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
the figures there are other factors at play like huge numbers of the population over 60% relying on credit card debt in the christmas period. things may not be straightforward as they appear from looking at the retail numbers. retail numbers. that s interesting. retail numbers. that s interesting. who - retail numbers. that s interesting. who are l retail numbers. that s i interesting. who are the influential age and income groups that are shaping the future of retail? future of retail? all brands want to get future of retail? all brands want to get in future of retail? all brands want to get in with - future of retail? all brands want to get in with gen - future of retail? all brands want to get in with gen 2, | future of retail? all brands i want to get in with gen 2, the want to get in with gen z, the young brand s want to get in with gen z, the young brands with tick tock. tiktok has seen a massive migration and they were talk about the online sector. it shows where brands
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