Lira Plunges After Erdogan Appoints Co-CEO Of Failed First Republic Bank As New Central Bank Governor

The currency Lira has plunged after President of Turkey Erdogan appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan, the co-CEO of the failed First Republic Bank, as the new Central Bank Governor.

Turkish President Erdogan, fresh from his re-election as president, has named Hafize Gaye Erkan as the new central bank head - and first ever female CBRT governor - replacing Sahap Kavcioglu in a move that some optimists claim may signal an attempt at returning to more conventional monetary policy...

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