officers have now searched five properties in london and newcastle in the hunt for abdul shokoor ezedi. the injured woman, who was known to the suspect, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. getting germany growing again. europe s biggest economy continues to shrink. so, what s it going to take to get it firing on all cylinders? when we go to the supermarket, but also in the restaurant, that used to be a cheap city. it s not the case anymore. there s growing discontent on the streets as germany continues to grapple with the switch away from cheap russian energy, and it struggles with the investment it needs for long term success. i m going to be discussing all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start s
all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start splashing the cash again and how problems abroad are hurting his members. also, the chairwoman of the german startup association, herself a successful entrepreneur, tells me why a different way of thinking is needed. and it s the younger generation that are going to deliver it. also, i catch up with the big boss of germany s most valuable company, the software giant sap, about why he s worried the rise of the far right could harm his country s economy, but he s still confident about the year ahead. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, this week we re taking a look at germany. the world s fourth biggest economy is europe s number one and probably its most influential. but last year, even though it avoided a technical recession, it was the worst performing of the g7 group
wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, eye watering sums of money are being thrown at sports all over the world, but it s the middle east that seems to be doing most of the buying. and saudi arabia in particular. whether it s in football, golf, formula 1, boxing or cricket, billions of dollars are flowing in. so what impact is it having on the business model that has allowed these sports to become, well, some of the world s most popular forms of entertainment? just a few weeks ago, saudi arabia s sovereign wealth fund known as pif, agreed a deal to merge its live golf series with the us and european tours. the saudis, they re thought to be pumping in $3 billion. it ll bring their acrimonious rivalry, including lawsuits, to an end. football, it s also seen an influx of saudi cash. back in december, cristiano ronaldo signed for al nasr for around $220 million a year. it does include commercial activitie
to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. the saudis are splashing out on sport. golf, football and boxing are all being punched with cash. but what does this middle eastern money mean for the business of sport? qatar, bahrain and the uae are also upending the sporting establishment. but is it all about prestige, profit, or trying to take the focus away from human rights concerns? i m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are. a leading expert on the links between sport and politics, and a top us sports investor who thinks there s millions to be made from playing for profit. also on the show, i m going to catch up with the man who puts the big deals together for boxers such as anthonyjoshua and jesse rodriguez. i m going to ask him how saudi arabia s vast oil wealth is reshaping the prizes on offer in his big money sport. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello
and kurt schoffer, who runs the biggest company in the world, with a majority of autistic staff, more than 400 in his company alone. also on the show, the big boss of one of the world s largestjobs companies, recruit holdings, which operates in 60 countries, joins me to talk about how to fill the skills gap and how to spot lies on people s job applications. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello, and a warm welcome to the show. you know, it may never have been a more challenging time for companies. and while rising costs and interest rates certainly dominate the headlines, companies themselves say that being able to employ enough of the rightly skilled people is one of the biggest problems they face. in particular, they need more people with technical and communication skills. you know, in america, the unemployment rate is atjust under 4%, and almost 70% of companies say they have trouble recruiting all the staff they need. that s11i% more th