World Business Report
Analysis of the big global business and economic issues, as they affect consumers and investors. Broadcast on weekdays.
Indians boycott Turkey and cancel travels
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…
IMF terminates a $175 million loan for Malawi
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…
US is about to make a nuclear deal with Iran
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…
Touring for new trade partners
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…
US unchains Syrian's businesses
The US has lifted sanctions on the country after 14 years of restrictions on almost any ort of trade. We hear the reaction from the business owner in Damascus. Also, we hear from one Chinese exporter over the reduced tariffs agreed between Beijing and Washington. Plus - fears about conditions…
US & Saudi Arabia announce huge investment deals
The US and Saudi Arabia announce a wave of AI and defence deals. Sam Fenwick finds out who benefits and what businesses in the Middle East make of it. Plus China lifts its ban on Boeing aircraft deliveries and what went wrong at Nissan?
Why is Trump in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia and the US have announced a number of economic tie ups during President Trump's trip Riyadh we find out what they've talked about. Also today As African business leaders meet in Cote D'Ivoire How do they see the United States when it comes to trade and economic development?…
US and China pull back from behind brink
The retaliatory tit-for-tat rise in tariff rates between the US and China has been cancelled, following talks in Switzerland and the so-called "reciprocal" tariff rate of 34% is lowered to 10%. It's a ceasefire on what has become a global trade war as markets are rising again, and container ships…
Tariffs have fallen....but is the trade war over?
The US and China have agreed a deal that will significantly cut the import tariffs, or taxes, both sides have imposed on one another for a 90-day period. We hear the reaction from Chinese business owner, the former undersecretary for international trade at the US Department of Commerce and a…
US and China set to hold trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland
Join Roger Hearing ahead of this weekend's meeting in Switzerland of Chinese and American diplomats for trade talks this weekend. The stakes are high, as the outcome could reset the future of economic relations between the world’s two largest economies. Also, we hear how Chinese Auto makers, who struggle to…
US-China trade talks set to begin in Switzerland
The US President Donald Trump has proposed cutting tariffs on goods from China to 80%, ahead of trade talks between the two countries in Switzerland. The world’s two biggest economies have been in a trade war since January. The boss of the company behind Zara and other fast fashion brands…
The first tariffs deal between US and UK - who will be next?
The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a number of British goods - should we expect other deals on the way? Also, who is Pope Leo XIV? And how is he going to deal with the Vatican's finances? The Spanish parliament is debating reducing the current workweek from…
Trump and Starmer announce US-UK tariffs deal
President Trump has announced that his administration has reached a trade deal with the United Kingdom. Speaking in the White House, President Trump said the agreement would provide access to the British market for American beef and agricultural and industrial products. The presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and…
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged despite Donald Trump pressure
The Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said America's central bank would leave its key interest rate unchanged because of tariff 'uncertainty'. We hear from Gary Schlossberg, a global strategist for Wells Fargo Investment Institute and a former researcher at US Treasury and Federal Reserve. You can contact us on WhatsApp…
US-China trade talks to begin this weekend
In this World Business Report special, Will Bain looks at how US tariffs have affected the Chinese economy, with the two countries set to hold their first talks since the start of the trade war. The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will meet China's Vice Premier, He Lifeng, in Switzerland…
Carney announces ‘constructive discussions’ with the US
The Canadian Premier Mark Carney is in Washington trying to strike a deal with the US President. Carney says Donald Trump is "willing to negotiate" a new trade deal and drop the tariffs following "wide-ranging discussions" at the White House. The presenter Rahul Tandon will look at the other trade…
Merz elected German Chancellor - at second time of asking
Will Bain hears from Germany where Friedrich Merz has become Chancellor - after unexpectedly suffering a setback in the first round of voting in Parliament. His party ,the Christian Democrats, have agreed a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats, promising a responsible and stable administration that'll boost Germany's stagnant economy…
How will tariffs affect US and global film industry?
US President Donald Trump has said he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world. The European Union has announced a five-hundred-and-sixty-million-dollar fund to attract foreign scientists. Will it work? Also, Rahul Tandon will find out why…
Trump plans to hit non-US-made movies
President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on all films made outside the United States - claiming Hollywood was being 'devastated' by a trend of American filmmakers and studios working abroad. He accused other countries of luring film crews with tax breaks, calling it a threat to national security. Will…
Rockstar shares tumbled after delaying the release of GTA 6
Shares of Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, tumbled by as much as 8% on Friday morning after it announced that it has delayed the launch by a year – to May 26, 2026. With the company being valued at around 40 billion US dollars, that is a lot of money…