Days in california say theyve made some progress in their battle to contain multiple large wildfires raging across the southern part of the state the blazes have killed one person destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced two hundred thousand people to leave their homes but those were the headlines that hes continues here on the aljazeera after counting the cost of stage and done so much for that. We understand the differences. And the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it. Will bring in the news and current of the. Aljazeera. Is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the g. C. C. The Gulf Cooperation Council the arab worlds only trading block isnt living up to its name and how pressing the pause button on Economic Cooperation is affecting this Oil Rich Region also this week Plastic Economy its profitable business but the true cost to our planet and health is staggering and it is quite literally
Between place and catalan separatists protesting against the removal of mediaval works of art from the region a colt room the religious artifacts were illegally on catalonia in the 1980s and that they returned to neighboring arab than those of the top stories her analogise era stay with us counting the cost is next. This is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the g. C. C. The Gulf Cooperation Council the arab worlds only trading bloc isnt living up to its name and how pressing the pause button on Economic Cooperation is affecting this Oil Rich Region also this week Plastic Economy its profitable business but the true cost to our planet and health is staggering and it is quite literally washing up on our doorstep and its been twenty five years since the worlds first text message was sent and that is something to talk about given the way the humble s. M. S. Has evolved into an entire messaging industry. So when youre six months
This is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the g. C. C. The Gulf Cooperation Council the arab worlds only trading bloc isnt living up to its name and how pressing the pause button on Economic Cooperation is affecting this Oil Rich Region also this week Plastic Economy its profitable business but the true cost to our planet and health is staggering and it is quite literally washing up on our doorstep and its been twenty five years since the worlds first text message was sent and that is something to talk about given the way the humble s. M. S. Has evolved into an entire messaging industry. So when youre six months into a diplomatic crisis that splinted an entire geographical region an annual meeting of leaders from that region takes on extra significance but when the Gulf Cooperation Council summit ended abruptly this week so too did any hopes of a breakthrough in the blocks biggest crisis in decades the meeting in kuwait cit
Life, im simon mccoy. It was a sales pitch from a master salesman and from an american president a speech that was very. Well, president ial. It was Donald Trumps debut appearance before the Global Business elite and he used it to offer americas friendship and partnership to the world. He said a prosperous us was doing fa ntastically well and was open for business but he stressed that, America First does not mean america alone. Lets go to davos now and join the bbcs katty kay. Two World Leaders were here and they gave a successful sales pitch, talking about what a great place america is to come and do business and would they please invest their billions there. He did talk about America First but he said that did not mean america alone. Lets take a listen. I believe in america. As president of the United States, i will always put America First, just like the leaders of other countries should put their Country First also. But America First does not mean america alone. When the United Sta
Economic dilemma of huge proportions. When german retailers started charging for plastic bags consumption of them fell dramatically by two billion bags a year not bad but a manton of them still end up in recycling bins here and a huge number never get recycled at all despite germany being a Global Recycling champion. Keogh do over decided to take an up close and personal look at the problem. My flatmates are the best at recycling most of our waste ends up in the regular trash. Everyone says we really should be recycling because waste is full of valuable materials. Packaging paper glass organic waste only what is left should go in the trash. Here in germany theres a separate bin for every kind of waste. Is something useful done with all of this. Germans produce an average of over six hundred kilos of waste in. The countrys reputation for recycling is tops the take packaging only forty percent of it is actually recycled and often its turned into lower quality products. As incinerated to