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Saudi Arabia to deposit $5 bn in quake-hit Turkey’s central bank

Turkey's President Erdogan had visited Saudi Arabia in April last year. (AFP)
  • The decision, which will shore up Turkey's foreign reserves and help it combat inflation, was made on the order of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
  • Turkey was already suffering from skyrocketing inflation and a weakening currency before last month's massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia said Monday it was depositing $5 billion in Turkey’s central bank, a potentially major boost as the country grapples with inflation and damage from last month’s earthquake ahead of presidential elections.

Ahmed Al Khateeb, the Saudi tourism minister and board chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development, signed an agreement with Turkish central bank governor Sahap Kavcioglu “to make a significant $5 billion deposit”, the Saudi government said in a statement.

“This deposit is a testament to the close cooperation and historical ties that exist between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Turkey and its brotherly people,” the statement said.

The decision, which will shore up Turkey’s foreign reserves and help it combat inflation, was made on the order of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, it said.

Erdogan has pushed hard to enhance bilateral ties, a move analysts describe as largely driven by economic considerations.

Last April, he visited Saudi Arabia, where he met Prince Mohammed before travelling to Mecca.

Prince Mohammed followed with a visit to Ankara in June.

Turkey was already suffering from skyrocketing inflation and a weakening currency before last month’s massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked huge swathes of the country and parts of Syria, killing more than 50,000 people.

With elections just a few months away, Erdogan must now absorb economic damage estimated at more than $34 billion by the World Bank.