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October 18, 2023 Getting aid into Gaza
The World Health Organisation says it needs urgent safe passage to send supplies as people are 'dying unnecessarily from a lack of water and medical care'.
President Biden and other world leaders have called on Egypt to open the border known as the Rafah crossing as tonnes of aid piles up.
Sam Fenwick discusses this and more business news from around the world with Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence, in Texas, and Rachel Cartland, author, writer and expert on Hong Kong.
(Picture: People load a humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip, parked in Arish, Egypt, 16 October 2023.Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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October 17, 2023 Leaders gather for Belt and Road Forum
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet China's President Xi Jinping as the programme marks its 10th anniversary.
Over that ten years has it benefitted China or the developing countries where the building projects have taken place?
Roger Hearing discusses this and other business news from around the world with Sharon Bretkelly, Presenter at Radio New Zealand in Auckland, and Peter Morici, Economist at the University of Maryland.
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October 14, 2023 Microsoft completes biggest deal in gaming history
Microsoft has completed its $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard in the gaming industry's biggest ever deal.
Also we will dear about the US healthcare company Kaiser Permanente and its workers have reached a tentative deal, following the largest medical strike on record. More than 75,000 health workers in five US states and Washington DC went on a 72-hour strike for better wages and improved staffing last week.
Vivienne Nunis discusses this and more of the business news from around with Takara Small, Toronto-based technology journalist, and Simon Littlewood, President of ACG Global Growth Delivered based in Singapore.
(Picture: Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard. The European Union approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Photo credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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October 13, 2023 New Zealand's economy at the centre of election campaigns
New Zealanders will be casting their vote on Saturday in the country's general election, 9 months after Jacinda Arden unexpectedly resigned as Prime Minister. They'll be deciding whether to give Labour a third term in office, or flip to a National-led government. We’ll hear from the current finance minister and the deputy leader of the opposition.
Ford Motor shares fell after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union expanded its strike at the company's biggest and most profitable factory in Kentucky. The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract negotiations.
Vivienne Nunis discusses this and more of the business news from around with Colin Peacock, the host of MediaWatch at Radio New Zealand and Betsey Stevenson, Professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan.
(Photo: A voting sign on display outside a polling booth during election day on October 17, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Picture Credit: Getty Images)
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October 12, 2023 Gaza's only power station shuts down
As the conflict continues, we hear how a business tries to stay afloat in Israel, and we look into the role cryptocurrencies may have played in the financing of Hamas.
The trial of the founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, goes on in New York. We get the latest from our correspondent.
An undercover investigation by the BBC has exposed a blackmail scam using instant loan apps to entrap and humiliate people across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We hear more about how it worked.
Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Mehmal Sarfraz, Co-founder of The Current in Lahore, and Tony Nash, chief economist at Complete Intelligence in Houston.
(Picture: An Israeli army flare illuminates the sky above the northern Gaza strip on 11 October 2023. Picture credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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October 11, 2023 Israel-Gaza conflict escalates
The US and the European Union vow to increase support as more reports of killings emerge. We take a look at the impact this is having in the global economy.
Finland and Estonia are investigating damages to an undersea gas pipeline between both countries. Authorities suspect it wasn't an accident. We hear about the implications this can have for the energy market.
And the trial against the crypto exchange FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, goes on in New York, where his former girlfriend will testify. We get the latest from our correspondent.
Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Andy Uhler in the US, journalism fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute and Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, and Rachel Pupazzoni in Australia, a national business reporter and presenter at ABC.
(Picture: A view shows houses and buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. Picture credit: Reuters)
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October 10, 2023 Israel declares 'complete siege' of Gaza after attacks
Volatility could spread across global markets as the conflict escalates. We take a look at what is happening in the Middle East and the implications this could have for the rest of the world.
China's Golden Week has given the tourism industry a huge boost, but not as big as expected. We hear more about the impact it had on tourism and retail.
And Claudia Goldin has won the Nobel economic prize. We look into the research that led her to receive the award.
Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore, and Luisa Kroll, executive editor at Forbes in New York.
(Picture: Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, 09 October 2023. Picture credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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October 07, 2023 US Labour market: what's behind unexpected growth?
Employers added 336,000 jobs in September, almost double the 170,000 estimated, according to figures released by the Labor Department. Great news if you're looking for work there, of course, but if you're in the Federal Reserve, America's central bank, and worried about the economy overheating, maybe not so good.
(Picture: Portrait of smiling waitress carrying food and drink on serving tray in bar. Picture credit: Getty Images)
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October 06, 2023 WTO cuts world trade forecast by over 50%
The World Trade organisation has halved its estimate for global exports growth this year - from 1.7% to just 0.8%. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director-general, said the projected slowdown was “cause for concern, because of the adverse implications for the living standards of people around the world”.
(Picture: Glass globe representing international business and trade. Picture credit: Getty Images)
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October 05, 2023 What's behind the global bond sell-off?
Governments around the world are finding it harder to borrow as Bond prices fall.
It means that yields are up, but could lead to higher interest rates for longer.
Roger Hearing discusses this and more business stories from around the world with Mehmal Sarfraz, Co-Founder of The Current PK in Lahore, and Sarah Kunst, managing director of Cleo Capital, in San Francisco.
(Picture: An investor walks past an electronic board displaying live market data at a stock broker's office in central Bangkok, Thailand, August 19, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo/File Photo)
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