Inflation - is it back to stay?

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Inflation - is it back to stay?

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As the world emerges from COVID, economies are revving back to life - but so is something that many parts of the world have not seen much of for decades - inflation. So what is inflation and why has it suddenly reared up around the world? UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan, author of The Truth About Inflation, speaks to Radio Davos.

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