With US President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill facing opposition from both Democrats and fellow Republicans during a rare overnight session in Congress, is America's economy standing at a crossroads?

It could bring tax reductions, and tighten the availability of healthcare, but increase the United States' debt by $3 trillion.

David Harper speaks to our correspondent in Johannesburg as we examine South Africa's latest attempt to pass a budget, and we look at whether Columbia is possibly the most dangerous place in the world to be a Trade Unionist.

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The EU plans a €2 fee on cheap parcels from China, hitting companies like Temu and Shein. We hear from the Chief Executive of the European Consumer Association.

Syria has a chance to reboot its economy as the EU lifts some sanctions. We hear from Syrian businesses on what this second chance could mean for them.

And Devina Gupta finds out how the world’s largest maker of electric vehicle batteries has had the biggest stock market listing of the year.

China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) supplies major carmakers including Tesla, Volkswagen and Toyota. We ask how it has become one of the world's fastest-growing firms.

Elsewhere, a 50-year land dispute off West Africa is now centred on oil deposits.

And, the flight attendants in Spain who have been asked to give back a pay rise.

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The UK and the EU have reached a new deal setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence.

We hear from the Irish fishing community, a food exporter in the UK and what a "youth experience scheme" could mean for businesses in France.

Also, Andrew Peach finds out how one of the most important companies in the world is helping shape the future of the global economy.

The UK and the EU have reached a new deal setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence.

We look through what's actually been agreed, what it means for businesses and consumers right across Europe and find out what it tells us about global trade more broadly and whether it’s a sign of things to come.

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Novo Nordisk, the company that makes the weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is abruptly ousting its chief executive, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, over concerns the firm is losing ground in the popular weight-loss drug market.

Indian tourists and companies start to threaten boycotts of Turkey and Azerbaijan - we'll explain why and what kind of impact it could have.

As Portugal gets set for elections we hear Antonio Fernandes reports from Lisbon.

And the businessman who travels a lot, and therefore needs a very important employee to take care of his office cat...

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The International Monetary Fund has terminated a $175 million loan programme with Malawi, citing poor economic management. The IMF said Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, had failed to fully restructure its unsustainable debt, but the country’s government argues that it has decided to suspend this until after the elections in September this year. Rahul Tandon heard from Malawi Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda and the IMF Mission Chief.

As US-Iran nuclear program talks gained traction, we look how the new deal can affect Iranian economy.

Meanwhile in India, traders are jittery after President Donald Trump claimed that India might drop all tariffs on U.S. goods. India, for now, has pushed back.

And, the new research shows China’s carbon emissions have dropped — even as energy demand continues to rise.

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The Presidents of the World's two leading economies are meeting leaders from the Middle East and Latin America in order to gain new trade partners, with Qatar signing one of the largest ever aircraft deals with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing, while Brazil has signed 36 commercial agreements with China.

Rahul Tandon finds out who is getting the bigger deals, and why running a global shipping line is as complex as ever.

Meanwhile, how will the Federal Reserve in the United States deal with its contradictory mandate of pursuing maximum employment alongside price stability?

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