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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Long opposed to rate increases, Erdogan now backs plan that includes raising rates, minister says

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, long a proponent of cutting interest rates, now supports his advisers’ economic plan that includes raising rates, a member of his economic team said Thursday.

In a theory that runs contrary to traditional economic thinking, Erdogan has long pressured Turkey's central bank governors to lower rates. The move was blamed for inflaming a cost-of-living crisis in the country.

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