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World Business Report: First broadcast 12/05/2023 14:32 GMT : Eyes fall on Turkey’s elections

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Eyes fall on Turkey’s elections

First broadcast 12/05/2023 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 12/05/2023 14:32 GMT : Eyes fall on Turkey’s elections

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Eyes fall on Turkey’s elections

All eyes fall on Turkey’s tightest presidential vote

On Sunday Turkish people will vote in one of the tightest presidential election in years.

Rahul Tandon hears about Sunday’s Turkish Presidential election – which is likely to be one of the tightest on record, with the economy at the centre of the campaigns.

Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan is to be freed from custody, a day after the Supreme Court ruled his dramatic arrest on corruption charges was illegal. But the country is running out of money - and this week to add to its financial problems there have been huge protests on the streets following the arrest of the opposition leader. 

The South African rand stemmed losses on Friday after authorities said the country had not approved any arms shipment to Russia last year. 

(Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raises his hand up as he holds a rally ahead of the Presidential elections in the Sultangazi area of Istanbul on May 12, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. Source: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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