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Will the Olympics get the economy growing again? Don't bank on itWill the Olympics get the economy growing again? Don't bank on it

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Saturday, 28 July 2012 (on July 28, 2012)

With the boost to construction and surge in visitors it brings, the Games would seem certain to lift the UK back into growth. But data from previous hosts suggests the opposite is true

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