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Turkey caught in currency crosswinds

The fall in the Turkish lira against the US dollar over the past couple of weeks has raised fresh concerns about the country’s relatively high burden of dollar-denominated debt. But at the same time, the lira has strengthened against the euro and the currencies of several other major Turkish export markets, meaning there has been no improvement in overall export competitiveness.


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