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Retailers promise on Bangladesh

US clothes retailers unveil plan to improve safety in Bangladesh garment factories but does it have any clout?

The eventual death toll from the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh was more than 1100, and this week two schemes have been unveiled to improve conditions for garment workers there. We ask do they go far enough? And, as Apple's app store reaches its fifth birthday we look at whether mobile phone applications help the economy. Plus, the world's oldest postal service is up for grabs - should the UK's Royal Mail be privatised?

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Thu 11 Jul 2013 00:06GMT

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  • Thu 11 Jul 2013 00:06GMT

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