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Turkey is seeking to switch to payments in national currencies for $10 billion worth of trade with neighboring Iran to lessen exchange rate risks and bolster trade volumes, a Turkish government source said on Friday. Turkey has made similar proposals to China and Russia in recent months. Iran proposed earlier this week during a visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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