the newly appointed head of the world trade organization has told the bbc that when it comes to vaccines protectionism is not the answer to ending the coronavirus pandemic. speaking to the bbc in one of her first interviews since getting one of the top jobs in global trade nigeria s dr ngozi okonjo iweala told our correspondent nancy kacungira that her organisation could help accelerate the rollout of vaccines. iam humble i am humble and proud to be the first woman and the first african, so i wouldn t minimise that the fact that the membership have done and his directing today. but for me principally, there are so many problems to be sold. first and foremost is the issue of the pandemic. of covid i9. and looking at how wto rules and how the wto can help make access to vaccines therapeutics and diagnostics more accessible and diagnostics more accessible and affordable for poorer countries, so that we don t have a phenomenon a rich countries are vaccinating their populations an
the uk government is being urged today to address border delays by the manufacturers association, make uk. customs paperwork and checks introduced since brexit are leading to some disruption of imports and exports, according to their research out today, with produce going to waste because of delays. make uk found 61% of businesses are facing supply chain disruption either importing or exporting to and from the eu, and nearly a third are having their supply chains impacted in both directions. companies are also struggling to prove the uk origin of their goods in order to qualify for zero tariff access. ben fletcher is director of policy and engagement at make uk. we were warned there would be weeks of difficulty, teething troubles, et cetera, is this not what it is? i troubles, et cetera, is this not what it is? troubles, et cetera, is this not what it is? i think one of the critical not what it is? i think one of the critical issues not what it is? i think one of the cri
business report. no frills airline, ryanair, thought to be about to announce big annual profits. we ll find out what they are doing right while others struggle. more banks fines in the wake of the 1mdb scandal. singapore s uob and credit suisse are fined just over a million dollars for money laundering for transactions related to malaysia s scandal ridden state fund. welcome to world business report. i m jamie robertson. in a minute we ll have this. japan, how consumers are making a bit of a comeback. the biggest in something like ten years. but first: in a few hours‘ time, the no frills airline, ryanair, will report its latest set of financial results. europe s biggest carrier by passenger numbers is expected to announce a 14% jump in full year profit to around $1.5 billion us. ryanair‘s performance is a sign that its cost cutting measures are helping the business compete as overcapacity continues to dog the industry. investors seem encouraged by the progress the company