Trump's Impact on the Eurozone and Sri Lanka's Economic Outlook
We analyse the potential economic challenges the Trump administration could bring to the Eurozone, with forecasts already downgraded by the European Commission. Carsten Brzeski, chief Eurozone economist at ING Bank, offers his analysis on what this could mean for the region's future.We also explore the race for the next U.S. Treasury Secretary and what it signals for future U.S. policy, with insights from Sylvan Lane, Business Editor at The Hill.Finally, we turn to Sri Lanka, where President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s decisive election victory raises hopes for sweeping economic reforms. Shanta Devarajan, a professor at Georgetown University and former World Bank senior official, provides a closer look at the challenges and opportunities facing the country.
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Trump nominates ‘vaccine sceptic’ to lead health department
President elect Donald Trump Nominates Robert F Kennedy to lead US Health Department. Shares in vaccine companies fell on the news of the announcement Ben & Jerry’s have filed a case against their owner, Unilever. They accuse Unilever of trying to prevent the ice cream company from making public statements supporting Palestinian refugees.The President of Guyana has announced that every adult in the country will receive one- hundred- thousand ($100,000) Guyanese dollars -- or nearly five hundred US Dollars. We ask, why?
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What should we expect from Musk's new role?
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk for a role in government cost-cutting, as part of his drive to "dismantle" bureaucracy. We speak to Trevor Traina, former United States Ambassador to Austria during Donald Trump's first presidency. Also, China is showing off its latest generation of stealth fighter jets and other military hardware at its Zhuhai Airshow.Why Germany is in the midst of a lot of political and economic trouble? Devina Gupta explains us how businesses copying in Indian capital city Delhi while facing high levels of air pollution. And the New York City council passed a bill that will prevent tenants from having to pay fees to brokers hired by landlords.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!
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The 2024 APEC summit begins in Lima
President Xi goes to Lima, as Peru gears up for the thirty-first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic leaders' meeting. Bitcoin continues to hit new highs following Trump's victory. How long can it continue?Jaguar is betting big on EVs and is even going so far as to stopping selling its new petrol cars in the UK entirely.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!
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Court blocks Italy’s migrant plan
It's been three weeks since Italy's far-right government signed the five-year migration deal with Albania. Now, a court has blocked Italy's plan to send asylum seekers to the Balkan nation, disrupting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's main migration policy and raising questions about what's next. Also, we find out why dockers have been locked out of the Port of Montreal after they reject their latest pay offer. And we'll speak to one man who's riding the waves of retirement... quite literally.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!
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