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World Service,04 Nov 2010,18 mins

Road to recovery?

Business Daily

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It cost a staggering &82 billion dollars - more than the entire annual income of Iraq or Angola - but the former American "Car Czar" Steven Rattner, still reckons the 2009 bail-out of GM and Chrysler really was worth every cent. Both companies' fortunes look like they've now turned around. Also, how to come back after the loss of your company - Ed Butler hears a salutary tale from Ireland. And why fixing legal contracts in Africa could transform the landscape for foreign investment. Our regular letter-writer Wycliffe Muga gives his thoughts from Kenya.

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