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Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved

Update: 2024-12-16
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From the BBC World Service: The $4.5 billion takeover of the 500-year-old British institution by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group has been given the go-ahead. We dig in to the latest. Plus, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a crucial vote of confidence today; the collapse of his coalition government has left policymaking in Europe’s largest economy at a standstill. And there’s a crisis at one of Sweden’s most successful green tech start-ups.

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Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved

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