Thursday, October 27, 2011

Basci Eases Funding Squeeze as Turkish Banks Juggle Changes - Businessweek

Basci Eases Funding Squeeze as Turkish Banks Juggle Changes
October 27, 2011, 6:22 AM EDT

By Ali Berat Meric and Steve Bryant

(Updates bank index in seventh paragraph, lira in ninth.)

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s central bank provided banks more liquidity and cheaper funding, a day after scrapping any low-cost lending, as Governor Erdem Basci tweaks policy on a day-by-day basis to curb inflation and support the lira.

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