Turkish Central Bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 16.5 pct
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) on Thursday lowered its benchmark interest rate — the one week repo rate — by 325 basis points to 16.50% from 19.75%.
- Economy
- Compiled from wire services
- Published Date: 02:38 | 12 September 2019
- Modified Date: 02:39 | 12 September 2019
The Turkish Central Bank on Thursday lowered its one-week repo rate 325 basis points.
The bank's policy rate -- also known as the one-week repo rate -- fell from 19.75% to 16.50%.
The decision came in a statement from the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting -- the sixth of eight meetings scheduled for 2019.
On Tuesday, a group of 18 economists surveyed by Anadolu Agency forecast an average drop of 250 basis points in the one-week repo rate, with the lowest estimate at 175 basis points, and the highest at 375.
In 2018, the bank held nine MPC meetings, as interest rates climbed from 8% to 24% over the course of the year.