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The latest business and finance news from around the world from the BBC

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The latest business and finance news from around the world from the BBC

    US-China relations: How will it affect businesses?

    US-China relations: How will it affect businesses?

    America's top diplomat and the Chinese president have held talks in Beijing as both sides seek to stabilise relations. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Washington will act if China does not stop supplying Russia with items used in its assault on Ukraine.
    Also, in the programme, Roger Hearing finds out how Egypt authorities dealing with the inflation and who created World biggest 3D printer.

    • 26 min
    Blinken & Xi Jinping in trade talks

    Blinken & Xi Jinping in trade talks

    Could the US Secretary’s visit to Beijing further improve the US-China relationship that still crackles with tension and suspicion? Devina Gupta speaks to Prof Henry Gao, an expert in global trade at Singapore Management University.
    Over to Haiti and it is day one of the new interim government there which is trying to crackdown on gang violence we speak to the boss one of the main telecom companies - about what it is like to do business in this chaos and his hopes for stability.
    Messaging app WhatsApp says it will leave India if it is forced to break its end-to-end encryption, that is mandated by India's 2021 Information Technology Rules.
    Finally – what does it mean for a female flight attendant to get a CEO position for an Asian airline company? We find out how this story made headlines in Japan.

    • 26 min
    US economic growth slows but inflation grows

    US economic growth slows but inflation grows

    The US economy grew by less than forecast in the first three months of this year but inflation gathered pace, which could delay an interest rate cut.
    Official figures revealed the economy expanded at an annualised rate of 1.6%, far below expectations and the growth seen in the final months of 2023.
    Meanwhile, inflation, which measures the pace of price rises, has increased.

    • 26 min
    Venice begins charging visitors an entrance fee

    Venice begins charging visitors an entrance fee

    Day trippers will have to pay €5 to visit the famous Italian city. The local government wants to discourage low-budget tourists who don't stay overnight in Venice. We get the latest.
    Mining giant BHP has proposed a buyout of Anglo American. The $39bn deal would forge the world's biggest copper miner in times when the price for this mineral is soaring. We look into the details.
    And we hear about the challenges US businesses operating in China are facing.

    • 26 min
    US warns China about supplying arms to Russia

    US warns China about supplying arms to Russia

    The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Beijing in an attempt to curb support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We look into the details. Boeing reports results after a difficult quarter, and what happens to movies once they have been taken down from streaming platforms? We find out.

    • 26 min
    UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

    UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

    The British government wants to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats. We get the latest.
    Greece has come a long way from the sovereign debt crisis it fell into in 2009. But challenges still remain, we hear about them.
    And we take a look at Elon Musk's latest row, this time, with Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
85 Ratings

85 Ratings

Mjocyp ,

World Service

The BBC is used by thousands or maybe millions of non English speaking people to improve their understanding of the language. As an avid listener for many years and an Englishman, I find almost impossible to understand the likes of Davina Gupta. Surely as the British Broadcasting Corporation you should be promoting the language in its almost pure sense as it used to be.

GraemeSD ,

Great but never a date

Listening on a podcast and the date of any market reference is never given. The market is up... but that could be a few days ago.

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British deep-state propaganda. The BBC, leading the vanguard for the cabal of lying mainstream media.

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