meetings with a washington this week. it also downgraded its global growth this year and deciding weaker than some academies for the pages been looking to this for the great to see you on this show. what have we heard to see you on this show. what have we heard from to see you on this show. what have we heard from the - to see you on this show. what have we heard from the irs i to see you on this show. “grief have we heard from the irs goes back they said their apparel is buying abilities that is for economic growth. it said it could lead to economic crisis as a result their calling on central banks around the world to keep tight monetary policy and that means you maintain high interest rates they say they ve actually given their they“ve actually given their forecast for the year and next. they loaded by about one tenth of a percentage point so about 2.8% global growth this year, 3% next year. that is determined on a number of factors and they say if things go sour or
and a pair of trainers worn by the us basketball superstar michaeljordan sells at auction for a record 2.2 million dollars. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30 year conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force one arrives at belfast international, and northern ireland s first presidential visit in ten years is under way. time for a short hello with rishi sunak on the tarmac before the president was whisked away for the night. a ring of steel is in place in belfast city centre in what is one of the biggest security operations here of recent years. we ve been planning for this for a number of weeks. we ve prepared for all the various contingencies. our st
figures amongst a host of other key data. the quarterly figures will be the first since beijing scrapped its zero covid restrictions late last year. the chief economist at hang seng bank china told us she is expecting to see an economic rebound that could fade in subsequent quarters. in terms of gdp growth for the first quarter it is very likely to exceed expectations because the trade data was just exceptional, so now we are anticipating a growth rate of about 4.5% and in terms of infrastructure, housing, consumption, all those figures will improve significantly in the first quarter as well. there might be some downside risks but it will mostly show up in the coming months. in the first quarter data probably is just right spots. it s the first set of numbers we are getting in the post pandemic restriction error. we are really going to get a sense of how china has recovered but can it sustain that economic growth going forward? there is certainly some discrepancy between the
prepare to watch the show s final episode. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through commonwealth countries. athletes will compete in 19 sports and 280 medal events, which will include for the first time women s t20 cricket, 3 on 3 basketball and 3 on 3 wheelchair basketball. also for the first time, there are more medals for women than for men, and para events are all part of the main games. 0ur sports reporterjoe lynsky explains what s in store. they have waited four yea