Africa and the world. Your link to exception stories and discussions continue and will come student news after Getting Program tonight from born in germany from the news of easy to our i would say d. Deputed comes next africa to join us on facebook d w africa. Africas tech the landscape is changing doesnt solve a problem mushrooming across the continent but the growth has its pitfalls many fathers are ignoring the tricky legal issues. Also those Railway Station 2 men remember best saw him when this all expressed was moving people and goods from mali into senegal on a daily basis cuts to revive the traditional route have now been shelved. We have both the old and the new africa for today here on the w. Business africa. Starts with the new tech fever has well and truly taken hold across the continent last year alone the number of socalled tech hubs has grown by 50 percent according to recent Research Tech hobbs Technology Parks coworking spaces or University Run centers just 3 years ago
Of disney led u. S. Markets to gains on tuesday a company was boosted by a report that its new streaming services adding an average of a 1000000 new subscriptions daily a strong start for disney plus which premiered 2 weeks ago is just the latest good news for the company its new release frozen 2 broke Opening Weekend records hauling in some 350000000 dollars globally thats the highest grossing debut ever for an animated film. And lets go now to our financial correspondent in new york and certainly a frozen families im assuming yes this is been quite a ride for disney hasnt. It clearly has been and it looks like disney is doing everything right at least at this moment since last year the stock is up by a good 50 percent and here on tuesday the stock price reached a new all talking about frozen part 2 its probably going to be the 6th movie for walt disney this year alone to surpass the 1000000000. 00 mark and then as you mentioned. The streaming business seems to be doing better than wa
Are on the clock across the world this is our international myself you know neil alone welcome to the program. We begin in brazil where the brics. Later today the international grouping represents over 3000000000 people worldwide to develop economic political cooperation indias Prime Minister and chinese president xi jinping are already there ahead of talks with a look at what lies ahead. For us. This year bricks group which is an acronym made of the 1st letters of its 5 Member States brazil russia india china and south africa gather for 11th time and for some real is serious stuff. And impressive set of goals for an Ambitious International group and the brics members have already voiced their big expectations under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the 5 countries the brics corporation has become increasingly cohesive with its influence constantly on the rice has served as both a stabilizing International Turbulence and was example of a new type of International Relations and i
Good evening. Welcome to new america. Such a nice room, comfortable chairs. Im the director of the Political Reform Program here at new america and i want to welcome you all to a discussion about the possibilities of rankedchoice voting, as folks can revive our democracy in various ways, potentially solving a bunch of differently challenges. This is an event, a a series of events for new americas 20th anniversary which is done in 1999 with the idea of creating a home for new generation of both people and ideas across a wide range of policy questions. I kind of one of the oldtimers although it wasnt your in 1999. I saw the creation of it and fundamental ideas about political, reforming the political system, part of the dna of this organization from the beginning. As my colleague lee reminded me, the book that the founders wrote called the radical center which was one of the ideas that they wrote that was not really like a bible but it is kind of hard of that. And that i was here, came b
Investors, adding two more seats, separating the chairman and ceo positions. Guy here in europe, we are approaching the 400 mark on the stoxx 600. The s p already through its record. We are monitoring what is happening on both sides of the atlantic but that is a really big level here in europe. We are up by 0. 3 for the moment. Hsbc doing what it is doing, down 4 . Biggest pointhe drag on the stoxx 600 this morning. The other store be are watching is happening with the british pound. We will see a vote later on this evening to see if Boris Johnson can get a vote. That is not likely to pass. The expectation is that we will get an election this year. Speaking of elections, voters in argentina choosing Alberto Fernandez to be there next president. What does the result mean for a country on the brink of default again . We are joined by Nick Bennenbroek of wells fargo. The peso certainly starting the note, then a up bestperforming against the u. S. Dollar, but this does not mean that we wil