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World Business Report: Italy's crucial election

Italy's crucial election

25/02/2013

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Italy's crucial election

The votes are counted in an election which could reignite Europe's economic crisis.

The votes are counted in the Italian elections, with observers across the eurozone waiting to see whether the results will affect Italy's ability to promote economic growth. Also we hear why visual effects studios are going bust despite the Oscar success of films like the Life of Pi. The BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reports from the world's biggest mobile phone fair and our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway tells us why the good old landline phone might be headed for oblivion.

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