World Business Report

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Australia has reopened its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in almost two years, with the country’s beleaguered travel sector hoping for a revival. Margy Osmond from Australia’s Tourism & Transport Forum says there’s excitement as the first travellers arrive in the country, while Shane Lowry from the Langham hotel in Sydney says job cuts during the pandemic have left some businesses with staff shortages. Journalists investigating banking giant Credit Suisse have found that its accounts held assets worth billions of dollars apparently on behalf of clients with links to crime – accusations the bank has rejected. The BBC’s Ben King tells us more about the story. Plus, as South Africa’s government announces that it will treat internet access as a basic utility and provide households with a free monthly data allowance, William Bird from the NGO Media Monitoring Africa tells us it’s a step in the right direction. And as Ethiopia inaugurates the Grand Renaissance Dam – despite protestations from neighbours Egypt and Sudan, we hear the thoughts of former US ambassador to Addis Ababa, Tibor Nagy, who hopes an accommodation can be reached between the quarrelling parties.
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