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G20 crack down on tax avoidance

Leaders at the G20 meeting in Russia promise to crack down on corporate tax avoidance.

Leaders of the G20 group of nations meeting in St Petersburg are expected to sign an agreement to fight corporate tax avoidance. It'll be based on a plan drawn up by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, or OECD. Pascal Saint Amans is head of tax control at the OECD and he tells us whether he is optimistic.

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Plus, there's been plenty of talk this week about how India is at a crossroads . A new central bank governor has taken charge, and he's looking at how to turn around the country's ailing economy. One thing he can count on, is of course, the country's prowess in technology. This week, World Business Report's Mark Whitaker is in the heart of India's hi-tech sector to explore what kind of businesses lie at the heart of that success.

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Thu 5 Sep 2013 16:32GMT

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