The net foreign exchange deficit of companies outside the financial sector was 147 billion 985 million dollars in January 2025.
According to data of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), foreign exchange assets of companies other than the financial sector in January decreased by 2 billion 696 million dollars, while obligations increased by 8 billion 279 million dollars.
The net foreign exchange position deficit of the companies in question increased by 10 billion 975 million dollars to 147 billion 985 million dollars.
The CBRT added the data of derivative assets and obligations as of 21 March 2025 to the net foreign exchange assets and obligations statistics of companies outside the financial sector.
When the distribution of assets was examined, deposits, derivative assets and export receivables in domestic banks have decreased by 2 billion 15 million dollars, 1 billion 80 million dollars and 534 million dollars respectively, while direct capital investments and securities increased $ 859 million and $ 75 million respectively. Thus, assets decreased by 2 billion 696 million dollars.
In the distribution of obligation, cash loans, derivative obligations and cash loans from abroad increased by 3 billion 891 million dollars, 2 billion 544 million dollars and 2 billion 148 million dollars, while import debts decreased by 304 million dollars, respectively. According to these, obligations increased by 8 billion 279 million dollars.
Looking at the maturity structure of the obligations, short -term loans provided in the domestic period in January 2025 increased by 1 billion 245 million dollars compared to December 2024, and those with long term increased 2 billion 646 million dollars. In loans from abroad, short -term ones decreased by 130 million dollars, while long -term loans rose 1 billion 975 million dollars.
In January 2025, short -term assets were 131 billion 590 million dollars, while short -term obligations were 119 billion 472 million dollars.
The short -term net foreign exchange position surplus was 12 billion 118 million dollars and decreased by 7 billion 170 million dollars compared to December 2024.
The share of short -term obligations in total obligations was 38 percent.
