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Iraqi oil

Are French companies the winners in the quest to invest in Iraq's oil industry? Plus, how Spain might drag itself out of the eurozone mire.

As American troops prepare to leave Iraq, how close is the country to having a functioning modern economy?

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Baghdad. He discovers that the French are the big winners in the quest to invest in Iraq's oil industry.

Plus, how Spain might drag itself out of the eurozone mire. Lesley Curwen talks to Javier DΓ­az-GimΓ©nez, Professor of Economics at the I.E.S.E. business school and a former adviser to the Spanish government.

And technology commentator Jeremy Wagstaff wonders whether Microsoft might have the edge on Apple with its new voice-operated interface, Kinect.

(Image: Iraqi workers stand outside the second refinery for crude oil. Credit: Getty)

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Wed 16 Nov 2011 11:32GMT

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