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Thursday, February 05, 2015

Erdogan says central bank 'dragging Turkey down', lira hits new low

Erdogan says central bank ’dragging Turkey down’, lira hits new low
Thursday, 05 February 2015 01:20
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui

imageANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused the Turkish central bank of seeking to drag Turkey down by refusing to aggressively cut interest rates, a tirade that propelled the lira to a new low.

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