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World Service,19 Feb 2015,28 mins

Germany rejects new Greek loan deal

World Business Report

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Greece's economic crisis escalates after Germany says no to a new loan deal. Ukraine's finance minister insists most of the country is open to business, despite conflict in the eastern region bordering Russia. The toymaker Playmobil is enjoying a runaway success with its new figurine of the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther. We hear how the model of the historic character is the fastest selling Playmobil toy of all time. From Singapore we hear why the Year of the Sheep is causing queues outside banks. And the technology firm Lenovo is accused of making its products more vulnerable to hackers.

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