Days before Saudi Aramco sells its shares to the public, the company's released key operational and financial information. It's supposed to encourage investors to plough money into the world's largest initial public offering, where at least one percent of the company's shares will be up for sale. But some of the revelations in Aramco's prospectus could unnerve potential buyers.

A fourth election in four years has failed to break the deadlock in Spain's parliament, leaving the nation in political and economic limbo. The ruling Socialist Workers Party lost seats, while the far-right surged to become a major force. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez now faces tough negotiations to form a coalition government - something Spain has never had before. Paolo Montecillo reports.

For more, we spoke to Daneil Lacalle, chief economist at asset management firm Tressis, in Madrid.

Police in Zimbabwe have blocked striking public sector workers from reaching government offices in Harare. Government employees have walked off their jobs to demand salaries pegged to the dollar as the country struggles with hyperinflation.

For more, we spoke to Derek Matyszak, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies in Harare.

#Zimbabwe #Strike #PublicSectorWorkers

The number of new businesses registering in Turkey is on the rise. Increased demand typically leads to higher energy consumption, more waste and higher stress levels for employees. Burotime is Turkey's largest office furniture manufacturer. And as Mobin Nasir reports from Konya, it's taking innovative steps to meet rising demand, while minimising the toll on its workers and the environment.

#StressFreeFactory #Burotime #Environment

Iran says it will further reduce the commitments it has under the 2015 nuclear deal. President Hassan Rouhani says the Fordo nuclear facility will now resume uranium enrichment work, in violation of the deal. This is after the US has imposed sanctions on nine people close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Those affected include Khamenei's chief of staff, one of his sons, and the head of the judiciary. Tensions escalated last year when President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. And for more on this Babak Emamian spoke to us from London. He's a member of the British Iranian Business Association

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Global stock markets have climbed back towards record highs on hopes the US and China will be able to seal a partial trade deal. The US is expected to roll back some of the tariffs it imposed on Chinese imports.. while Beijing could buy more American farm goods. Such a deal could provide much needed relief to the world's two biggest economies.. and the rest of the world. Sibel Karkus has more. For more on this, Michael Plummer joined us now from Bologna in Italy. He's the Eni Professor of International Economics and director of the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies Europe.

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A nursery where the diapers are recyclable, the food is 100% organic and plastic is banned. Brussels' "eco-nursery" is part of a pilot "green" neighborhood in the center of the city, that developers are calling "the most sustainable in the world". And the Brussels Council hopes the success of this project will lead the way for a greener future, as Mia Alberti reports.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo was plunged into years of war after the fall of longtime leader Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997. Millions of people have been killed, sporadic fighting continues and the country is still trying to recover. Many Congolese have struggled to make a living. But as Chris Ocamringa reports from Ituri province, the return of peace in a northeastern village has helped locals exploit some of Congo's rich natural resources.

#NaturalResources #GoldMining #DRC

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but, how much would you be willing to pay for it, in cash? A lot, it seems, if you're on social media. And in Turkey's Cappadocia, business owners have found a way to boost their bottom lines, by catering specifically to Instagram users. Denee Savoia reports.

#Instagram #Cappadocia #SocialMediaAdvertising

Hope that the world's biggest trade deal would be signed this year have been dashed after India announced it is pulling-out of the pact. New Delhi made the announcement after a meeting of leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Bangkok. ASEAN members have been racing to approve the China-backed trade deal as a way to push back against US protectionism, as Sibel Karkus reports. For more on this, Phar Kim Beng joins me live from London. He's a political economist and the founder of Echo Strategic.