Theres more on our web site bbc. Co. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. The worlds most valuable and Profitable Company makes a stock market to be. Profitable Company Makes a stockmarket to be. Trumps nafta rewrite. Its a wednesday, glad you could join us. We kickoff the programme with the Energy Markets and it is indeed a major day. Raising over 25 billion last year. We explain what this listing means that the company and the saudi economy. Three years after it was first announced, sally aramco is finally going public. The company is looking to raise 25. 6 billion. Alibaba raise looking to raise 25. 6 billion. Aliba ba raise 25 looking to raise 25. 6 billion. Alibaba raise 25 billion in 2014. This makes it the largest listed farm and just to give you a sense of the scale. Bumping total world demand. Giants like apple, exxonmobil and shell. Initially the company was looking at raising funds, new york and london. They fill in the long t
A very warm welcome to the programme and we will make sure you are briefed on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the Programme Experts say food packs should suggest how much exercise a person would need to burn off the calories contained in the product, so what do you think about this idea . Will it change what you eat and this idea . Will it change what you eatand drink this idea . Will it change what you eat and drink and how much . Get in touch. Just use the hashtag. We begin with the Nobel Peace Prize lorry at Aung San Suu Kyi, who is expected to tell the uns top court later theres been no attempted genocide of the Rohingya Muslim majority in buddhist majority myanmar. The countrys civilian leader has decided to personally defend allegations they Myanmar Military did a Brutal Campaign of murder, rape and arson in 2017 and on tuesday listened as the gambian Justice Minister detailed some of the atrocities to the court. Myanmar correspondent nick bea ke
Trade talks calling progress in trade talks calling progress in trade talks. Lets get started, then. Frances government is set to unveil details today of its programme to reform pensions. It comes as commuters have been dealing with transport chaos amid a series of widespread strikes. So, what could the changes entail . At the moment, france has a retirement age of 62, which is one of the lowest in the developed world. Some Railway Workers can even retire as young as 52 years old. France has 42 different pension schemes at the moment. The government would like to unify them into a single system. If the government is unable to push through the reforms, one independent forecast warns france could be facing a deficit of 18 billion by 2025. The Prime Minister of france, edouard philippe, is hopeful the countrys influential trade unions cancel future strike action when the proposals are announced later today. Translation a new next wednesday i will present the entirety of the governments pl
France pension reform: President Emmanuel Macron has signed the pension reforms into law, increasing the retirement age from 62 to 64. This comes hours after France’s top court approved key elements of the legislation
The Macron-led government wants to prevent a looming funding deficit with the change in pension policy. However, French people are unwilling to accept the reform that has come at a time when living costs have shot up.