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Thursday, December 08, 2011

Turkey Levies 30% Tax on Syrian Goods as Al-Assad Freezes Trade - Businessweek

Turkey Levies 30% Tax on Syrian Goods as Al-Assad Freezes Trade
December 08, 2011, 2:50 AM EST

By Emre Peker

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey will levy taxes of about 30 percent tax on Syrian goods after President Bashar al-Assad suspended a free-trade agreement and imposed taxes on Turkish exports, Customs & Trade Minister Hayati Yazici said.

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