Down to Business English

a Business English podcast with Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan

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    With all the economic bad news being reported out of Europe and the U.S. this year, it is easy to forget that some economies are actually doing quite well. In today’s episode of Down to Business English, Dez Morgan reports on economies that are bucking the trend and are doing quite well. Download [...]

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The battle for top spot in the automotive industry is the focus of today’s show. Currently the title of No.1 automotive maker goes to Volkswagen; the German manufacturer. How did they get to the top? How long will they stay there? These questions and more in this episode of Down to Business English. Download Audio [...]

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    Year in Review 2010 FREE SAMPLE Audio Script PDF In today’s episode of Down to Business English, Dez & Skip look at the history of High Speed Rail systems and some of the business news stories about HSR, making headlines around the world. Where was the first High Speed Rail System used? Who [...]

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DOWNLOAD Audio Script PDF Check out the D2B YEAR IN REVIEW 2010 FREE SAMPLE   Skip:    Two and a half years after his historical election win, United States President Barack Obama finds himself at his lowest approval rating ever, with 59% of American voters unhappy with how he is handling the economy. Dez:    And even [...]

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Download AUDIO SCRIPT .pdf This is Dez here reporting from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. You have probably all heard of Dubai with its 7 star hotel and houses that stretch into the sea like the fronds of a palm tree. Well Abu Dhabi is Dubai’­s less showy but oil rich neighbour to [...]

The Irish Bailout

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Download the Audio Script PDF Hello everyone, this is Dez and I will be recording by myself today as Skip is increasingly busy at the moment and it has been difficult for us to record together. As I’m sure you all know there has been a lot going on in the worlds of business and [...]

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Skip Montreux examines the relationship between the Chinese Yuan and U.S. debt (download audioscript pdf) My name is Skip Montreux and this is Down to Business English. Welcome to the program. Today I’m reporting from Tokyo with Part 2 in Down to Business English’s series on the Foreign Exchange Market, or Forex for short. Last [...]

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Skip Montreux & Dez Morgan talk about the censorship tension between Google and China. (download audioscript) Dez:    Hello everyone. This your UK based correspondent; Dez Morgan reporting from Leeds. Skip:    And this is Skip Montreux in Tokyo, Japan. Welcome back to another episode of Down to Business English. Skip:    Great to be back with you [...]