Turkish central bank keeps policy rate at 8.5 pct

ANKARA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's central bank decided to keep its interest rate unchanged at 8.5 percent on Thursday ahead of the May 14 elections.

The inflation has been eased, and the economic fallout from the earthquake is being closely monitored, the bank said in a statement following the Monetary Policy Committee meeting.

"It has become even more important to keep financial conditions supp