real increase in fdi on your perspective? it real increase in fdi on your perspective? real increase in fdi on your perspective? it is a continuing stru: ale perspective? it is a continuing struggle for perspective? it is a continuing struggle for the perspective? it is a continuing struggle for the uk perspective? it is a continuing struggle for the uk to - perspective? it is a continuing struggle for the uk to attract l struggle for the uk to attract investment, particularly a new productive greenfield investment. numbers have been roughly holding up to a degree. but it is largely in existing infrastructure or upgrades to that. there has not been a lot of new projects particularly in manufacturing. a little bit more in services. it is a struggle but the uk is still recently attractive investment destination. to recently attractive investment destination. destination. to what extent is the concern destination. to what extent is the concern about destination. to w
for talks on the sidelines. the leaders of the world s two biggest economies have a lot to discuss not least their ongoing disputes over trade, technology, taiwan and the drug fentanyl. the bbc s james clayton is in san francisco and sent us the latest. apac has started here and it is a huge apac has started here and it is a huge moment apac has started here and it is a huge moment for apac has started here and it is a huge moment for the apac has started here and it is a huge moment for the city apac has started here and it is a huge moment for the city of san francisco. it is summer to be held here since the united nations charter was signed here in 1945. nations charter was signed here in 1916. this is a huge economic summit. you are talking about more than 50% of the worlds trade belongs to the 21 nations who will be attending here this week. talking about 40% of the world s population. it is a big economic conference but by far the biggest ticket item here is the bigge
heavyweights will be talking about plans for an eu capital markets union, in order to get investments and savings flowing across member states. however negotiations over these plans have stalled for nearly a decade because eu members do not want to relinquish control of national financial rules. so how close is the so called single market for capital to becoming a reality? here s vim mice, ceo of the european banking federation in brussels with his thoughts. this, like many things in europe, it doesn t come with a big bang. it is usually part by part by part going forward. but it is so important that there is talk. it s not only the talk of macron and schulz, it is also the eurogroup who has been talking about it. there are several high level reports that really want to make this real. what s so important is that we really get a move on and the practical side, because we ve done all the analysis, we ve done all the regulation, and now we need to move onward. as everybody sees
let s get started then. schools in england return today after the latest lockdown, and many parents are desperate for this next step. not only will it bring a better balance between work, life and home, but it should also lead to an improvement in mental well being. the reopening of schools will also have a significant impact on the economy. according to uk government figures, around 53% of parents say they had a reduced ability to work as a result of the schools being shut. in another piece of research, published today by the government backed behavioural insights team and jobs website indeed, showed that offering flexible working explicitly in job ads would increase applications by up to 30%. so is the end of lockdown also an opportunity to reset the way we work? let s discuss this. ann francke, chief executive of the chartered management institute, joins me now. good morning to you. some parents may already be up, getting packed lunches made and all sorts to get the kids b
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