Economy in focus as Türkiye heads to presidential runoff

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Economy in focus as Türkiye heads to presidential runoff

STORY: Economy in focus as Türkiye heads to presidential runoff DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of presidential elections in Türkiye 2. various of people shopping in Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ENVER ERKAN, Chief economist At Istanbul's Dinamik Investment Securities 4. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollar 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ENVER ERKAN, Chief economist At Istanbul's Dinamik Investment Securities STORYLINE: As Türkiye's presidential elections are heading to a first-ever run-off, key economic challenges lie ahead. Taming inflation while maintaining monetary stability is vital for the country's economy, experts said. On Monday, Turkish voters went to the polls to elect both their president and members of parliament for a term of five years. As none of the top two candidates reached the 50-percent threshold of vote to call an outright victory, a runoff was set for May 28. The first round of ballot saw incumbent President

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