Taking Stock

Earlier this month, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.

The country's president, Nayib Bukele, has claimed that this would not only help the economy but also give countless Salvadorans access to bank services for the first time.

But what does this mean for the citizens of El Salvador on a day-to-day basis and what could the social, economic, and political ramifications be further down the line?

To discuss, Gavin McLoughlin was joined by Santiago Perez, Deputy Editor, Latin America at The Wall Street Journal.

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The trial of Elizabeth Holmes, founder, and former chief executive of medical technology company 'Theranos' began earlier this month, with the one-time darling of Silicon Valley facing up to 20 years in prison on multiple charges of fraud.

But what led to the dramatic fall of one of the tech industry's brightest stars, and what might we expect from the trial in the weeks and months to come?

Kari Paul, tech reporter from the Guardian US joined Gavin to discuss.

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Marc L. Busch, Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University joined Gavin to discuss the ongoing trade dispute between the EU and cocoa producing countries across the world.

The dispute is primarily centered around new EU regulations on 'cadmium', a heavy metal that can cause damage to a person’s kidney or lungs which is present in chocolate.

But such legislation could also impact the entire cocoa supply chain and crucially, disproportionately affect cocoa farmers with no other means of income.

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Property giant China Evergrande Group has said that it cannot sell properties and other assets fast enough to service its massive $300bn debts, and that its cashflow was under “tremendous pressure”. What impact will that have on the local and international property markets?

Gavin McLoughlin asked these questions of Rebecca Choong Wilkins - Journalist with Bloomberg

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Earlier in the week a" cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since February, internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday". That was the headline in the Independent earlier in the week.

What does this mean for anyone who has an iPhone and more importantly what does this mean for he cyber surveillance industry?

Gavin McLoughlin spoke to Paul Conaty - Head of Consulting at CWSI

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"The UK's first LGBT business champion has pledged to build a bridge between the government and the LGBT community."

Iain Anderson, executive chairman of public relations firm Cicero, has been appointed to the new government role and he will focus on improving workplace equality at a small business level.

What has driven the British Government to develop this role and what financial benefits can such a role deliver to the economy?

Gavin McLoughlin spoke to Iain Anderson the newly appointed UK LGBT business champion

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Gavin McLoughlin is joined by Des Travers, Chief Executive of DPD Ireland.

Gavin McLoughlin asked these questions of  Geraldine Herbert - Motoring Journalist with The Sunday Independent.

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Gavin McLoughlin is joined by Robert Armstrong, US financial commentator with the Financial Times.

Gavin McLoughlin asked these questions of  Geraldine Herbert - Motoring Journalist with The Sunday Independent.

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Gavin McLoughlin is joined by Kevin Glynn, co-founder of 'Butternut Box'.

Gavin McLoughlin asked these questions of  Geraldine Herbert - Motoring Journalist with The Sunday Independent.

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Gavin McLoughlin is joined by Maureen Lynch, Director of Hays Ireland.

Gavin McLoughlin asked these questions of  Geraldine Herbert - Motoring Journalist with The Sunday Independent.

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