A rewrite. Of the story of the russian revolution. From the perspective of writers thinkers. What did it feel like to live in times of revolution the people. And to the russian art revolutionaries. Nineteen seventeen the reluctant starting october twenty fifth t w. It is the biggest crisis in decades separatist stage a major strike to voice their anger at madrid protesters are blocking major roads in catalonia forcing many businesses to shop for the day. Coming up as german celebrates twenty seven years of unification differences remain between east and west not just in peoples heads but even more so in their wallets. Welcome to d. W. Business i want to get jones and berlin good to have you with us well two days after the violent referendum on independence in catalonia rage and uncertainty are taking their toll on the economy there in what is still spains richest region unions in catalonia are holding a general strike to ramp up the pressure on madrid public transport is at a standstill planes are grounded even barcelonas Football Club plans to join the strike Catalonian Independence would be a blow to the spanish economy and the regions the e. U. Has want to catalonia it would no longer be a member if it splits from spain. Well one country wants to split another one united twenty seven years ago today the two german states the communist east and the democratic west were unified again after decades of separation by the iron curtain the rich west inherited an economy in tatters some two trillion euros were transferred by west german taxpayers since then to prop up the east then chancellor helmut kohl also known as the father of german unification promised that very soon a flowering landscapes would appear in the east and that nobody would be worse off well thats not the case to this day differences between east and west remain and theyre quite steep just take a look at disposable income here with an average capita income per capita income of one thousand euros the lowest earning regions are still mostly located in the former east germany which you can see here in dark red areas with a per capita income of twenty one thousand euros tend to be those bordering the former east thats due to the limited investment in these areas during the cold war and in contrast to germanys wealthiest regions are all in the former west thats how members of the rhineland bavaria but in virgin bag they have an average per capita income of twenty three thousand euros or more but there are also examples where east and west have grown together right here over there in touring via very close to the former in a german border we found a company where workers from the east and west were are reaping the economic rewards of reunification. Around one hundred people work here at proprietary limited in highest off the rim go which was once in east germany close to the border with bavaria in west germany they manufacture technical ceramic components the workforce here was born and bred on both sides of the border in this if im from west germany but it doesnt really matter its decided to go on he said you know some of us are from the west some from the east but we all get along with each other very well so i think that what you meant in one still uses the expressions investee and aussie but actually nobody cares dont go to. The factory stand in the middle of what used to be no mans land between the ranger and varia on the death strip between east and west germany. This in here going on here right in the form of border strip there used to be rifles on tripwires and landmines. Like everyone around here all an annoyed by our remembers the time when germany was divided only a few meters from the factory theres still a small piece of wall as a reminder the citizens of the g. D. Were told it was for their protection. They were under special observation here in the border zone then on the nineteenth of november one thousand nine hundred nine everything changed all and noid bar was there when these pictures were taken. From the east people came running towards the still closed and heavily guarded border. Town bands from both sides were also there peacefully and without violence they brought the wall down. And there. Was an alley have you but if they all rushed over there everyone was in each others arms and then the two music clubs united and played together then we all marched over in the direction of highness doff. All annoyed about what ran from west to east and rare scramble in the g. D. R. It was coming in the opposite direction. No one knew how long the border would stay open they didnt want to go to highness doff and then suddenly find that the border was closed again and they couldnt get home the guards were here with machine guns nobody really knew what was happening and like it was there was always the events of that evening are impossible to forget since then a lot has happened for and they are scramble and the others here things have gone well in a reunited germany. Im very happy that so many people in this area havent found work here in this part of franconian aside for many have come here because unemployment is very low theres a spike. That hes. Even so many young people have moved away highness doff has just seven hundred inhabitants much fewer than before the wall came down theres no butcher no baker and no supermarket it was mainly the older people who stayed you know i would think we believe that we are disadvantaged in terms of the pension and in the ceramics business thats not something people are worried about and the employees are happy that theyre paid in line with western wages but they are aware that the atmosphere is not so rosy everywhere in germany in. London in the new federal provinces the former Eastern States the unemployment the lack of work over lower wages although i really think that people have been left behind the english on the simulation m e m fifty laws and but the people who work in this factory dont feel like theyve been left behind theyre grabbing their fight with both hands just like they did in one thousand nine hundred nine. Inflation is again on the rise in turkey the and your last rate rose to eleven point two percent in september thats what state official said today and it could climb further according to analysts rising exports and fiscal stimulus have boosted the turkish economy which has lifted Consumer Spending that means opposite pressure on the cost of goods president s type and a one said in a speech that high inflation is a problem and that he expected the central bank to act. Is that coin poised for a breakthrough while top wall street Bank Goldman Sachs could become the first major firm to start trading the nice currency the company says its exploring how to surf clients interested in bitcoin and other Digital Currencies sources say goldman would likely create a team to trade the currencies much as its already trades euros and Treasury Bonds such a move would mark a mainstream entry for the eighty year old cyber currency. And auction house southern b s has sold a rare one thousand year old ball from chinas song dinner stay for a while get this now whopping thirty seven point seven Million Dollars of makes it the most expensive piece of chinese porcelain ever sold according to sothebys the ball was initially expected to sell for much less bidding started at around ten Million Dollars it lasted for a full twenty minutes before a phone bidder made the winning offer. To india now which is one of the few places in the world where typewriters are still in use in many businesses but earlier this year colleges in the Financial Capital mom by announced they will be phasing out manual typewriting courses many people though remain fiercely passionate about their typewriters our india correspondence on your holiday kara sent us this report from the capital delhi. The sound of a long forgotten outside a local court in delhi street typist still earn a living from a machine thats obsolete in most parts of the world. Has been working at this exact spot. Punching out. Contracts rent agreements and other legal documents on a secondhand machine. She makes about five to six dollars a day just enough to make ends meet. Manual typewriters a really heavy they can get damaged we dont have to worry about electricity radius we dont need a printer. All we need is a machine and a table thats it. Typing is the only work ever trained for and shes not giving it up any time soon. Its my only source of income i continue typing very and. But the end has a right for this iconic machine and typing has also become a dying skill as india pushes to modernize and digitize its economy there ever fewer takers for the antiquated technology. As a result shops like roger does on the decline his family has been selling typewriters since the one nine hundred thirty s. In delhi faced with stiff competition from computers has been forced to reinvent his business restoring antique typewriters like these quite some time i was feeling the pressure. Of the grid. But as most of the. Building and directors packed up and somehow he demeaned. Basham and that is making some business sense. Has embraced new technology in order to preserve the old and he routinely checks out websites to get information about the bad news is priced precious your gear how you open it his refurbished portable typewriters sell for one hundred fifty dollars bond also has a base in order of over one hundred ray machines some more than. The typewriter majors to buy in the hands of skilled prepayment. Giving the old machines a much needed to know perhaps destined for the clinic to share. Or as an expert in the museum. Thats your business on your thanks for watching. Thank you to. All all all. Inspiring. The. President. Lifestyle your read. Your romance next to. 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