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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Ambition yet to be matched by reality

"Ambition yet to be matched by reality

By Delphine Strauss

Published: May 4 2010 16:27 | Last updated: May 4 2010 16:27

Search the rows of gold dealers in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar and, on any weekday, you will find a group of shabby men packed into a back alley, gesturing and shouting into mobile phones. They are trading foreign currency, on wafer-thin margins and in large enough volumes to affect wholesale prices."

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