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Make or break time for Turkey

The sacking of Turkey’s central bank governor, as well as the (possible) departure of Finance Minister and President Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, has prompted a rally in local financial markets on expectations that breaks within the ruling AK Party are forcing a positive shift in Turkey’s economic management. But there is a major risk that policy decisions in the coming weeks send the country hurtling into a severe balance of payments crisis.

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