November 13 (SeeNews) - Turkey's current account gap expanded to $49 billion (36.5 billion euro) in the nine months through September from $38.4 billion a year ago, while foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country declined, the central bank said on Wednesday.
The country's foreign trade deficit widened to $60.6 billion in the period under review from $50.8 billion a year ago, the bank said in a statement.
Non-residents’ net direct investments in Turkey decreased by $1.802 billion on the year to $8.698 billion in the nine-month period, while residents’ net direct investments abroad declined by $1.213 billion to $1.919 billion.
($ = 0.744 euro)