Turkish currency hits record low against U.S. dollar

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Turkish currency hits record low against U.S. dollar

STORY: Turkish currency hits record low against U.S. dollar SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkiye's central bank, Turkish lira 2. various of the Istanbul city in Turkiye 3. various of the exchange office, clerk in exchange office counting U.S. dollars in Istanbul, Turkiye 4. various of the Istanbul Stock Exchange in Turkiye STORYLINE: The Turkish currency hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, trading at over 29.70 liras per dollar. After seeing 29.77 at 12:58 p.m. local time (0958 GMT) against the greenback, the lira stood at 29.74, losing around 37 percent of its value since last year. Alaattin Aktas, an economist, told Cumhuriyet Daily that the dollar exchange rate is expected to increase to around 40 liras per dollar in 2024. "If the dollar exchange rate is adjusted according to the requirements of the economy, it will increase by the rate of inflation and reach a

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