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Inside Europe: The tumbling lira and Turkey's elections

Dorian Jones
June 1, 2018

Turkey's currency has lost over 10 percent in value against the dollar in the last month alone. Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan triggered investor anxiety when he said he wanted a greater say in monetary policy if he wins this month's elections. The plunging lira comes at a bad time for Erdogan, as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

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