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Can Singles’ Day lift China’s economy?

Can Singles’ Day lift China’s economy?

Update: 2024-11-11
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From the BBC World Service: China’s annual shopping bonanza offers attractive discounts to tempt shoppers to spend big, but will the price cutting work? Then, the latest COP international climate conference is getting underway and comes as projections suggest this year will be the hottest ever recorded. And later, facing population decline, Croatia’s government is trying to encourage people who’ve left the country to return home.

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Can Singles’ Day lift China’s economy?

Can Singles’ Day lift China’s economy?

Marketplace / David Brancaccio and Leanna Byrne