the executions have been condemned internationally. those are the headlines. now on bbc news: talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. eyeing up africa as the west competes with china, who will end up having the most influence on that fast growing continent? as the g7 uses its summit injapan to draw the world s poorest countries closer, we ll recent visits to africa by its leaders pay off as they look to tackle concerns about food and energy in return for natural resources. i m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also the african union s trade commissioner, who tells me what his continent really wants from the rest of the world as it looks to advance its own prosperity. also on the show, keeping safe online.
Across the capital of ghana in west africa. Linda is a young gunny woman who dreams of starting her own business. Here. She wants to open a hair salon, but it wont be easy. Some of the money she needs to get going will come from her family who live in germany. Lindas step father is one of the many africans who transfer money back to their home countries each month, globally, these so called remittance payments total around 600000000000. 00 every year. Thats more than all Development Aid combined with lung. Yeah. Awesome. When you live abroad, like we do in germany, your family back home usually doesnt live as comfortably as you do me. So good with google live. Thats why its really important that we support our families back home with the formula in the how much dusters. So if you have a parental support, she thereby be at least it helps with also me, my parents, im relativism. I always see glad to have luxury. Ah, linda lives alone in a suburb of acura. Years ago, her mother moved to g
and they also like the fact that us companies do a lot in terms of skills transfer and technology transfer, and they don t necessarily see this with all the other partners, china as well as others. as we stand now, what are the biggest barriers of non chinese countries trying to do business with africa? ., ., , africa? some of those are being addressed- africa? some of those are being addressed. there africa? some of those are being addressed. there isn t africa? some of those are being addressed. there isn t really - africa? some of those are being addressed. there isn t really a l africa? some of those are being i addressed. there isn t really a way for small companies to go and invest, and trade one by one with the african economies, all 5a. now that they have the african continental free trade barrier, that is creating the largest free trade market in the world. us companies can now say, ok, i can invest here,
africa shipping out to be the largest market. india increase as rice exports to africa is the country supplies that consonant with the crucial food staple to meet his needs. in south africa, braces for nationwide labor strike coals from the political opposition for president graham, a photo to step down with . and so the multi polar well taking center stage today in moscow with africa summit and the arrival of china as president. and while it said the prudent and president g will toll peace and prosperity, no one truly knows exactly what else they will be discussing. rest assured, the hero. naughty international. we will keep you posted. ah, exactly. the chinese leaders reaching thing has touched down here at moscow and is headed for one on one talks with russia s president vladimir putin will be discussing forging ties. but also that a very, very important part of the center stage piece. the roadmap for a multi polar world. let s get the details with donald quota teaching pi
africa shaping out to be the largest market. so india increases rice export to africa as the continent suffers from food scarcity, a devastating drought in south africa, braces for a nationwide labor strike. i made colds from the political opposition for president iraq. i m a photo tourism, a multi part of the world is front and center today here in moscow with the africa, russia, somebody, and the grand arrival of china s president gigi paying an awful lot to talk about today when asi international. ah. and so the chinese leader lands here at moscow and holds a one on one informal chat with russia s president vladimir putin, essentially about forging ties. and critically the roadmap for a multi polar world as aging thing. chose russia as the 1st country after his re election because both countries are some of the biggest strategic partners in the world. oh ye, ye, i am very pleased to be in moscow at your invitation, especially after another reelection. and i chose russia as