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Road to recovery?

It cost a staggering $82 billion, but the former American "Car Czar" still reckons the 2009 auto bail-out was worth it. And an Irish business woman on fighting back after losing her company.

It cost a staggering &82 billion dollars - more than the entire annual income of Iraq or Angola - but the former American "Car Czar" Steven Rattner, still reckons the 2009 bail-out of GM and Chrysler really was worth every cent. Both companies' fortunes look like they've now turned around.

Also, how to come back after the loss of your company - Ed Butler hears a salutary tale from Ireland.

And why fixing legal contracts in Africa could transform the landscape for foreign investment. Our regular letter-writer Wycliffe Muga gives his thoughts from Kenya.

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Thu 28 Oct 2010 07:32GMT

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  • Thu 28 Oct 2010 07:32GMT

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