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BN Briefing: GHL on America; Insider from Washington; Argie copper boom; Palantir; US/China talking

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In today’s BizNews Briefing, host Alec Hogg shares highlights from powerful interviews with Cape Town executive mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and California-based Anthony Ginsberg of GinsGlobal; and we hear from BizNews partners Bloomberg and the Financial Times about what is possible if Pretoria gets into step with global changes - a mining boom for rejuvenated Argentina; a successful White House meeting for Canada’s new PM; and confirmation that trade talks between the US and China start this week in Switzerland.
7 May 2025 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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