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who s based in the turkish capital, ankara. the tour, a lot ahead for president erdogan, he thinks cost of living crisis is manageable is it? that crisis is manageable - is it? that is an excellent crisis is manageable - is it? that is an excellent question, - crisis is manageable is it? twat is an excellent question, and one had so many economists across the world are wondering about, because he has pursued such unorthodox economic and monetary policies over the last several years, he has put a lot of pressure on the central bank not to raise interest rates, as most central banks usually do to combat rising prices, and that has let inflation run away. as you said, inflation run away. as you said, inflation currently at 44%, it topped out at 88.5% last year, so household is really feeling the pinch, and the question is whether president erdogan will put a team around him now who will sort of convince him that more orthodox monetary policy is the way to go. the thi ....
difficult to self but for questions and challenges ahead as he grapples to get the economy into better shape. to get the economy into better sha e. ., , to get the economy into better sha e. . , ., , , to get the economy into better shae. . , ., , , ., shape. that is right, and this is a cuestion shape. that is right, and this is a question economists shape. that is right, and this is a question economists have - shape. that is right, and this is a question economists have been l shape. that is right, and this is a - question economists have been asking for months. if he were to win another five years, what would it mean for the struggling economy? inflation tapped out at 85.5% last october. it has since come down, it is about 44% now. what is he going to do with the next five years and what is he going to do in the next days and weeks? he is almost certainly going to restructure his economic team, finance team. there is speculation about whether we will see familiar ....
at verisk maplecroft. if erdogan continues down this path of policy that he has embarked upon, do you think turkey will be defaulting on its debts any time soon? thank ou. its debts any time soon? thank yom yes. its debts any time soon? thank you. yes, well, its debts any time soon? thank you. yes, well, the its debts any time soon? thank you. yes, well, the turkish - you. yes, well, the turkish lira partly as a result of economic policies under the current turkish government has lost about 80% of its value over the past five years. and in the lead up to the election, one of the ways in which the central bank was holding it off was drawing on its foreign exchange and gold reserves. although that props up the lira it is not necessarily sustainable in the long term and if turkey is no longer able to finance imports or to service its external debt it could end up default. there are corrective actions the turkish government can take to try and hold off that risk but w ....
that gives no one everything they want, but that s the responsibility of governing. this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s tal ....