in what is being viewed in come circles as a sign that eurozone borrowing costs may soon reach their peak. the move mirrors the us federal reserve s quarter point rate rise on wednesday. central banks on both sides of the atlantic have dramatically raised rates since last year in response to a surge in inflation. professor christian de boissieu is emeritus professor of economics at the sorbonne university in paris. the lending service from the bank suggest that a credit crunch is looming. does that suggest to you that the era of credit cycle tightening has come to an end? i would first say that this credit cycle is not over yet. it is true that it cycle is not over yet. it is true thatitis cycle is not over yet. it is true that it is becoming more and more difficult for people to borrow, given the rising borrowing rates but if you take the example of the eurozone, i expect further increases in key rates before the fall. the cost of borrowing will continue to increase, there c
a fraud victim has won a £153,000 refund after the bbc s money box programme contacted his bank about him being targeted. and it s the final day of the mens six nations rugby ireland are hoping for the grand slam when they play england in dublin this afternoon. we start in pakistan where police have fired tear gas at supporters of former prime minister imran khan as his motorcade arrived at the high court in the capital islamabad. he left his home in lahore on saturday morning after a court lifted the arrest warrant issued against him. he s charged with corruption while in office, charges which he says are politically motivated. his convoy to islamabad was accompanied by dozens of supporters. they had earlier prevented police from trying to arrest him at his home. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies is following mr khan s convoy, and she sent us this update as he set off. this is the start of the journey for imran khan from his home to the court in islamabad. this
order to reduce the rights of people to claim and to thwart their removal. the bbc is to speak to one of its highest paid presenters after he criticised the government s immigration plans on social media hello this is bbc news, the un secretary general, antonio guterres is in ukraine to hold talks with president zelensky about the continued export of ukrainian grain. brokered by the united nations and turkey lastjuly, and secured with russia, the deal enabled the shipping of ukrainian grain from odesa via the black sea, through the bosphorus strait in istanbul. but, now the deal is due for renewal and russia has signalled before it agrees to an extension it wants more done to lift curbs on its own agricultural ports. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in kyiv and explains why russia might be hestitant on signing off the deal renewal this grain deal that allows some grain to pass through the black sea from ukraine through to the world markets is actually two agreeme
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