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Turkish Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged At 8.50%

Turkey's central bank maintained its key interest rate for the third straight time at its May meeting on Thursday, and policymakers assessed that the current monetary policy stance is adequate to support the necessary recovery from the outcome of the earthquake by maintaining price stability and financial stability.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, or CBRT, led by Governor Sahap Kavcioglu, left the policy rate, which is the one-week repo auction rate, unchanged at 8.50 percent. The move was in line with expectations.

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