a happier new year: after months of covid chaos, can china s economy pull a rabbit out of the hat? hello there. we start in the swiss ski resort of davos, you know what, stay. stay with me. sometimes, this happens. just to prove it is live. chuckles. we will talk about what keir starmer is talking about. the opposition labour party leader. he has very much been sweet talking the elite, the top bankers at the world economic forum. he has been reassuring the financial elite that labour is pro business and pledging to do more to attract foreign investment into the uk if they win power next year. labour points to un figures, showing the uk s share of world foreign direct investment has declined since the conservatives came into government in 2010 from 8% tojust1.7% the lowest since records began. that s according to the un figures. the bbc s economics editor faisal islam reports. at the world economic forum, some of europe s top bankers and ceos assembled to meet the leader o
dies at the age of 81. hello and welcome. defence ministers from around 50 countries are gathering at the ramstein air base in germany later for a crucial meeting to coordinate arms supplies to ukraine. the main focus is expected to be on whether germany will send its leopard battle tanks to ukraine or at least approve their transfer from third countries. the united states has already announced details of its latest package of military aid to ukraine, worth about $2.5 billion. the uk has also pledged to send 600 brimstone missiles to ukraine. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. is this the week when the west finally delivered the weapons ukraine says it needs to win this war? britain is the first promising to send modern main battle tanks. the army s challengers are already parked in estonia to reassure a nato ally also worried about russian aggression. ultimately, this tank was designed to fight russian tanks in eastern europe, and that s exactly what it s off
this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. you can trust us with your money. labour leader sir keir starmer sweet talks the world s financial elite as the uk battles to attract foreign investment. if we come into government, we will face a very damaged economy, we will face a country that hasn t had inward investment in the way we would have liked for a very long time, growth way below what we need. also coming up the crypto chaos continues: lender genesis global files for bankruptcy, the latest high profile collapse to rock the industry plus, channel change: netflix co founder reed hastings steps down as ceo as the streaming giant tries to bounce back from its toughest ever year. and hoping for
this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. you can trust us with your money. labour leader sir keir starmer sweet talks the world s financial elite as the uk battles to attract foreign investment. if we come into government, we will face a very damaged economy, we will face a country that hasn t had inward investment in the way we would have liked for a very long time, growth way below what we need. also coming up the crypto chaos continues: lender genesis global files for bankruptcy, the latest high profile collapse to rock the industry plus, channel change: netflix co founder reed hastings steps down as ceo as the streaming giant tries to bounce back from its toughest ever year.