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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Inflation Seen Above 78% in June, Just Below 70% at End-2022

A money changer counts Turkish lira banknotes at a currency exchange office in Ankara, Turkey September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

Turkey's inflation is expected to rise above 78% in June and it was seen declining to just below 70% by end-2022, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, as pricing behavior deteriorates across the board due to a weak currency and a loose monetary policy.

Inflation has surged since last autumn, when the lira slumped after the central bank gradually cut its policy rate by 500 basis-points to 14%, in an easing cycle sought by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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