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Amid crisis, Erdogan challenges those playing 'games' on Turkish economy

The lira has plunged as investors fret about Erdogan's influence over monetary policy

TurkeyPresident Tayyip Erdogan
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Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters

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A day after two major ratings agencies downgraded Turkey closer to junk status amid a currency crisis, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would challenge those playing “games” on the economy.

Both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s ratings agencies cut Turkey’s sovereign credit ratings deeper into “junk” territory late on Friday.

Standard & Poor’s cited extreme lira volatility and forecasted a recession next year. The rating agency downgraded the rating by one notch to B+ from BB- and kept Turkey’s outlook at stable in a move which came after the lira lost some 40 per cent of its value against the dollar

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