a bit further south there s another technological revolution in the making and sub-saharan africa mobile phone penetration still remains very low at the moment less than half the population across that region owns a phone but that proportion is growing fast and mobile technologies account for seven percent of g.d.p. across the region already generating about one hundred ten billion dollars per year that offers opportunities for many african businesses google play the app store for android devices now allows developers from some african countries to earn a commission directly from apps sold on its platform it s a major opportunity for mobile games producers in africa globally the likes of pocket mungo and candy crush accounted for nearly half of all revenue from all apps africa s games industry alone could be worth six hundred forty two million dollars by twenty twenty one that is more than double what it was just two years ago so
exports fuel goods to the country it said it could impose extra duties on goods worth one hundred ten billion dollars the two countries declared a ninety day ceasefire last month the pressure is on to resolve the trade spat before that truce expires at the end of much goal few think is achievable. the u.s. and chinese representatives will need one key quality staying power these trade negotiations are set to be long and difficult nonetheless there s real hope that the trade conflict may finally be brought to an end china has already opted to ease tensions by lifting its ban on imports of u.s. soybeans and suspending extra tariffs on american car as business leaders are expressing cautious optimism we re seeing an acceleration of many of the policies that china is committed to implementing to fall within this ninety day negotiating period indicating that we china is making signals to show that there is opportunity
worth of goods to the u.s. every year so far washington has threatened to slap tariffs on chinese goods worth around two hundred fifty billion dollars china also retaliating albeit to a smaller scale because the u.s. exports fuel goods to the country it said it could impose extra judi s on goods worth one hundred ten billion dollars the two countries declared a ninety day truce or cease fire last month and the pressure is on to resolve the dispute before that expires end of march if you think that is achievable. the u.s. and chinese representatives will need one key quality staying power these trade negotiations are set to be blown and difficult none the less this real hope that the trade conflict may finally be brought to an end china has already opted to ease tensions by lifting its ban on imports of u.s. only be and suspending extra tariffs on american cars business leaders are expressing cautious optimism we re seeing an acceleration of many of the policies
a desired outcome at least from the point of view of the financial markets but it s going to be very difficult this is in the midst as we know of the strait dispute and let s have a look perhaps on how we got here we could say that this all began when donald trump first announced higher tariffs on chinese steel and aluminum before adding several other products leading to a full blown trade war which is we have what we have now that china is america s biggest trading partner and exports over five hundred billion dollars worth of goods to the u.s. so far washington has threatened to slap tariffs on chinese goods worth around two hundred fifty billion dollars china has also retaliated but to a smaller scale and that s mainly because as you can see china exports were the u.s. rather exports far less to china now china had said that it couldn t post extra duties on goods worth one hundred ten billion dollars the two countries declared a ninety day ceasefire last month now the pressure on th
a week dram of concern makers of scotch whisky break peter day global business. i ve been fizzling let s do business this is the disputed so us president donald trump first announced high a tariff on chinese steel and before adding many other products creating an all out trade war china is america s biggest trading partner and the experts exports over five hundred billion dollars worth of goods to the u.s. so far washington has threatened to slap tariffs on chinese goods worth around two hundred fifty billion dollars china retaliating or be it to a smaller scale because the u.s. exports fuel goods to the country it said it could impose extra duties on goods worth one hundred ten billion dollars the two countries declared a ninety day ceasefire last month the pressure is on through resolve the dispute before that true six spies and of much if you think that that is achievable.