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Falling Brics

As BRICs currencies steadily fall, Ed Butler asks what is propelling their descent? And we hear about what happens when a single commercial operation is granted unfettered power.

As BRICs currencies steadily fall, Ed Butler asks economist Arvind Subramanian what is propelling their descent? And we hear from author Nick Robbins about what happened when the East India Company - a single commercial operation - was granted unfettered power. Plus Lucy Kellaway prods her scalpel at confusing business jargon.

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Tue 27 Aug 2013 07:32GMT

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  • Tue 27 Aug 2013 07:32GMT

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