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Could the Olympic flame reignite the recovery?

As the Olympic torch arrives in Britain, hopes are building that Greece’s greatest cultural legacy could help to offset some of the adverse impact of its current debt crisis on the UK economy. However, we doubt that the Olympics’ motto “faster, higher, stronger” will apply to the economic impact of the Games.

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