Russia goes to the polls
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English - March 15, 2024 10:58 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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From the BBC World Service: With no credible challengers, Vladimir Putin is set to win Russia’s presidential election, and he’s taking credit for what appears to be a reasonably robust economy. But what’s behind those seemingly good numbers? And 500,000 people are expected to line the streets of Dublin to watch the St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday; 28% of them will be overseas visitors. So how important is the holiday boost for the Irish economy?