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Votes are being counted in Zimbabwe's presidential and parliamentary elections, in which the opposition is hoping to end nearly forty years of rule by the ZANU-PF party. We hear from our correspondent in Harare, Andrew Harding. Plus, what would it take to create a real economic recovery in Zimbabwe? A question for Knox Chitiyo, Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London. Also in the programme, a week before sanctions are re-imposed on Iran, its currency has headed into freefall. Mehrdad Emad is an Iranian economist, and describes an economic crisis that seems to be taking hold in the country. We have a markets update from Peter Jankovskis at Oakbrook Investments in Chicago. Diamond mining firm De Beers plans to start selling a range of synthetic diamonds, and we find out what impact it might have on the diamond industry. As rules on sports betting in the US are relaxed, GVC, which owns betting firms Ladbrokes and Coral in the UK, has announced a tie-up with MGM Resorts, which owns several casinos in Las Vegas. We find out more from Jennifer Roberts, associate director for the International Center for Gaming Regulation in Nevada. Plus our workplace commentator Alison Green considers the etiquette around attending office social events.

(Picture: Voters in Zimbabwe. Picture credit: AFP.)