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Dec 2023
52m 56s

Is cash still king?

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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As British Retail Consortium figures show 19% of purchases were made with notes and coins last year, Felicity Hannah speaks to one trader who went cashless out of necessity, rather than choice.

Plus a panel of experts, Anita Frost, entrepreneur & founder of Green Bean Studios, George Godber, fund manager at Polar Capital and Vicky Pryce, chief economic advisor at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, join the programme to discuss the business stories of the week.

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