ANKARA, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Turkey's current account deficit, a long standing weak spot for the economy, will be around $50 billion in 2012, Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said on Wednesday.

Current account deficit was $77.09 billion in 2011. The narrowing in the current account deficit was driven by a 12.6 percent increase in exports to $151.9 billion, Caglayan added.

(Reporting by Ozge Ozbilgin, Writing by Ece Toksabay) Keywords: TURKEY CURRENTACCOUNT/

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