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Economics Trivia - Smoking around the world

Geoff Riley

20th July 2009

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Turkey has become the 52nd country to introduce a smoking ban. 70 per cent of all cigarettes are bought in developing countries One third of all of the cigarettes smoked are lit up by smokers in China India has a 10th of the planet’s smokers and is one of those nations with a smoking ban (introduced in 2008)

Source: Financial Times Lex Column (20-07-09)

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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