Friday, March 27, 2020

Coronavirus, Covid-19: Turkey Businesses Urge Erdogan to Do More - Bloomberg

Turkey’s Top Businesses Urge Erdogan to Do More on Virus Fallout
By Kerim Karakaya and Ercan Ersoy
March 27, 2020, 2:15 AM EDT

Turkey’s top industrialists are calling on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to introduce stricter measures to fight coronavirus and boost stimulus to kick start the economy once the pandemic is over.

The board of the business group Tusiad penned a letter to the Turkish president after he announced a 100 billion liras ($15.4 billion) package of tax cuts and payment deferrals to support the economy, according to people familiar with the matter.

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