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World Business Report: Warning over Pfizer jobs in Europe

07/05/2014

Warning over Pfizer jobs in Europe

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Warning over Pfizer jobs in Europe

Pfizer's jobs assurance to be taken with "a bag of salt", warns Swedish finance minister.

As US drugs giant Pfizer tries to buy rival AstraZeneca, Sweden's finance minister warns its assurances over jobs should be taken "with a bag of salt".

As US drugs giant Pfizer tries to buy AstraZeneca, Sweden's finance minister warns its assurances over jobs should be taken "with a bag of salt". We talk to him. Also, South Africans head to the polls, with the economy in trouble. There's more turmoil in Thailand, as the prime minister is told to step down for abuse of power.

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