Turkish central bank raises rates in dramatic fashion

Source: Reuters
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Turkey's national bank decided to increase all of its benchmark interest rates at an emergency policy meeting yesterday despite an opposition of the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan defending the country's weak currency. The Turkish central bank raised lending rate in dramatic fashion from 7.75% to a level of 12%, while the one-week repo rate was increased from 4.5% to 10%.

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