Turkish currency hits fresh low against greenback

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Turkish currency hits fresh low against greenback

STORY: Turkish currency hits fresh low against greenback SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Exchange office in Istanbul, Information including Turkish lira and US dollar value information at the exchange office in Türkiye 3. various of exchange office, clerk in exchange office counting U.S. dollars in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. various of Turkish Central Bank 5. various of Hafize Gaye Erkan, the Turkish Central Bank governor 6. various of Turkish Central Bank, Turkish lira STORYLINE: The Turkish currency hit a fresh low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at nearly 29 liras per dollar. After fluctuating around the 29 thresholds in the early morning trading, the lira stood at 28.95 against the greenback at 11:15 a.m. local time (0815 GMT). The currency has lost about 35 percent of its value against the dollar since the beginning of this year. The lira hit 31.90

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