editor faisal islam. this is clearly a mess but the expectation in financial circles is that shareholders will provide the funds to keep thames water going. but the question is how did this come about in an industry that should be so simple, providing a product that everybody needs, and provided the monopolies of several million customers with no competition. and the answer is in hugely complicated structures, huge debts, and lots of regulation. the boss of thames water, sarah bentley, abruptly stood down on tuesday. she was battling to turn around the company after a legacy of under investment. let s discuss what s at stake with dr kate bayliss from the centre for water and development at soas university in london. thank you for being on the programme. faisal islam there talking and touching on some of theissues talking and touching on some of the issues why thames water is where it is. can you elaborate on that, please? on that, please? yes, well, thames on that, please?
number one in the world of the last few years. under expectation this year is to see another 13,500 millionaires leave china. leave china. are they completely leave china. are they completely cutting i leave china. are they i completely cutting ties leave china. are they - completely cutting ties from china? ., ., . . completely cutting ties from china? ., ., ., ., a china? no, not at all. as peeple china? no, not at all. as people become - china? no, not at all. as people become more - china? no, not at all. as - people become more financially independent they do seek sometimes what are considered greener pastures. reasons for that might include better education for their children, access to healthcare. i think in china s case, as i said, a lot of people do still keep their businesses there, we expect it to sit probably in second place with a500 net inflow of millionaires into the uae and particularly into dubai. . , , dubai. have you seen this migration dubai. have y
a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the big china challenge. a year since the covid 19lockdowns. as the biggest economy back to full health. ongoing trade tensions with the us are some of the problems government is trying to tackle. this leading china economist will explain how the government needs to balance ambitions of the changing demand of a radically different younger generation if it wants the country to thrive. plus this former head of the international monetary fund china division tells me how beijing struggles are affecting all of us around the world. and keeping the internet free and fair. the big boss of web browser firefox tells me how her foundation is trying to compete with the deep pocketed rivals like google and apple and still have an influence. wherever you arejoining me from around the world warm welcome. china, s second biggest economy a trouser united states and is more th
thanks to new brands. nike set sales of footwear in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%. in china, another key market which is slowly recovering from a footwear sales were down 1%. now, on the bright side, if you take footwear sales together with nike sales of footwear in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%. nikkei executive said they are working to improve things announcing $2 million in cost us over the next three years. it plans to simplify its product line up and increase its use of technology and to streamline the overall organisation. the plan is going to cost the company 400 million, $450 million. the nikkei boss said we are embracing a companywide journey to invest in our areas of greatest potential, adding that the company sees an outstanding opportunity to drive long term profitable growth. and after the retail giant warned that demand would continue to be weakfor at demand would continue to be weak for at least the next six months, inv