Turkey's Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee to convene today

The Monetary Policy Committee is expected to raise the bank’s policy rate by 100 basis points.

Turkish central bank decided to keep its policy rate steady at 17.00 percent last month.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is the decision-making body for monetary policy under the inflation targeting regime.

The MPC is made up of the Governor, Deputy Governors, a member appointed from among the members of the Board, and another member appointed by a joint decree upon recommendation of the Governor.

The Undersecretary of Treasury or a Deputy Undersecretary authorized by the Undersecretary can attend the meetings without voting capacity. (ILKHA)