{"id":5321,"date":"2013-12-15T05:51:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T13:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2023-01-08T23:06:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T07:06:43","slug":"business-english-news-26-2013-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/15\/business-english-news-26-2013-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 26 &#8211; 2013 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5321-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN26-2013-Review.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN26-2013-Review.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN26-2013-Review.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013-2014-Review.jpg\" alt=\"2013-2014-Review\" width=\"585\" height=\"228\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013-2014-Review.jpg 585w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013-2014-Review-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we usher in the New Year, it&#8217;s worth taking a moment to see how this year&#8217;s major business themes have played out. 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