One person's waste is another's treasure. That's the case at a factory in Somalia. The Enviro-green Plastics Recycling Plant is helping more than 180 displaced women make a living. The project pays people who've been displaced by years of war and drought to collect discarded plastics and as Sharon Ogunleye reports, the income is helping them support their families.

#DisplacedSomalis #PlasticRecycling #Pollution

Thailand's largest export market, China is slowing down. So it's turning to other countries, including Turkey, to boost its exports. TRT World's Mobin Nasir is in Bangkok where he met with the Thai ambassador to Turkey and began by asking her how the government plans to attract Turkish buyers and investors.

#FreeTradeAgreement #Thailand #Turkey

he South African government has opened an investigation into deadly attacks against migrants in the economic hub of Johannesburg. Slowing growth has left more than one in four people unemployed, and many are blaming foreigners for taking jobs from locals. As Paolo Montecillo reports, the so-called Afro-phobia could become a threat to the continent's development. For more, we spoke to Ndumiso Hadebe, an economist from the Pax Africana Investment Holdings in Johannesburg.

#Xenophobia #SouthAfrica #Afrophobia

After months of uncertainty and weeks of political wrangling Italy has a new cabinet. The first order of business for Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and his 21 ministers is economic reform. And with a budget due in just over a month the new team has no time to lose. We spoke to Melinda Nucifora. For more on this now, Michele Geraci joins me from Milan. He's the Former Under-Secretary of State for Economic Development.

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Manny Pacquiao's rags-to-riches story is a source of inspiration for millions of people in his home country of the Philippines. The boxer-slash-politician is hoping to cash in even more on his celebrity status with a venture into the world of crypto-currencies. Paolo Montecillo has more.

#MannyPacquiao #CryptoCurrency #Boxer

When fishing for a successful business, it's not easy to reel in 'the big one'. But Sarah Balter explains how one entrepreneur has turned an unpopular fish in Turkey into a prize catch overseas.

#BlackSeaSalmon #FishExports

The 10th UK-Turkey business forum is under way here in Istanbul. TRT World caught up with the British ambassador to Turkey, Dominick Chilcott. He said a clear Brexit outcome is still uncertain but a no-deal scenario will have considerable effects on trade between the two countries. Turkey's trade minister was also present at the forum. She said a no-deal Brexit could cost Turkey up to $3 billion.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is putting his job on the line to ensure the UK leaves the European Union at the end of October. Many members of parliament, though, are trying to push through a delay to avoid a no-deal Brexit. For more on we spoke to Vicky Pryce from London's Centre for Economics and Business Research.

#NoDealBrexit #BorisJohnson #UKparliament

Hong Kong markets have had their best day in almost a year. That's after Chief Executive Carrie Lam formally withdrew a widely hated extradition bill that's sparked three months of protests. For the markets, Lam's announcement has been the first piece of good news in weeks, but as Sibel Karkus reports, it will take more to appease protesters. For more analysis we were joined by Sean King. He's a senior vice president at business advisory firm Park Strategies.

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You've probably heard of tandoori chicken and tandoori bread, but in Pakistan, tandoori tea is the latest craze. A roadside stall in the capital, Islamabad has revived a centuries-old recipe brewed in a brick oven and served in terracotta cups. And as Mobin Nasir reports, it's the hottest drink in town.