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ANKARA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank has
asked banks to widen the spread for gold and foreign currency
transactions to curb foreign currency demand, two sources with
knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
The central bank also asked the banking sector to increase
derivative transaction costs to around 40%, the sources said, in
a move aimed at directing such transactions to Borsa Istanbul.
Turkish central bank declined to comment.
Authorities have introduced measures to protect the markets
against the impact of massive earthquakes that hit the
southeastern region last week, killing more than 41,000 people
in Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
(Reporting by Nevzat Devranoglu; editing by Parisa Hafezi,
Jsdon Neely and Bernadette Baum)
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