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Turkish Central Bank raises maximum forex collateral ratio

Turkey's Central Bank will increase the amount of foreign-denominated collateral banks can pledge against borrowing in the interbank market, it said on Jan. 10.

The maximum ratio of forex collateral will rise to 70 percent from 50 percent from Jan. 13, the bank said, adding that the move is expected to lift demand for forex-denominated bonds issued abroad by the Turkish Treasury.

Serbia currency ends year by losing 0.2 pct against euro

The Serbian dinar (RSD) lost 0.2 percent of its value against the euro (EUR) on Thursday, with the official middle exchange rate at RSD 121.6261.

The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) also announced that it on Wednesday intervened in the interbank FX market by purchasing EUR 20 million in order to prevent excessive daily volatility of the exchange rate.

Serbian currency lost 0.7 pct against euro in December

The Serbian dinar (RSD) dropped by 0.7 percent against the euro (EUR) in December, and by 0.9 percent since the beginning of the year.

The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) sold EUR 440 million on the interbank foreign exchange market to defend the national currency, NBS Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic has told state broadcaster RTS.

Exchange rate at RSD 120.0378

BELGRADE - The dinar dropped by one para on Tuesday, making the official medium dinar-to-euro exchange rate RSD 120.0378, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said in a statement.

The NBS bought EUR 10 million on the interbank foreign exchange market on Thursday to curb excessive daily fluctuations of the exchange rate.

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