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French PM faces no-confidence vote after forcing through budget

Michel Barnier faces a no-confidence vote after using special powers to force through a social security budget bill. A leading French building industry boss tells us political instability has led to tens of thousands of job losses. Also, we speak to one of the South Korean trade unions calling for a national strike after its president's botched attempt to impose military rule. And the messaging app Telegram has agreed to take action to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online, aft...

Dec 04, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast

South Korea’s president backs down from martial law

MPs in the country voted to block the move after mass protests and outcry. We get the latest from our Korea Service. President Joe Biden has visited Angola today. The trip has been described as an attempt to counter Chinese investment on the African continent. And it's been 30 years since Playstation first hit the shelves in Japan for the first time. We hear more from tech writer Bree Fowler

Dec 03, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast

South Korea's president declares emergency martial law

South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol declares emergency martial law amid an escalating row with lawmakers over the budget. We get business reaction. Also, China bans exports to the US of metals needed for semiconductor manufacturing and military applications. And could US President Joe Biden’s visit to Angola deliver business opportunities for the continent?

Dec 03, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast

French Government on verge of collapse over Budget

Opposition parties in France say they'll bring down the minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier within days. This after he forced his social security budget through without a vote in parliament. As Ghana approaches an election, Ed Butler reports on the economic turmoil facing the country And the Consumer Federation of America tells us about consumer sentiment following Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Dec 02, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast

France's budget unleashes political crisis

The French opposition vows to vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier after he forces through a controversial budget. We get the latest. Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares resigns as the maker of the maker of Jeep, Fiat, Vauxhall and Peugeot struggles financially. We hear about the consequences this can have for the firm. A new gold deposit has been discovered in China, and it could be the largest in the world. We look at the impact it can have on the gold in...

Dec 02, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Review of the year - 2021

The big event of 2021 that will shape economies all over the world for decades to come was the COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow in November. The meeting saw a deluge of promises, but what was actually achieved? Martin Webber speaks to Tim Gould, chief energy economist at the International Energy Agency and economist Irwin Stelzer, from the Hudson Institute in the United States. It was another boom year for the pharmaceutical industry as it crafted the vaccines that have saved so many lives. ...

Dec 24, 2021•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Review of the year - 2020

Covid-19 is set to prompt radical long term changes to how we live and work, so what lessons can be learnt when we eventually emerge from the pandemic? Could the changes in the way we work herald higher productivity and happier people in the future? We hear the stories of the people who managed to thrive during a very difficult year, including the milkman who saw a boom in deliveries and the dancer who found work in South Korea when the London stage went dark. Martin Webber is joined by Professo...

Dec 25, 2020•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast