Well as documentary and the cultural political scene here is addressing me to quite directly certainly at the opening of the berlin i lay and also at the touch of film prize the awards commentators and also the presenters and the government ministers who spoke very specifically addressed me too and times up and said its a big part of their agenda to make sure that this doesnt fade away ok so a relatively Seismic Shift in the us i suppose we can say me too of course started off as a protest of well to do Hollywood Stars but very quickly achieved global dimension and across multiple industries how relevant was it in your country or vastly butalia because im thinking Women In India are also looking to some other moments in history as as perhaps more seismic you know for us actually what you are now calling the me to moment in the west wasnt what you addressed in your introduction a Ripple Effect to whats happening in the United States it goes much though you know i respect what the United
it s an important announcement following the sequence that s been going up for a long period of time. yes, absolutely and this affects millions either directly or indirectly. yes this will be the 13th time interest rates have risen since the end of 2021. let s show you this graph it demonstrates what s been going. you can see interest rates stayed below i% for well over a decade. then you can see the steady increments. from 0.25% in december 2021. we find ourselves now at a.5% and the general consensus is another rate rise today. a.75% possibly even 5% according to some economists. that s because inflation the rate at which prices are rising is still way above the bank s target of 2%. putting up interest rates is pretty
and i think after a few days as a very clear action to prove to all the wall that the change and so do i but it s real ok so obviously optimism on your part part out of that thank you very much for for contributing magic you d like to come back to your issue my. what are your thoughts on what s going on in saudi arabia and how hopeful are you i mean you re looking at the arab world. a different a different view on the arab world a different arab country in love and i m not hopeful at all right off no because we are witnessing a times where religious radicalism as on the rise it s you know it s like a graph it s up and down and now it s up and you cannot mix religion with governance and expect good things you cannot i mean this is
remind us. what are your thoughts on what s going on in saudi arabia and how hopeful are you i mean you re looking at the arab world. a different a different view on the arab world a different arab country in love with me i m not hopeful at all about to know because we are witnessing a times where religious radicalism as on the rise it s you know it s like a graph it s up and down and now it s up and you cannot mix religion with governance and expect good things you cannot i mean this is a luxury that i cannot afford i ve been disappointed too many times and the arab world and most arab countries are very far from this separation nowadays and i mean i do i m i m glad that finally you women in saudi arabia can that can be and the twentieth century they re still not in two thousand and eighteen but i m glad they re at least able to to drive cars but can you imagine that we are