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Turkey to End FX-Linked Deposit Program in 2024, Minister Says
- So-called KKM program was holdover from previous economy team
- Simsek says new year will see better fiscal discipline
A currency exchange bureau in Bodrum, Turkey.
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Turkey plans to end its FX-protected deposit program in the new year, said Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek.
“2024 will be a year annual inflation starts to decline, reserve adequacy increases further, the foreign exchange protected system ends, a permanent improvement in the current account begins, and fiscal discipline is established,” Simsek said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.