in the uk a seven year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in central london. four women and a 12 year old girl were also injured in the attack. police believe the shots were fired from a moving vehicle which then drove away from the scene. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the very first show for 2023. a new year has dawned, but is there any change for the deep problems facing the global economy? the war in europe continues to rage, driving up prices, interest rates, food scarcity and hardening divisions between the global economic superpowers. the imf, the international monetary fund, says a third of the world will be driven into recession this year. its big boss there she is, managing director kristalina georgieva, joins me for an exclusive interview about the year in front of us. also on the show, as the fashion w
tells me how it s a story of both american strength and the weakness of other economies. so how much stronger could the dollar get? i m going to ask this man right here, former us treasury secretary larry summers, if an international deal will be needed to curb its rise. also on the show, helping beat those queues at the airport. i m going to be speaking to the big boss of air transport data giant sita about the tech solutions driving the future of seamless travel. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. here s a quote. the dollar is our currency, but it s your problem. that s what the then us treasury secretaryjohn connally famously told some of his european counterparts back in 1971. and 50 years on, it seems as true as ever. us policymakers, they re trying to clamp down on the cost of living crisis and the impact of that? it s being felt all over the world. politicians and central bankers everywhere are fre
for the planet s prosperity, and the us energy secretary explained what her country was doing to tackle soaring oil and gas prices. i also heard from the boss of plane maker boeing about how the post covid bounce was helping it put years of turbulence in the rear view mirror. but it wasn t all doom and gloom because we also celebrated a year of huge growth for women s sport. wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, 2022 has been a year of huge disruption to the global economy, with many of us forced to rethink everything from what we eat to how we work and well, even how we heat our homes. the world went into the year still very much feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. restrictions, economies everywhere have found it impossible to return to life as it was before. a major reason why was russia s decision to invade ukraine on the 24th of february. as well as costing thousands of lives, it s d
i m going to be discussing all of that with these two, there they are, dr ulrich hoppe, the director general of the german british chamber of industry and commerce. and helima croft, a member of america s national petroleum council, which advises the us energy secretary on strategy. also on the show, the big boss of the middle east s oldest privately held oil and gas company, crescent petroleum, joins me to talk about those skyrocketing prices, energy supply and the impact of the war in ukraine. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, they war between russia and ukraine is about to enter its sixth month. the human suffering on the ground has been massive and the economic consequences of the war and the sanctions imposed on russia, are spreading around the world. nowhere is it as stark as the oil and gas industry. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine is causing energy prices to skyrocket around the worl
wherever in the world you rejoining me from, once again, a big hello in a very warm welcome to the show. so are your wages struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living? are you seeing the cost of his supermarket shop go up each week? what about your energy bills or your rent or mortgage payments? well, all of this is thanks to soaring inflation, which was rising because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and has been made worse by the war in ukraine. some influential voices are now warning a big recession could be on the way. it all means there s massive worldwide problems for the business. and political leaders gathering in the swiss mountain resort of davos to get stuck into their stated aim is to improve the state of the world. this year, more than 2,500 delegates are set to attend, and they typically range from hollywood movie stars to prime ministers and the chief executives of the world s biggest companies. being there, it doesn t come cheap, $180,000.