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World Service,13 Oct 2014,28 mins
Oil Price Falls Amid Weak Economic Growth Forecasts
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
The oil price has fallen again amid forecasts that weak economic growth will hit demand. Also on the programme, why are company bosses in Britain paid so much more than their staff? New research shows that on average directors of the biggest firms receive 120 times more than the average employee. Plus, in Sri Lanka the train line between the capital Colombo and the northern city of Jaffna reopens nearly a quarter of a century after the Tamil Tiger rebel group blew up a bridge on the route.
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