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Lira
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Lira
A term for a currency. It derives its name from "libra," which is the Latin word for a Troy pound of refined silver. It formerly was the name of the currencies in a number of states on the Italian peninsula, including Italy, San Marino and the Vatican. It continues to be the name for currencies in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.
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3 million liras per dollar after the Central Bank began a second auction selling dollars for liras.
TURKEY - July 11 - Markets Fall by APS Diplomat Recorder
The bank also resumes sales of repurchase agreements, used to pump liras into the banking system, to bring down overnight interest rates that soared to 6,200% last week.
TURKEY - Feb. 26 - Central Bank Acts by APS Diplomat Recorder
 
 
 
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