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7 Aug, 2013 08:50

Does cheaper fertilizer mean cheaper food?

In the first edition of RT’s brand new weekly Business show - Venture Capital – Katie Pilbeam explores whether global markets have been over-reacting to the slower growth of the Chinese economy. Thailand decides to ban the alternative currency Bitcoin to protect the Baht, but as Katie discovers, the Thai government has no idea what Bitcoin is. The breakdown of the world’s biggest fertiliser cartel sent Uralkali stock plunging, but farmers and consumers may be the ultimate winners since world food prices may drop as a result. When ticket prices from Moscow to New York are cheaper than flying within Russia, Aeroflot plans to introduce a budget airline and much more!

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