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World Service,07 Dec 2017,26 mins

Zimbabwe Budget Outlined

World Business Report

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Zimbabwean finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has presented his budget. Nelson Banya is editor of the Financial Gazette in Harare, and assesses the country's spending plans. Also in the programme, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made the first visit of a Turkish head of state to Greece in 65 years. The BBC's Ed Butler reports from Athens. We have a report from South Africa about how a drought is causing significant problems for many businesses. Plus we find out about the enduring impact of Finland's Tove Jansson, who created the Moomins, one of the country's most enduring cultural exports. (Picture: Patrick Chinamasa prepares to deliver his budget. Picture credit: Reuters.)

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