Can’t take a hike: more economic turmoil in Turkey
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The Economist
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🗓️ 24 March 2021
⏱️ 24 minutes
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just does not like interest-rate rises. So he has again sacked a central-bank governor given to imposing them—again, to his own peril. America’s love of free markets extends also to the business of sperm donation; our correspondent discusses the risks that come with so little regulation. And the opera composer who is shaking up stereotypes.
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| 1:02.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 1:05.8 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:07.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:16.0 | In lots of places, being a sperm or egg donor is a lucrative choice. In America, it's one with |
| 1:22.7 | few limitations. We look at the perils of an unregulated market and speak to a man who's unwittingly become a father to dozens and dozens of children. |
| 1:32.3 | And in the world of opera, female characters are often tragic or weak, and women rarely end up as notable composers. |
| 1:41.3 | We examine the latest work by Missy Moazzoli, who's doing much to turn both |
| 1:45.9 | of those trends around. But first... |
| 1:59.0 | It's happened again. |
| 2:01.6 | On Saturday, Turkey's president, Racheb Tayyip Erdogan, abruptly fired the head of the country's |
| 2:06.6 | central bank. |
| 2:07.6 | The reaction this week from international investors has been swift and mostly negative. |
| 2:11.6 | The country's lira currency plunged to near record lows after the shock weekend |
| 2:16.6 | ousting. This seems to me like the Ottoman deep state at its best. |
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