Business

By FRANCE 24 English

A daily update on the latest business and economic news. Live from Monday to Thursday at 9:15am and 6:45pm Paris time.

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April 02, 2024 Senegal: Economic sovereignty dominates President-elect Faye's agenda
As Senegal's President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye is sworn in this Tuesday, we focus on the major economic challenges facing the country. In a bid to lower Senegal's 20 percent unemployment rate, the anti-establishment leader is pushing for measures that will boost job creation and lower the cost of living. Among other things, he's pinned his hopes on the country's oil and gas reserves. Also in this edition, California's fast food workers are now among the best paid in the US, earning $20 per hour.
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April 01, 2024 Turkish cost-of-living crisis drags on as voters reject Erdogan's AKP
As Turkey's opposition celebrates a strong showing in local elections, the country's official inflation rate has crept back up to 67 percent, despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's shift towards mainstream economic policies. Also in this edition: Germany's legalisation of recreational cannabis aims to curb the black market, but misses out on tax revenues.
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March 28, 2024 French government plans unemployment reform, refuses new taxes
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal signals a further tightening of unemployment benefits as France seeks to reduce an unexpectedly large budget deficit. Meanwhile, the government rules out new taxes, despite calls from French lawmakers to tax corporate windfalls and share buybacks. We take a closer look in this edition.
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March 27, 2024 How the Baltimore bridge collapse could disrupt US shipping
The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, after a container ship crashed into it, has cost human lives and will also have an impact on the US economy. In this edition, we look at what the closure of the port of Baltimore means for US trade, especially as the city is a key transit hub for the automobile sector. Plus, we see how Chile is looking to keep a firm hand on its lithium reserves as the metal will be crucial in building a sustainable economy.
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March 25, 2024 Trump faces moment of Truth for half-billion dollar bond payment
New York's attorney general could move to seize Donald Trump's assets this Monday to cover the now $457 million fine from a civil fraud trial. Meanwhile, Trump's Truth Social network is approved to start trading on stock markets, but he may not be able to sell shares in time to cover the penalty. We take a closer look.
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March 20, 2024 EU strikes deal to cap duty-free imports of some Ukrainian grains
EU member states and lawmakers have reached an agreement on Ukrainian agricultural exports that seeks to strike a balance between the bloc's obligations towards Kyiv and the demands of protesting farmers around the continent. We look at the details of the deal and why it won't fully satisfy disgruntled farmers. Also in the show, as US senators consider a law that would force TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the app, FRANCE 24's Liza Kaminov looks at how American content producers could be affected.
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March 18, 2024 Russia withstands Western sanctions as war economy proves profitable
President Vladimir Putin has been re-elected to a fifth term in office after a vote in which he faced no real opposition. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world. But the Russian economy has proven surprisingly resilient, with defence spending priming industrial production and the country's oil and gas industry finding ways around Western sanctions and price caps. We take a closer look.
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March 14, 2024 French lawmakers target ultra-fast fashion brands
France's National Assembly is debating a bill that would impose penalties on purchases from brands like Shein, Temu and Primark as the explosive growth of the ultra-fast fashion industry wreaks massive environmental damage. We take a closer look. Also, German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall projects record sales for 2024 in a Europe threatened by war.
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March 13, 2024 AI Act: European Parliament votes on landmark regulation of artificial intelligence
MEPs are voting this Wednesday on the EU's AI Act, which sets four levels of risk and creates a new oversight office to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence models. We take a closer look. Also, US lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that would compel TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its US operations or face a nationwide ban.
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March 06, 2024 Bitcoin comes out of 'crypto winter' and scales to new heights
On Tuesday, the price of a single Bitcoin hit a new record at over $69,000, beating a previous peak set in November 2021. In this Business Daily, we look at what's happened in the cryptocurrency sector in the past two years, explaining Bitcoin's dramatic fall and subsequent rise. Also in this edition, FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn looks at the "technical issue" which deprived users of social media apps Instagram and Facebook for more than two hours on Tuesday.
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