A new diesel that are most affected if that doesnt make sense to us that. Pollution is a major problem and high traffic spots one that has consequences d. E. U. S. To mates that up to four hundred thousand deaths a year in europe could be attributable to diesel emissions. But the Leipzig Court is taking its time with the question of a ban. The decision didnt come on thursday after all its been rescheduled for next tuesday to allow further time for reflection. The small baltic republic of latvia has in the last years developed into an important finance center for the region many customers from russia or bellerose for example now use latvian banks as they believe their money is safer inside the u. But let vs good reputation took a serious hit this week when its top money man Central Bank Governor did muslims have edge was accused of soliciting one hundred thousand euros a month in bribes. On tuesday he was temporarily suspended from Office Although he refused to resign and continues to deny the charges. Have been targeted by a coordinated campaign or some letting in commercial banks in order to discredit the latvian state. Walls that. The bank scandal has morphed into something of a political thriller after latvias defense minister accused russia of pulling the strings on the scandal behind the scenes at the end of the week however that accusation was withdrawn again due to lack of evidence. The European Central bank is now also under pressure as a member of its governing council rimsha bitch has access to sensitive e. C. V. Information and europes most powerful Financial Authority is also being called upon to respond to a second crisis at latvias Largest Private Bank a. B. L. V. Which is facing Money Laundering allegations in response to the allegations the e. C. B. Stopped all payments to a. B. L. Be on monday. Latvias finance minister sought to calm the stormy waters. And i can assure you the lacking in finance system is stable banks have no liquidity issues depositors can feel completely safe to protect the finance sector stability and reputation i think lynch of it should resign while the investigation is ongoing. But even if he does trust will be slow to return at least until the scandals are explained and that will take time not. Coming in and out to. What do you think about todays news on the European Unions anti trust watchdog has fired a shot at business cartels. Today the commission has decided to fine seven companies a total of five hundred sixty four Million Euros for taking part in fort different act cartels relating to cars. And three other Companies Involved in these cartels well they excrete getting a fine because they came to us to reveal the cartels. In this shipping industry the fines affect the chilean shipping carrier three japanese carriers as well as a scandinavian carrier together they formed a deep sea vehicle transport cartel for almost six years in the Automotive Parts industry germanys bosch and two Japanese Companies ran a cartel supplying spark plugs to european car makers bosch was also involved in running another cartel fixing brake system prices companies can escape fines by handing over inside evidence of cartels a system which in the cases announced wednesday proved to be effective. The German Economy continues to tick along well and it continues to take in more than it spends last year federal state and local governments recorded a surplus of more than thirty six and a half billion euros according to the countrys Statistics Agency thats the highest its been since german reunification. Europes biggest economy also grew by around two point two percent in twenty seventeen and the federal government expects even higher growth this year. South korea has launched a complaint with a w t o against planned u. S. Import duties on certain products made with steel and aluminum the European Union also says it wont take new tariffs lying down the European Commission has already threatened to Counter Measures on the table or possible duties on American Products like motorcycles whiskey and produce e. U. Representatives have repeatedly emphasized however that the bloc doesnt view the situation as a potential trade war. Greece continues to struggle to clear up a scandal involving pharma giant no vomitus prosecutors have been investigating the Swiss Company for over a year it stands accused of bribing high ranking politicians to smooth the way for expensive sales and fast approvals for its medicines in greece now the countrys parliament is also getting involved the affair has provoked furious reactions in greece where many blame corrupt politicians for the countrys economic woes. Kentucky Fried Chicken customers in the u. K. Were left disappointed after the fast food chain was forced to close most of its nine hundred outlets because it was unable to get fresh chicken delivered the first food chain recently switched its delivery contract to d. H. L. Which clearly had some serious logistics problems neither k. F. C. Nor d. H. L. Went public with the reasons for the shortfall. Its called petro and is meant to help pull venezuela out of its endless crisis. On tuesday the countrys president Nicolas Maduro launched a new digital currency. But it does look at mt today marks the birth of a. Cryptocurrency that can take on superman the petro not even superman could threaten it could go from there. To encourage trust in the new crypto currency the petro is to be backed up by crude oil reserves no one has faith anymore in venezuelas currency the body of ah inflation in the country is hovering around four thousand percent. Food and medicine are scarce hunger and misery are now common in venezuela. Move the petro help solve its problems. While you would have thought of it all depends on the trust in the issuer we can see the example set by the body body in theory is backed by the whole venezuelan economy but no one has faith in the body because nobody believes what the government says. That. That may be true but maduro at least claims that venezuela raised seven hundred thirty five Million Dollars on the petro his first day of presale where in fact the president is so enthusiastic about it that hes already announced another crypto currency that petro gold is slated for launch next week itll be based not on the countrys oil reserves but its gold. Or. Every morning her into a cut thomas sets off on a job that requires speed and efficiency the two things that indias overstretched roads do not provide her window works as a delivery man near delhi for ecommerce Logistics Firm shadowfax he has to deliberate dozens of packages a day on time to customers in hellish traffic. Another problem is finding addresses in indias many unplanned settlements encodes house numbers and landmarks are often inaccurate and confusing. But. Her bender often has to call customers for directions before he can make that delivery that means he loses precious time further ramping up the pressure here that maybe if it went in finding addresses isnt easy sometimes there are several houses where the same numbers then we have to call up the customer sometimes several times some customers get angry and say why are you constantly calling me when its your job to find the address your delivery man will go but its frustrating to know. The challenges are well known here at shadowfax the startup operates in seventy indian cities delivering everything from groceries and electronics to food or clothes cofounder of kunda while is a big believer in technology to tackle logistics his company crunches traffic and location data and uses Artificial Intelligence and predictive analysis to optimize delivery paths and times i would say these problems can only be sort of. If you say in the long term yes the government needs for big actions according to it but in the short term it is definitely which can make businesses move faster. The focus on technology also means delivery workers like harinder have to be trained in using the companys out tracks the entire supply process. At another shadowfax Hub Technology is also used to tackle one of the biggest headaches for Logistics Companies processing the huge volumes of goods unhappy customers return. Indias ecommerce market is growing fast its estimated it will reach one hundred billion dollars by twenty twenty the countries push to a Digital Economy is also do. Arriving more people to shop online but getting deliberate logistics right remains complicated in a country in which millions of customers are spread out across vast often unconnected areas who could take some time to cover such a wide network with the interest of joint challenges offered you know to ordinary talk and thats what it is we get to work with it so need significant you know investment in the experience to come to sort of International Standards ecommerce may be booming but brick and mortar corner shops across the country arent going to disappear anytime soon. And that was the weekend business. And while theres a. Huge venture of. The trip by airplane seventeen thousand kilometers in six weeks its taking landscapes. To get a. Touching story. Through china starting february twenty seventh. He takes it personally you already with a little gender for people and stories that make the game so special. For all truth. Was. More than subtle longline. Germany state by state. 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