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Turkey
America’s Thanksgiving feast finds fans across the pond
Nov 28, 2019
C. Lidgate has been catering to American ex-pats in London for their Thanksgiving needs for three decades.
Oil prices and inflation hit emerging economies
Oct 1, 2018
Emerging economies have had a tough time in the global economy recently. We’re talking about countries like India, Turkey, South Africa and Argentina. They’re deeply engaged in the world economy, and, in some ways, very vulnerable to its ups and downs. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Road to recovery may be long for some emerging markets
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Scott Tong
Sep 5, 2018
The value of emerging market currencies keeps tumbling. Argentina’s peso has lost half its value against the dollar this year. Same with the lira in Turkey. Investors are souring on Brazil. India. South Africa. Mexico. Indonesia. Some of these countries have been through currency and financial crises before. And each case is different. But sometimes […]
Then and now: Syrian refugees reflect on their lives
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Reema Khrais
Sep 5, 2018
They found new homes in Turkey, along with frustration, resignation and hope.
Young Syrians rethink their future as refugees in Turkey
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Reema Khrais
Aug 31, 2018
Before the Syrian war in 2011, nearly 25 percent of young people went to college, which is almost completely subsidized by the government.
What it's like for a Syrian refugee to become the sole breadwinner
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Reema Khrais
Aug 24, 2018
Amna Hafez is like thousands of other Syrian women in Turkey who've been forced to create a new life for themselves and their families.
One Syrian refugee’s story: From civil engineer to daycare owner
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Reema Khrais
Aug 16, 2018
As a Syrian living in Turkey, Dania Abdulbaqi struggled to find formal work as an engineer.
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How strong is the U.S. dollar's position as a reserve currency?
Aug 15, 2018
Russian officials were in Turkey on Tuesday, talking with the government there about possible solutions for Turkey’s currency crisis. Both countries are also facing U.S. sanctions, so one idea they floated: Stick to their own national currencies for trade and avoid using the dollar at all. On top of that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov echoed […]
Turkey’s president wants to boycott American electronics. Good luck with that.
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Justin Ho
Aug 14, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to pull his people away from American-made smartphones and push them toward products from homegrown company Vestel. That could prove difficult, once you take a closer look at what comprises Vestel's phones.
Turkey’s new debt problem
Aug 13, 2018
Because of the country’s falling currency, its foreign debt just got a lot more expensive.