And a very well welcome to the business. I want to get johns in the language to have you with us, starting with what could be a major shift in global trade this weekend. And at the latest, representing nearly a 3rd of the worlds population will launch the regional comprehensive economic partnership. The new free trade zone will be bigger than the European Union and the us mexico canada area combined. This is one summit where security can afford to be relaxed despite appearances, and on our guard, a smattering of dignitaries and even a choir. This biannual meeting of Southeast Asian nations will, for the most part, be an online affair. Another casualty of corporate 19, vietnamese Prime Minister hosting the meeting laid bare the challenges the pact faces. We are going through an extremely difficult time as corporate 19 threatens the lives and livelihoods of our people. Economies and societies are in disarray. He further washed in by severe natural disasters from drugs flooding to continu
Lot, that can be done to make up your mind. The g 20 promises to help the pandemic hits nations with bad debts. Have to scribe very important steps, but its all ready being criticized as too little too late. Also coming up also been finding money hard to come by, however, in a more troll sense. Thats why there is cash to be made in refurbishing banks and who needs make up under a mask. Well look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting frances famous cosmetics industry. This is day to day business on robots in berlin. Welcome to the program. The g. 20 group of wealthy nations has announced plans to restructure the debt of dozens of pandemic hit countries. But campaigners are already saying it wont be enough of a 1000. 00 restrictions of had disastrous effects on some poor economies. A joint declaration by g 20 finance ministers and central bankers says a common framework will be used to help alleviate the burden on countries that includes many in subsaharan africa. Declaration sugg
The people look up to me, especially the local players. They look up to them since those players for the g. O. P. And when will this essentially old tree in the canyon contest between the environment and urban development. Hello, im christine wonder, its the tapioca company. Amnesty International Say schools of people likely hundreds was stabbed and hacked to death in ethiopia is to grab a region on monday. Thats the region way. Federal military troops, all fighting regional forces. Now the victims all say to be civilians from the if a group working in the village off, mike would mrs. Have told amnesty that they found dead bodies strewn all over the child. Some of those who survived say they were attacked with machetes, axes, and knives. Im now joined by say, a takeaway from Amnesty International. He is the author of the report on be a message to interact. Welcome to day to be is africa, sam, how did you 1st enter an office and the message we kept out of these our lives. Theres going s
Going to have that high fire danger for the north bay. Were continuing to monitor that as well as whats going to happen the next few days with a few more bursts of high winds that could affect more of the rest of the bay area. Today were up to 85 in san jose. 86 in martinez and San Francisco will reach 70 degrees. Were going to once again have some warm weather but a cooldown in the forecast and ill have more on that in a few minimum. Heading over to you, mike, how is it looking for the commute . Well, kari, not as bad as we sometimes see on a tuesday. And by bad im talking about the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. The middle lanes very slow but the outer lanes, you can transition off the berkeley curve but off the 880 overcrossing we do have to stick it out for the middle lanes that are coming off the overcrossing. A look at the map, a smooth drive. Ive circled the traffic break that has now cleared 880 south down to 66 should improve quickly over the next few and san jose slowin
Heard from the bank of england yesterday and whether that will filter through longer term in terms of negative rates. Now overall, the markets are focusing on that. They are focusing on some of the things that we saw this week, which is m a. In. Ks general in europe edging lower it seems to be that a lot of markets are in a holding pattern. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Here in london is also leighann gerrans. And oracle seem to be edging closer to eight tiktok deal. They have tentatively agreed to terms with the treasury department. Bytedance is also increasingly confident that plans will win the approval of regulators in beijing. Assuming it happens, a new firm would aim to hold an ipo in about a year. The eus climate chief says rising demand for green bonds creates an opportunity for the bloc. It plans to start selling as much as 225 billion euros of its debt. That amount is almost the same as all of the Green Securities sold globally last year, likely making t