The Turkish government is becoming increasingly vocal in its demands for the central bank to cut interest rates, arguing that high interest rates risk making the lira overvalued which would damage external competitiveness. However, this distracts from the fact that high inflation is a key factor behind Turkey’s competitiveness problem. Paradoxically, the economy might be better served by tighter monetary policy.
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