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World Service,22 Dec 2015,49 mins

What Next for Spain?

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The tribulations of coalition-building begin in Spain, following an inconclusive election vote at the weekend. The Popular Party won the most seats and incumbent Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy is trying to persuade other parties to join a coalition – a prospect already rejected by the insurgent Podemos party. We hear from Javier Díaz Jimenez, Professor of Economics at IESE - the Business School of the University of Navarra. Apple has raised concerns about the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill. The proposed law aims to overhaul rules governing the way the authorities can access people's communications. So what are wider implications for businesses around the world? Rescuers continue to search for survivors after a landslide in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. We hear from the Daily Telegraph's Jennifer Pak near the scene of the disaster. Joining us for a special chat is Rasmus Ankersen, bestselling author, entrepreneur and Chairman of the current champions of the Danish Football League. We hear about the concept of creating ‘Hunger in Paradise’ by eliminating the smugness and/or fear of failure that restricts the ambitions of big companies. We’re also joined by Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Singapore. Plus, should we call time on the conference call? Our commentator Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times gives us her take on group telephone chats. (Picture: Spanish incumbent Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Credit: Cesar Manso/AFP/Getty Images)

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