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World Service,03 Feb 2015,28 mins

Anti-austerity movement spreads across Europe

World Business Report

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Spain's left-wing Podemos party hopes to repeat Syriza's success in Greece. But could there be a backlash against countries trying to renegotiate their debts? We talk to Pablo Bustinduy from Podemos, and have analysis from our regular economic commentator Roger Bootle. Oil giant BP says it's scaling back exploration plans as a result of reduced oil prices. David Battersby from Redmayne Bentley offers his assessment of BP's latest set of financial results. We hear about the plight of Ivory Coast's million or so stateless people, who can't get a job or open a bank account, with a report from the BBC's Tamasin Ford in the country. And, taking a bite out of a bar - why chocolate companies are shrinking their treats to make more of a profit.

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