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World Service,15 May 2013,55 mins

Race For The Arctic and The Business of Paper

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In Business Matters today we explore why China and India want to get a foot in the door at the Arctic Council meeting this week. The European Union sweeps down on some of the continent's biggest oil companies as it investigates alleged manipulation of oil prices. Also Blackberry promises to give away its phone messenger system for free - but is this the best way to win back customers? We're joined by Michael McDonough of Bloomberg in Hong Kong and Chad Wasilenkoff, CEO of Fortress Paper in Canada who tells us about the paper business from printing money to using pulp to create a new material for the fashion conscious Chinese. We ask is there ever a happy ending for corporate whistleblowers? And we find out why wi -fi remains so expensive in the world's top hotels.

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