a lid on everything else. all these interlocking global forces meant i had one question for one of the most important people in globalfinance, the managing director of the international monetary fund. kristalina georgieva, a real pleasure, my friend, having you on this show. and kristalina, let s start with this, because you ve recently said a third of the world is heading into recession this year. how deep do you think the recession could be? what we are looking into is a tough 2023. as you know, we are already experiencing labour market disruptions. when inflation cuts the spending power of people, sooner or later they demand higher wages and if they don t get it, they re on the street. and that kind of disruption we have to be prepared for. and if i have one message to policymakers today, it is, please look into the way you can protect the most vulnerable people given that fiscal conditions are tight, and anticipate the impact of high interest rates on labour markets earl
and stop them claiming asylum here. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. what do we want? trans rights! when do we want it? now! transgender people and their struggle in the workplace. as pride month kicks off around the world, we re going to ask why many don t come out, and what happens at work when they do. could including more trans people in the workplace add billions a year to our economies? i m going to be discussing all of that with these two, there they are. jill zucker, author of a landmark report on the issue for mckinsey and company in new york, and caroline farberger, who came out as a transgender woman, and now runs one of europe s leading technology investment companies. also on the show, a story of how one of the world s most powerful businessmen was brought down when a newspaper published details of his private life, outing him
and caroline farberger, who came out as a transgender woman, and now runs one of europe s leading technology investment companies. also on the show, a story of how one of the world s most powerful businessmen was brought down when a newspaper published details of his private life, outing him as a gay man. we talk pride, power, and coming out with the former chairman of bp, lord browne. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. underrepresented, underemployed and underpaid. that s the experience of transgender people in the workplace, even in countries where their rights at work are protected by law. transgender and nonbinary people are those who identify with a different gender to the sex that they were assigned when they were born. here in the uk alone, more than a quarter of a million people identify as transgender. that s according to the official government census. and in the united states, its estimated more
the end of fossil fuels, and the return to the office. oh, boy, it s been quite a year. we re going to hear from the policy makers, the big bosses, and the unlikely stories that made the year so tumultuous. from the head of the imf and nasa to the side hustler making millions. how much money do you make doing this? so this past year, we did over $2 million. shut the front door. it s been a wild ride in business and work, so buckle up as we look back at 2023. wherever you joining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, as the year began, europe, it was feeling lucky to have got through a relatively mild early winter. nevertheless, the russian invasion of ukraine and the impact it had on energy and food prices were certainly at the top of the agenda. the year to come in the west, well, it would be a dance between rising prices and wages and interest rates, which were just going up to keep a lid on everything else. all these in
oh, boy, it s been quite a year. we re going to hear from the policy makers, the big bosses, and the unlikely stories that made the year so tumultuous. from the head of the imf and nasa to the side hustler making millions. how much money do you make doing this? so this past year, we did over $2 million. shut the front door. it s been a wild ride in business and work, so buckle up as we look back at 2023. wherever you joining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, as the year began, europe, it was feeling lucky to have got through a relatively mild early winter. nevertheless, the russian invasion of ukraine and the impact it had on energy and food prices were certainly at the top of the agenda. the year to come in the west, well, it would be a dance between rising prices and wages and interest rates, which were just going up to keep a lid on everything else. all these interlocking global forces meant i had one question for o