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World Service,05 Jun 2013,28 mins

Latvia Set to Join the European Single Currency

World Business Report

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Latvia is set to join the eurozone - but has it been given a poisoned chalice? Ordinary Latvians on the streets of Riga give their reactions. As the protests in Turkey continue we hear from the Minister of European Affairs who explains what the government is doing to limit the damage to Turkey's reputation. Also in the programme, the controversial dam in Brazil and our correspondent Linda Yueh reports from the first ever World Economic Forum Conference in Burma.

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