The French government wants to introduce a bottle deposit scheme in a bid to cut down on plastic waste. Denmark, Germany and Croatia have launched similar projects. But the initiative faces fierce opposition from industry players who want to know how it will be implemented. Oliver Whitfield-Miocic reports from Paris.

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Officials and businesses from Turkey and the US are trying to figure out how to more than triple trade between the two countries at a roundtable in Istanbul, this after US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan said they want to increase the exchange of goods and services from $20 billion in 2018 to $100 billion within a few years. TRT World's Senior Business Producer Mobin Nasir caught up with Anderson Economic Group President, Patrick Anderson at the event and began by asking how such an ambitious trade target may be met.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in the US territory of Puerto Rico, demanding the resignation of the island's governor, Ricardo Rossello. He said he would not be standing down, despite leaked online messages that have caused widespread criticism. It's also allowed people from many backgrounds on the Caribbean island to express their dissatisfaction with the government, and the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria two years ago. Francis Collings has more. Felix Cordova joined us from San Juan in Puerto Rico. He's a professor at the Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

#PuertoRico #RicardoRosello #HurricaneMaria

The International Monetary Fund's latest forecast for global growth is again full of downgrades. On Tuesday, the fund lowered its growth expectations for this year and next, saying global trade tensions and political uncertainty are weakening the economy.

The IMF expects growth to hit 3.2 percent this year and 3.5 percent in 2020. That's a drop of a 0.1 percentage point each.

#IMF #GlobalGrowth #TradeTensions

The UK could be preparing for a showdown with the European Union after outspoken Brexiteer, Boris Johnson, won the ruling Conservative Party's leadership election. The former foreign secretary and London mayor will take over as prime minister after Theresa May officially resigns on Wednesday. And he's promising to deliver Brexit by October the 31st with or without a deal which he wants to renegotiate with the EU. But he faces an uphill task and an increasingly divided party. We spoke to Rajneesh Narula in London. He's an International Business Regulation professor at the University of Reading's Henley Business School.

#Brexit #BorisJohnson #ConservativeParty

The price of vanilla has risen five times in less than five years, making it the second most expensive spice in the world after saffron. Madagascar grows 97-percent of the world's vanilla beans but the price boom as seen farmers fighting to keep their plantations safe. And as Adesewa Josh reports, it's becoming a dangerous business.

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Everywhere you look, The Lion King is standing in the spotlight. The star-studded remake felt lots of box office love around the world at its opening weekend. And as Motheo Khoaripe reports, the film's producer, Disney, wants to grow its kingdom beyond the pride lands. Let's get more on the Lion King's roaring success now with Nick Harper who joins us from New York.

#LionKing #Disney #AvengersEndGame

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials have been arrested on corruption charges, in the latest graft scandal to rock the country. They're accused of fraud over a multi-million dollar dam project overseen by the Italian construction company, CMC Di Ravenna.. whose director is among those charged. Officials say the project was riddled with irregularities and that the Treasury had misused funds and inflated costs by 164-million dollars. Rotich has denied any wrongdoing in the scandal. We caught up with Abdi Osman Adan, who joined us from Kenya's capital, Nairobi.

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China has launched a new tech board in Shanghai that could see billions of dollars flow into start-ups. The 25 firms that debuted on the so-called Star Market shot through the roof on Monday, as demand from investors far outstripped supply. But while many investors are excited about the prospect of more Chinese tech offerings, some analysts warn the bigger picture may not guarantee success for them all. Joel Flynn has more from Hong Kong.

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Oil prices are on the rise as investors react to rising tensions in the Gulf. On Friday, Iranian commandos seized a British oil tanker, sparking fears of retaliation. Both sides say they're willing to talk but as Mobin Nasir reports, question marks remain over the safe passage of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz - through which one-fifth of the world's oil supplies flow. We spoke to with Captain Ranjith Raja who joined us from Dubai. He's a senior analyst at the research firm, Refinitiv, focusing on oil markets in the Middle East and North Africa.

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