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World Service,01 Mar 2018,26 mins

Italian Voters Focus on Economy

World Business Report

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Italy goes to the polls this weekend, with the economy on many voters' minds. The BBC's Mike Johnson has been gauging the health of the country's economy, and finds out how big an issue immigration has become in the election. He's joined throughout the programme by economist Nicola Borri of Luiss University in Rome, and Giada Zampano, who writes for the website Politico. Plus we hear from Dario Ferrari, a guitar-maker who is part of a new generation of Italian artisans. (Picture: An Italian political rally. Picture credit: BBC.)

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