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World Service,16 Oct 2017,23 mins

Austria Set to Elect World's Youngest Leader

World Business Report

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Sebastian Kurz is on course to become the youngest national leader in the world, at the age of thirty-one. We hear from the BBC's Bethany Bell in Austria and Leopold Traugott from the think tank Open Europe. China's ruling Communist Party opens its Congress this Wednesday. Independent economist, Michael Hughes gives us the details Nearly a third of people aged 25 to 34 in the UK are worried about their ability to pay back the debts they owe. The BBC's Simon Gompertz explains how easy it is to allow debt to get out of control. Aviation consultant John Strickland talks to us about the Brexit concerns of Europe's airlines. Traditional vinyl records are enjoying a renaissance with sales giving digital music downloads a run for their money. We hear from Michael Dixon who restores 1940s era record cutters. Picture description: VIENNA, AUSTRIA - OCTOBER 12: Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz of Austrian Peoples Party (OeVP). Picture credit: Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images

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