Turkish Current Account Stays Deep in Red, Comes Off Record High
A portrait of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.
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Turkey’s current-account balance stayed deep in the red in February, a key vulnerability for the economy as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government tries to keep the lira and inflation in check ahead of elections next month.