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BBC World Service


Global business and finance news and discussion from the BBC.


Business Matters

Syrians are calling for sanctions to be lifted so international trade can resume and its economy can be rebuilt. Also, China launches an antitrust investigation into Nvidia, the world’s most valuable maker of computer chips. And, baseball player Juan Soto has agreed a $765m deal with the New York Mets, the biggest contract awarded in the the history of sport.

Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Sergio Guzman, director of Colombia Risk Analysis in Bogota, and Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.

Syria's economy shrank massively under Bashar al-Assad

Damascus Chamber of Commerce says the interim government pledges to open up the economy and re-establish international trade links. Also, Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, has been denied bail. And what impact is South Korea's political instability having on its economy?

Rahul Tandon is joined by Sarah Birke, The Economist’s Bureau Chief for Mexico, Central America and The Caribbean, and Simon Littlewood, president of ACG Global Growth Delivered in Singapore.

Will business owners who left Syria return now?

Will the $6bn trade in the illegal drug captagon that funded the Assad dictatorship be disrupted now he's gone?

As US inflation creeps up, we hear from businesses daring to feel more hopeful about their future prospects

The Macy's employee who hid $150 million in delivery charges.

And why universities in Australia are worried by plans to drastically cut the number of overseas students

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Syria’s economy and its reliance on drug money

France’s President Emmanuel Macron is fighting to form a new government and pass next year’s budget. But will it calm the country’s economic turmoil? Also, a British hedge fund trader is jailed for defrauding Denmark out of over $1 billion. And how country singer Noah Kahn and his family helped his local country store to secure its future

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Can France’s new prime minister grip the economy?

France has a new Prime Minister…but can François Bayrou fix the economy where his predecessor failed? We talk to a biographer who says the jury’s out.

Russia’s economy shows surprise growth—but with inflation soaring and sanctions biting, is it all as good as it seems?

And Christmas classics still rule the airwaves—and the royalty cheques. Will new Xmas songs ever break through? 

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France has another Prime Minister – but will François Bayrou get the budget through?

Andrew Peach is joined by Peter Morici, an economist at the University of Maryland in the US, and Sushma Ramachandran, who's a columnist at the Tribune newspaper, in Delhi, India.

They discuss Canada, where the finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on the same day an economic statement was due, triggering a political crisis. There's more political crisis in Germany, where the government has collapsed amid a row over the economy. We ask what businesses want from the country's next leaders. We hear from India - as Sri Lanka wants closer relations with the country on energy and trade. Plus we discuss the safety of CEOs - as the president of the global insurance giant AON tells us firms are going to have to rethink their security process for executives.

Oh, Canada

Canada takes a breath after the resignation of the country’s Finance Minister, with calls growing for Chrystia Freeland to consider challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the country’s Liberal Party.

Also on Business Matters, Andrew Peach hears how 26 tonnes of gold has been found in the vaults of Syria’s National Bank.

Andew hears how the Japanese carmakers Nissan and Honda appear to be edging closer to a merger. 

And with Christmas just around the corner,, why do we keep buying presents for each other if it makes so many of us unhappy?

Canadian politics takes a breather after the resignation of the country’s Finance Minister

Shares fell on Wall Street after Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a cut to its key interest rate of 0.25%, but indicated this could be the last rate reduction for a while. The US dollar rose in value on the news. Also Lily Jamali explains how TikTok is pursuing a last-ditch effort in the US Supreme Court to avoid a mandated sale or ban of the app in America the day before Donald Trump is due to take office as president. And the de-facto leader of Syria tells the BBC that sanctions on the country should be lifted immediately.

Are US interest rate cuts coming to an end?

A government shutdown looms over the US as funding deal is rejected 

Amazon workers have gone on strike at the peak of the Christmas rush.

Changes in weather patterns have been causing problems in some ski resorts around the world, including in India where one mountain resort has reported a fall in visitor numbers.

US shutdown looms

US in last ditch shut down vote, unless congress can agree on a spending plan
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, could be facing a confidence vote after he reshuffled a third of his cabinet today.
And Delhi's pollution levels have once again soared to dangerous levels. But what impact does this smog have on business and workers in the city?

US in last ditch shut down vote

Honda and Nissan plan to merge as the two Japanese firms seek to fight back against competition from the Chinese car industry.

Joining forces would create one of the world's biggest car producers alongside Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford.

We look at how South Korea's political instability is impacting its economy

And who is France's new finance minister?

Honda and Nissan set to take on China in electronic vehicles amidst merger plans

Honda and Nissan set to take on China in electronic vehicles amidst merger plans

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