Thursday, July 31, 2008

Turkey set to refocus on key economic reforms

"Turkey set to refocus on key economic reforms

By Daren Butler
ISTANBUL, July 31 (Reuters) - A court ruling against closing the governing AK Party has removed the political doubt plaguing Turkey's economy, enabling it to push ahead with a busy reform agenda, boost flagging activity and map out new IMF ties.
Confidence in the economic outlook has been battered since the case was opened in March, distracting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's attention away from a reform path which has yielded years of strong growth and European Union-candidate status."

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