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Turkey lira troubles and emerging currencies

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
Turkey’s currency is not the only one in trouble. South Africa, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Russia have all seen their currencies slip over the...

Erdogan blames Turkish currency crash on ‘political plot’ against Turkey

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
The crash of the Turkish lira is a “political plot” against Turkey. So said the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on August 12. He...

Landmark deal sails into Caspian Sea

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan on August 12 signed an agreement on the legal status of the inland sea bordering...

Swiss plan for EU treaty hit a wall

EFTA Theodoros Benakis -
Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for Switzerland’s plan to forge a treaty with the European Union. The country’s labour unions are...

Belarusian reporters taken into police custody

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
Five Belarusian journalists were detained by police following searches at the offices of two independent news outlets Tut.by and BelaPAN on August 7. Police...
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