Foreign investors are flocking to Turkey's local debt markets, saying they are impressed by interest rate cuts and easing inflation and are hoping that a regional transformation could further boost their bets on the economy.

Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45% on Thursday, in its second rate cut in as many months as official figures showed inflation was easing. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said it was reducing its benchmark one-week repo rate to 45% from the current 47.

Turkey's central bank cut its key interest rate by 250 basis points to 45% as expected on Thursday, carrying on an easing cycle it launched last month alongside a decline in annual inflation that is seen continuing through the year end.

Turkey's central bank has made a noteworthy move by cutting its interest rate for the second time in a row. This decision comes in the wake of a more significant than anticipated slowdown in headline inflation in December.