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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Why Turkey’s Debt Crisis Is A Bigger Risk To The Eurozone Than The PIGS – Analysis – Eurasia Review

Why Turkey’s Debt Crisis Is A Bigger Risk To The Eurozone Than The PIGS – Analysis
May 23, 2019 Claudio Grass
By Claudio Grass

Turkey has been almost constantly in the news over the past year, as troubling headlines about its economy and political situation continue to pile up. In a currency meltdown that escalated last summer, the Turkish lira has plunged by nearly 40%, threatening the Turkish economy as a whole. In January, inflation topped 20%, with skyrocketing food prices having an especially severe impact on the population. At the same time, unemployment hit 14.7%, its highest level in a decade, and a figure that’s only expected to rise further, as the Turkish economy is projected to contract by 2% in 2019.

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