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World Service,31 Aug 2009,28 mins

Recovery in Japan and lessons from Iceland

Business Weekly Archive

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Business Weekly goes on a global tour. First stop is Japan, to take the pulse of that country's economy. Are there signs of recovery or does the shadow of unemployment loom large? Then on to Jackson Hole in the American West where the world's central bankers held their annual meeting. Have they spotted any green shoots of recovery? And to Iceland, where a leading banker tells the lessons and dangers of being a small fish in a big financial pond.

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