Economics
Turkey Growth Outstrips Peers on Spending Spurt Before Virus
- Economy grows 4.5% in first quarter as consumption jumps
- Expansion beats nations including Russia, Poland and Mexico
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Turkey’s economy clocked one of the fastest expansions across emerging markets in the first quarter thanks to a surge in consumption before a lockdown to slow the coronavirus outbreak took hold.