Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lira plunges again after Erdogan defends rate cuts

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ISTANBUL: Turkey’s troubled lira nosedived on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan justify not to raise the interest rates to stabilise the currency. Erdogan has pushed the central bank to sharply lower borrowing costs, despite the annual rate of inflation soaring to more than 20 per cent. Economists believe the policy could see consumer price increases … Read more