Turkish MPC holds rates after sharp inflation rise

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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
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Turkey’s monetary policy committee voted to hold rates on January 20, a day after the central bank secured several billion dollars of foreign exchange funding.

The MPC kept the one-week repo auction rate at 14%, after cutting it several times during 2020 despite a falling currency and rising inflation. All six current members of the MPC attended the meeting, which was chaired by governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu.

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