The average household generates an additional return of 3.7% per year from its local holdings relative to its non-local holdings, suggesting local investors are able to exploit local knowledge.

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So far, governments have portrayed any such suggestions as foreign efforts to exploit local weakness.

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Making matters worse, any rush to exploit local gas earnings could increase tensions with an increasingly annoyed Turkey.

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