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World Service,17 Apr 2012,18 mins

Russia and the BRICS

Business Daily

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Should the BRICs become the BICs - does Russia's economy not belong? First, BBC correspondent Peter Van Dyk reports from Moscow on the booming Russian economy. And economist Alexey Moiseev from the investment bank, VTB Capital, argues that Russia's mature economy should not be included in the BRICS grouping of fast-growing nations. Plus, Guy de Launay in Phnom Penh reports on why Singapore is losing some of its ex-pats, as costs soar for global businesses.

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