(ANSA) - ISTANBUL, NOV 17 - "We will lift the back of our nation from the weight of interest rates".
This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a speech to the parliamentary group of his AKP party where he promised that he will fight interest rates as long as he holds the office of president.
After the words of the Turkish leader, the lira continued to depreciate, setting a new negative record, breaking the threshold of 1 dollar for 10.48 Turkish lira.
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