To have you with us we start in turkey where the currency the lira cant seem to stop slipping the windham dwindling purchasing power is fueling anxiety in the country will hear from voices on the ground in just a moment but 1st heres the situation as it stands. Many tarts are worried how much more will the economy shrink things were bad even before the coronavirus hit but the pandemic hasnt just brought to risen to a halt the entire economy is collapsing as confidence disappears the value of the turkish lira has been rapidly falling losing about 20 percent on the u. S. Dollar since the beginning of 2020 people in turkey are exchanging the earlier into foreign currency such as the us dollar and the euro on a massive scale Bank Reserves are also due in doing so there are no charging fees for withdrawals of foreign currencies this way they hope to slow down the lyrics decline at least somewhat. Our correspondent giuliani joins us now from istanbul julia the current virus crisis has surely furthering dampened hopes that the u. S. Fall will be stopped any sign that it will. The president and his finance minister are trying to brush off concerns over the weakening lira saying that the fluctuations against dollar and euro are only temporary and the economy would emerge stronger many analysts however disagree they say the current pattern in the layer above all reflects a lack of credibility over our Economic Policy over the past 12 months weve seen Foreign Investors pulling out launch of a huge volume of funds from the country now add to this the Current Crisis in tourism tourism revenues are an important source of foreign currency for turkey but arrivals were down 75 percent in the 1st 6 months of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and International Travel restrictions so now some hope this might change in orcus to some countries like russia would germany have fully or partially lifted their travel warnings for tacky but the damage has been done the crisis has left a huge gap in turkeys finances so a bit of denial there from the official side as we can see but how is the euro slide affecting the people of turkey what are you hearing. Well turkey was just wrong spot i a currency crisis 2 years ago and memories of this are still fresh in peoples minds so just as turkey was trying to recover from the recession the coronavirus a pandemic struck hard and that has dramatically affected in many peoples lives i spoke to people here in istanbul lets listen to what they had to say. Really makes me angry because the money i earn is losing value by the day and i really wonder how i will be able to carry on with my life. Actually everything goes out of control the cost of living has increased immensely what i book for 3 larry yesterday cost 6 larry today or even more. Theres no such thing as a currency crisis rich businessmen are to blame the invest in gold whenever they want on their own from dollars by investing in dollars. A lot of anxiety out there rich businessman really its many ordinary turkish people who have taken their savings to buy gold so local holdings of hardasses such as dollar and gold have jumped to new records here in turkey so many people are trying to play it safe as they face so much uncertainty over their future uncertainty is a good word to describe it and of course there are fears of a total economic collapse as well are they justified. Well analysts still really paint a rosy picture here and this is because there are so many factors playing into this geo political risks the pandemic of course but also turkeys unconventional economic and fiscal policy moves and a diminished in the pendants all the countrys Central Bank Many argue that the also they also docs thing to do now would be raising Interest Rates but we know that present aid one is strongly opposed to this he has once called high Interest Rates are quoting here the mother and father of all evil so analysts say if it doesnt manage to boost confidence in its currency we will see high inflation and even a balance of payment crisis julia hahn thank you for your reporting japans economy shrank at an annualized rate of almost 28 percent in the 2nd quarter thats the countrys worst contraction on record analysts blame a collapse in private consumption and external demand amid the Coronavirus Crisis the worlds 3rd largest economy was already struggling when the virus the outbreak hit earlier this year officials said that there were signs that spending was picking up this bite the shortfall which seasonally adjusted amounts to almost 8 percent or to one quarter. To discuss this further im joined by andy barks only this is quite a poor showing for japan but there seem to be signs that they are heading for a better place. Signs but theres no reason to hope that they will get ahead quickly observers economic observers say that japan is looking at not a quick recovery in regard to the view that of course the number of infections are already beginning to rise and one also has to know that japan already went into the corona pandemic in a full recession and even lots of public money couldnt kick start growth in that time thank you and why its there in frankfurt for us. Walk past restaurants in the u. K. And youll likely see diners out enjoying discounted food its all thanks to a government subsidized it out to help out projects are designed to revitalize frightens restaurant sector for many brits its too good a deal to pass up but others are finding the scheme a little hard to swallow. Seafood says those in the kitchen its lunchtime in child bella. Example you know before they were good people were going to somebodys going up its a bit like health ngs were before the pen demick here in london plates full of italian classics set in front of plenty of diners the difference now its all for half price but its not the restaurant serving up the bargain its the British GovernmentPrime MinisterBoris Johnson and just finance minister and shes from that definitely a different car just cannot stay within your feet high and probably rest on anything we can just pull right the brits are indeed eating and drinking courtesy of the government mondays through wednesdays for the whole month of august up to about 11 euros per person that includes drinks but not alcoholic ones the goal full restaurants. Coffee. He was a big impact so its a Good Discount i strongly believe. I can show you the book this is my day. This is the truth. This is wednesday. And you can see now face and place to be easy 50 percent off where ever food can be found to help out the struggling restaurant sector and stimulate the economy the government does shelling out a half a 1000000000 euros for the scheme but critics worry that spending time in restaurants is not without its risks and doctors like jenny vonn say its done right dangerous. Personally i havent done it to help simply because i am worried about a 2nd wave and senior doctors have. Basically been warning about it i think its wrong to encourage people where you know they could be in a very tolerant enclosed spaces and they cant observe social distancing and they wont necessarily be Wearing Masks criticism notwithstanding child bell is already fully booked for the evening thats not usually the case then again the government doesnt normally foot half the bill. Africa strick over 1000 locked down batters the economy the countrys Informal Sector is driven to find new ways to survive and so retro a digital boom is underway. Lunchtime in a still west show usually macone kitchen would be packed with hungry customers. But covert 19 has his her business hard. Call on what you call way of business the younger so i didnt affected our business because we had fewer customers visiting us so we started doing mobile phone deliveries to get more business. In march the shark restaurant partnered with white fox a mobile app that offers food deliveries in town ships something almost unheard of in south africa. The platform allys businesses to reconnect with people who are still confined to their homes due to south africas strict lockdown. As a customer you basically can order whatever your local food is and we basically white folks take you from the store to your doorstep. In a nearby neighborhood a carwash is also being forced to do things differently unable to accept drive through customers ecovillage car wash now operates door to door were using Green Technology to save time water and money. One of us is hit us hard wired to we have a solution for our customers we are now using was on those chemicals which now weve gone straight to our customers with the we provide them more by the car wash which is uses less electricity less water and its also for and for our environment. Up to now Digital Transformation has been a slow process in south africa only 56 percent of the population is online lack of Internet Access is especially prevalent in the Informal Sector which employs over 2 and a half 1000000 people. And while the coronavirus has caused a lot of hardship the crisis may actually provide opportunities for digital advancement especially in areas of the economy that have been previously left behind. These people have been able to use mobile telephony to start developing services of their own that can add a lot of value and actually enrich them to a far greater extent than has been the case in the fall for some of this may mean not just surviving but thriving 0. Its never been so busy were moving from one place of the next this is the growth of economists within the township. With the current digital boom being fueled by a crisis many are hoping the same im meant to make can be sustained in a post pandemic world. Thanks for watching. Theres so much more to feel experiences when their heritage is taken from them countless cultural artifacts were stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe. What should be done with the stolen car from africa. The sole source september 7th g. W. Housing virus spread. Why do we have it and when will. We just threw the. The weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the quantum virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us and. Science. Were still traumatized group were still injured we havent humans to go. But johnny us soft is calling on beirut to stand up now was the massive explosions in the port of lebanons capital have exposed the governments failures along every line and left the people to pick up the pieces john is only one of many will they channel their fury and to protest. Welcome to a very rude living. Its johnny soft 1st day back at work since the explosion. We once had the most beautiful of. And we still have a beautiful view with a different perspective. On it. I was here once this happened you can see all all of the blood all my blood on the floor. But if i was in my own office i would be gone. To a mortgage on my own blog. 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