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World Service,20 Aug 2014,28 mins

Russian Beer Sales Go Flat

World Business Report

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Two of Europe's biggest brewers say beer sales in Russia have fallen sharply. We'll ask if it's down to sanctions, tensions with the west or - maybe - whether Russians are drinking less alcohol. Also, campaigners say we've now used more of the earth's natural resources this year than the planet can actually produce. And, the celebrity perfumes which haven't brought the smell of success for Elizabeth Arden.

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