The lira hit a record low beyond 18 against the USD yesterday
1 USD = 12 TL now
and will continue fall
because , No Turkish citizen will have to move their savings from the Turkish lira to a foreign currency
USD fall 30% in value against Turkish lira upon Erdoğan's statements
ERDOGAN = Turkey will no longer be a country dependent on imports
ERDOGAN = The Turkish government is presenting a new financial alternative for citizens' savings to soothe their worries over exchange rates-which have reached record highs in recent days
ERDOGAN = Stoppage (deductions) on companies' dividend payments will also be lowered to 10%
ERDOGAN = The state subsidy rate on the personal pension system will be raised significantly from 5% to 30% in order to boost its appea
there is no economic crisis in Turkiye
Turkey is adamant on its new economic model that prioritizes lower interest rates, high employment numbers and more investments ..... to boost production, jobs, exports and growth
Every body knows that high interest rate is not good to real economic sector, but there is monetary reality that you need to deal in order to solve this Lira huge depreciation. As I said, leave the issue to the expert, they have spend much time learning economics and with many case studies happened around the world and in different period.
ERDOGAN's approach would ultimately make Turkey less dependent on outside factors such as the scale of foreign investment and the price of commodity goods
Turkey is the 11th country with the highest policy rate in the world; in the first place in Europe
Zimbabwe (60)
Venezuela (56.86)
Argentina (38)
Yemen (27)
Angola (20)
Liberia (20)
Sudan (18.3)
Iran (18)
Haiti (17)
South Sudan (15)
Turkey (14)
Belarus 9.25
Ukraine 8.5
Russia 7.5
Moldova 5.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.44
Czech Republic 2.75
Croatia 2,5
Hungary 2.1
Iceland 2
Romania 1.75
Macedonia 1.25
Poland 0.5
Serbia 1
Albania 0.5
Poland 0.5
Norway 0.25
United Kingdom 0.1
Bulgaria 0
Eurozone 0
Sweden 0
Denmark -0.6
Switzerland -0.75