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Turkey's finance minister quits as currency plunges in value • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 02 Dec 2021
#Turkey's Finance Minister, Lutfi Elvan, has resigned amid another plunge in the value of the country's currency, the #lira. He is being replaced by his deputy, Nureddin Nebati, who supports President #Erdogan's controversial economic policies. The lira has lost almost half of its value this year as the President has pushed for low interest rates, despite rising #inflation. Also today, we look at how some French parents are choosing to rent toys for their children, instead of buying new ones.

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