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The Central Bank has cut the interest rate by 150 basis points to 9 percent after today's (November 24) meeting.
In a press release regarding the decision, the bank's Monetary Policy Committee said it had decided to end the rate cut cycle that started in August, "considering the increasing risks regarding global demand."
Türkiye's policy rate had been in two digits since September 2020, when it was raised from 8.25 to 10.25 percent.
However, the official inflation rate was 11.75 at that time, whereas it is over 85 percent right now.
Central Bank's course of policy rate changesIn the period when Central Bank Governor Murat Çetinkaya was removed from office on July 6, 2019 and Murat Uysal was appointed in his place
In the period when Murat Uysal was removed from office as the Central Bank Governor and Naci Ağbal was appointed in his place
In the period when Naci Ağbal was removed from office on March 20, 2021 and Şahap Kavcıoğlu was appointed in his place
* In the months that are not indicated in this table, the policy rate was kept unchanged (The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank convenes every month). |
(HA/VK)