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Economics Trivia - Smoking around the world
Geoff Riley
20th July 2009
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)
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty 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 conferences in the UK and overseas.