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World Service,07 Sep 2015,26 mins

Syria's Neighbours Seek Help With Refugee Crisis

World Business Report

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Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon are feeling the strain of four million Syrian refugees. A conference in Marseille, France, is considering the pressure they are under. We hear from the World Bank's Middle East Country Director Ferid Belhaj, who is in Marseille. Also in the programme, as the price of copper cools dramatically, commodity giant Glencore halts some mining operations in Africa. We have a report from cash-strapped Ukraine, where a privatisation drive means even horses are up for sale. Plus our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway rails against the concept of a skillset. (Picture: Syrian Refugees at Jordan's Zaatari Refugee Camp, April 2013. Credit: Reuters)

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