Free exchange | Money talks: December 15th 2014

Turning Davids into Goliaths

This week: Russia's deepening economic crisis, consolidation in European telecoms and the business climate in Israel

By Economist.com

THIS week: Russia's deepening economic crisis, consolidation in European telecoms and the business climate in Israel

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