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27/06/2011

Around 拢1 billion of business deals are to be signed as Chinese premier Wen Jiabao rounds off his visit to the UK.

Presented by Mickey Clarke and Dominic Laurie.

Around one billion pounds worth of business deals will be signed later today as Chinese premier Wen Jiabao rounds off his visit to the UK. We speak to Matthew Idiens, president of Seamwell - an energy company which has secured a $1.5 billion contract in Inner Mongolia.

According to new research, pharmaceutical companies launched the fewest number of new drugs in a decade. Chris Stirling, head of pharmaceuticals at KPMG explains more.

The number of co-operative businesses jumped by nearly 4.5% last year. We are joined by secretary general of Co-operatives UK Ed Mayo.

Finally, are we falling out of love with our flexible friend? New figures from the BRC show a 16% rise in debit card transactions and a 13% drop in credit card transactions. We speak to Jasmine Birtles of moneymagpie.com.

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Mon 27 Jun 2011 05:30

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