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rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, is there and they promise they will bring back the rate of interest tax to fund nhs staff. other news this afternoon. a moment of history in italy georgia meloni looks set to become its first far right leader since the second world war and its first female prime minister. a school shooting in russia has left at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be to save the planet. welcome to bbc news, very good to have your company and it is going to be a busy afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government s announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. of course, that had come too late for their trading week on friday. at one stage, sterling plunged to around $1.03, before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost
Down as an mp to concentrate on his newjob as editor of the london Evening Standard. Now on bbc news, lets get the latest Business News live with rico hizon in singapore. The us Vice President arrives in indonesia. There might be tough conversations on trade. But what will be indonesians want to hear from Donald Trumps Deputy Will Stop deputy . And we find out how indian businesses are handling a new roadside ban on our goal. On alcohol. It is a thursday. Good morning asia. Hello world. But you could join us for Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. The us Vice President mike pence is in indonesia as part of his first visit to the region. Security issues dominated his talks in south korea andjapan. He dominated his talks in south korea and japan. He will be meeting joko widodo and we will hear from indonesian and asian business leaders. What will likely be on the agenda . There are plenty of issues that washington gripes to indonesia about, in terms of regular tree issues. And now the o