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Turkey Lowers Interest Rate for First Time in Two Years

Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate on Thursday for the first time since February 2023, cutting it by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5%. This move comes in response to a slowdown in inflation, which remains above 47% year-on-year. The rate had been held steady at 50% since March as part of efforts to curb inflation. The central ...