The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) Monetary Policy Committee (PPK) convened on August 18 and lowered the policy rate by 100 basis points from 14 percent to 13 percent. This interest rate cut was a big surprise even for us who are skeptical of various ongoing incredible things in our beautiful country.
The Central Bank of the Turkish Republic (CBRT) lowered the policy rate from 14 percent to 13 percent amid surging inflation and currency crisis. The CBRT decided to lower the long been steady 14 percent policy interest rate to 13 percent after the Monetary Policy Board meeting on Aug. 18. “The Board evaluated that the
The Turkish Lira (TRY) depreciated further against the US Dollar and reached the psychological limit of 18 liras, and closed the day at 17.92 just before the US Federal Reserve announced its interest rate decision on July 27. The last time the US Dollar TRY parity passed the 18 limit was on December 18 2021
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High inflation and increasing poverty have become our most significant economic issues. Consumer inflation in June is 78.6 percent, food inflation is 93 percent, and producer inflation is 138.3 percent. The 2022 inflation rate under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule has exceeded the inflation rate of former Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit’s term in 2001, which
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After a two-day delay, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) announced the rationale and the implementation methods for its Decision numbered 10250 (‘Decision’ from now on), taken on June 24 and caused great controversy; including about loans and rates. The statement made on June 26 sets out the reasoning for the Decision. Trying to
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Turkey’s opposition block formed by the six opposition parties vowed to ensure independent monetary management in the event that they came to power in a new report announced on June 13. “The Institutional Reforms Commission” established by the six-party opposition block finished its first report which focused on the block’s reform propositions to be implemented
How to start writing this article? The Minister of Treasury and Finance said, “at a crossroads, we have chosen to grow with inflation. Otherwise, we could have taken very drastic measures to reduce inflation.” Alternatively, I would begin with this: “The dollar exchange rate, which had been 9.5 liras at the beginning of November 2021,