Economics

Turkish Central Bank Chief Defends Policies That Sapped Reserves

  • Kavcioglu speaks to state media in first televised interview
  • New governor says lira would be much weaker without support
Photographer: Miguel Angel Sanchez/Bloomberg
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Turkey’s new central bank governor defended unannounced foreign-exchange sales in recent years that are estimated to have cost the country more than $100 billion in reserves.