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Turkey’s forex market in agony after drastic measures

Many brokerage houses have closed in Turkey since February, when the authorities drastically lowered the leverage ratio for foreign exchange transactions.

A board showing the currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and the Euro against Turkish lira is on display at a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey, January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RTX2YFYP
A board showing the currency exchange rates of the US dollar and the euro against the Turkish lira is on display at a currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 11, 2017. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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