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World Service,07 Oct 2024,26 mins

Maldives president in Delhi to seek aid and reboot ties

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A lifeline for the Maldives as India signs a currency swap deal worth four hundred million dollars to help the island nation overcome mounting economic problems. Also, Roger Hearing looks at how employment in the tech sector in the US could affect the outcome of the election there next month. We look at what's behind the drop in German economic output. And Vietnam's remarkable growth rate, despite last month's devastating typhoon - is it sustainable?

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