Turkey seeks billions in post Arab Spring deals
Tom Arnold
Sep 18, 2011
The Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visiting Libya on Friday. He also attended a rally at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli. Suhaib Salem / Reuters
Turkey has staked a claim in the rebuilding of Arab Spring economies, signing a flurry of lucrative contracts and seeking to secure multibillion dollars of deals.
The country's bid for a leading role in reconstruction efforts in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia could prove crucial as advanced economies remain distracted by the twin concerns of slowing economic growth and sovereign debt, say analysts.
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