Representatives of the signing countries are pictured on screen during the signing ceremony for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement at the ASEAN Summit to be held on November 15, 2020 in Hanoi. NHAC NGUN | AFP | Getty Images Russia has formed the world’s largest free trade …
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a news conference in Budapest, Hungary on November 7, 2019. Bernadette Szabo | Reuters Turkey’s sliding currency hit a new low on Tuesday, trading in London late in the afternoon with a record 8.8 lira per dollar, amid investor resentment over the central bank’s …
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