The appreciation of Turkey’s real exchange rate has raised speculation that monetary policy could be loosened to weaken the lira. However, the most effective way to improve Turkey’s export competitiveness would be to reduce inflation, which is high by regional standards. To this end, looser policy could actually make things worse.
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