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Qatar defies Trump

Qatar defied US President Donald Trump yesterday and promised to plough $15 billion into Turkish financial markets and banks, amid a collapse in the value of the lira and a looming trade war between Turkey and the United States. The bail-out followed talks in Ankara between the e

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Published 16 August 2018, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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Qatar defies Trump

Qatar defied US President Donald Trump yesterday and promised to plough $15 billion into Turkish financial markets and banks, amid a collapse in the value of the lira and a looming trade war between Turkey and the United States.

The bail-out followed talks in Ankara between the emir of Qatar, Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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