Monday, December 15, 2008

Turkey hit by grim growth data

"Turkey hit by grim growth data

By Delphine Strauss in Ankara

Published: December 15 2008 20:55 | Last updated: December 15 2008 20:55

Turkey aims to close a financing deal with the International Monetary Fund at the start of January, the government confirmed on Monday, as the weakest quarterly growth in six years prompted analysts to forecast a technical recession."

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