST

By Mark Bentley

(Updates with economist in third paragraph, markets in fifth.)

Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s economy grew a faster-than- expected 8.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, as central bank efforts to squeeze credit growth failed to damp the expansion.

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