Money Talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has hailed the Antalya Diplomacy Forum as a success and a model for future events held in a post-pandemic world. The three-day international forum gathered political leaders, academics and diplomats, including the new secretary general of the OECD. TRT World's Gonca Senay caught up with Mathias Cormann, and spoke to him about the role of vaccine equity in ensuring a smooth path to a global economic recovery.

#OECD #VaccineRollout #AntalyaDiplomacyForum

People often ask, what's in a name? Well, hundreds of billions of dollars. That's according to research firm Kantar, which says the world's most successful businesses have a major edge over their rivals due to brand recognition alone. For more on this, we spoke to Kantar's chief marketing officer, Nathalie Burdet.

#Brands #Kantar #Ecommerce

Lebanese farmers aren't just battling with a country that's on the verge of economic collapse. There's another threat to their livelihoods -- one that has travelled all the way from the United States. TRT World's Sara Firth reports.

#Lebanon #invasiveinsects #Farmers

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has become the first leader in the country's history to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament. His ousting follows a dispute over a rent control policy which saw the Left Party withdraw its support for the government and team up with right-wing parties. As Sarah Morice reports, the co-operation between the parties with polar political ideals has been labelled an unholy alliance.

#Sweden #StefanLofven #NoConfidenceVote

A landslide election victory may have ushered in a new Iranian president - but there isn't much optimism for a change of governing style. The former head of the judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, won 62 percent of the vote and was the strong favourite before a single ballot had been cast - as most of his rivals had been disqualifiied. Reza Hatami reports from Tehran. We got more from Hooshang Amirahmadi who is a Distinguished Service Professor at Rutgers University. He is also the founder and president of the American-Iranian Council. He joins us now from Princeton in New Jersey.

#IranElection #EbrahimRaisi #USsanctions

There are more self-made billionaires now than ever. But the quickest and easiest way to join the ranks of the ultra-rich is to be born into it. That's according to a new report out of the US, which says America's billion-dollar dynasties invest heavily in keeping the money in the family.

#WealthyFamilies #Billionaires #USUltraRich

Now to the US, where new unemployment claims have risen for the first time since April, to more than 400-thousand last week. That's despite a record number of job openings in the world's largest economy. US policymakers are facing a strange new problem: How to coax people back to work. As Kyoko Gasha reports from New York, businesses say enhanced federal unemployment benefits are making it hard to fill open positions. We got more from Art Hogan in New York. He's the chief market strategist at National Securities Corporation.

#UShiring #JobsGlut #Pandemic

To Hong Kong now, where authorities have raided the offices of an anti-Beijing newspaper, Apple Daily - arresting editors and freezing its assets. It's the most aggressive use of Hong Kong's national security law against a media outlet. The law was imposed last year as Beijing tightens its grip over the city. Liz Maddock reports. Michelle Hennessy is in Hong Kong with more on Apple Daily's response to the raid.

#HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw #AppleDaily

The international community has launched an urgent rescue mission to save Lebanon's military. The force is key to maintaining stability and security in the troubled nation. But it's now struggling to pay its soldiers, and can't even afford to put food on their tables. Melinda Nucifora has the latest developments in Lebanon's financial crisis. Let's speak now to TRT World Correspondent Imogen Kimber, who's been following the crisis in Beirut.

#Lebanon #Army #Aid

The United States is one of the few industrialized nations that does not offer paid family leave. Without a nationwide policy, millions of workers forfeit their income to take care of a new child, a sick family member, or recover from illness. Now, President Biden has proposed a $1.8 trillion package the American Families Plan which would expand the social safety net. Kyoko Gasha has more on the proposal.

#UnitedStates #AmericanFamiliesPlan #FamilyLeave