A vendor waits for customers outside a currency exchange shop, in Istanbul, Monday, March 22, 2021. The Turkish currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over the weekend for hiking interest rates. The lira was trading at around 7.9 against the dollar — nearly 10% down from Friday's close. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)
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