ISTANBUL -- Turkey's central bank on Thursday held the benchmark one-week repo rate at 14% for the fourth consecutive month, even as runaway inflation rose to a 20-year high of 61% in March.
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Turkey holds key rate at 14% even with inflation at 61%
Bank blames rising prices on external factors, as economists see CPI hitting 70%
Tomatoes for sale at a street market in Istanbul. Turkey's consumers are grappling with surging prices as inflation hit its highest level in 20 years in March. © Reuters
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