Can the other g7 leaders keep the us president On Side Over Trade and Climate Change . Plus from Rags To Riches. Its the Global Capital of cast off clothing but is indias Textile Recycling Trade now under threat . Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. Also coming up canadas Trade Minister raises his concerns about washingtons trade policy. We start in southern italy, in the Sicilian Resort of taormina where as youve been hearing, the g7 group of top industrialised nations is starting a two day summit. Itll be the first one attended by President Trump. Hes not the only newcomer of course frances president macron will be among those making a debut as well as british Prime Minister theresa may and the host, italian Prime Minister paolo gentiloni. Lets just remind ourselves how important this group is and whats on their agenda. The seven countries account for getting on for half of the worlds wealth over 46 . But many of them are struggling with comparatively stagnant economies. The International Monetary fund is forecasting that worlds economy will grow by 3. 5 this year butjust 1. 9 in the g7 and also high on the list of worries, the rise of Trade Protectionism after President Trump came to power promising to put America First. The other g7 members will be pushing him to soften this position. Then theres the environment and the future of the 2015 paris Climate Change agreement. President trump has threatened to pull the us out of the deal. His fellow g7 leaders will try to convince him otherwise. Frances president macron has already started trying to persuade mr trump to stay on board during talks in brussels on thursday translation i respect the fact that he has reviewed the paris agreement. I reiterated the importance of this agreement for us, the importance of his commitments, and i truly believe this, to the International Community for political responsibility as well as forjobs and economic development. So in any event, we dont want a hasty decision to be taken on the issue by the United States of america. Our collective responsibility is to ensure that this commitment remains global, which is the first of its kind. Marianne schneider petsinger is a fellow at the Chatham House the Royal Institute of International Affairs specialising in the us they have their work cut out. Want to look at the paris Climate Change agreement. How likely do you rate their chances of getting President Trump to soften the stands . There is certainly effort by france and germany to soften his stands but thatis germany to soften his stands but that is highly unlikely given that the Trump Administration has already signalled that over the coming days, they are not going to make a Decision Support we have the g20 summit injuly, is not going to be much movement. Most likely, the United States is interested in pulling out and changing the agreement from within so that could open upa agreement from within so that could open up a pandoras box. Protectionism affects all those countries. How much of that is emphasis do you think they will put on President Trump trying to soften his America First stamps . To keep trade on this global level. It will be of key interest, especially to germany, but there is a huge difference between the american president and the rest of the g six. President and the rest of the g six. President trump would very much like to focus On Trade Imbalances and if you look at japan, to focus On Trade Imbalances and if you look atjapan, germany, italy, those are among the Key Countries which the united with states has a trade deficit. Again, what we know we as, from the meeting two weeks ago in bari, whether Finance Ministers met, they have watered down the language. Most likely what we will see in the communique coming out of the sicily meeting is that it will just be reinforcing out of the sicily meeting is that it willjust be reinforcing trade in the economies. We discuss some of the economies. We discuss some of the differences they have. One thing they have in common is growth. We have that figure from the imf forecasting within the g7 group, i. 9 , what do you think we are going to try to come up with to deal with anything . There are many other issues on the agenda, looking towards the manchester bomb, terrorism will be up on the agenda. But its quite normal to see this diverges between established economies, compared to other ones and President Trump on the Campaign Trail said he wants to see the American Economy grow by 3 4 . That is highly unlikely given it is such a well established economy and emerging economies have the advantage of population growth. Thank you very much indeed. Interesting to get your perspective. Lets stay with those concerns about President Trumps trade policy. He has of course pledged to renegotiate the north American Free trade agreement or nafta, with Neighbours Mexico and canada. Sharanjit leyl has been talking to ca nadas International Trade minister. Sharan what has he been saying . Well, hes been saying a lot with whats been crucial is where he has been visiting as well because just put it all in context, we know that President Donald Trump is called the north american trade deal a disaster that costs millions of us jobs, withdrawing from its entirely, it attem pts withdrawing from its entirely, it atte m pts to withdrawing from its entirely, it attempts to renegotiate renegotiate with canada and mexico dont go well. Canada has been looking to asia to drum up business. The canadian Trade Minister has been visiting this region. He was in vietnam and singapore and South Korea And Japan but he says nafta is still an important trade pact. Its a lwa ys still an important trade pact. Its always good to start a negotiation when you are the first client of the entity going to negotiate with. We are proactive engaging with our us colleagues. The Prime Minister has established a relationship with President Trump. We saw the dividend in the phone call recently and we have been firm in telling them and stand firm for canadian workers. That was the canadian Trade Minister saying they again to stand firm. Windows counterpart, the us trade representative, has kicked off the process for the rework of the agreement with canada and mexico, issuing a 90 day notice to congress to do that. We are also in Northern India looking at a Rags To Riches story that may not have a happy ending. Its where much of the discarded clothing donated to charity ends up to be recycled into new cloth. But as Shilpa Kannan has been finding out, the industry is under threat. This is the worlds cast off capital. From high street brands to luxury labels, most clothes donated to charity end up here. Every day, hundreds of tons of clothing from across the uk and the us are right here. Torn and used clothing which would otherwise have ended up in landfill. So the factories here play a vital link in the global textile recycling business. Shredded, buttons and zippers ripped off, labels discarded. Over 140,000 tons of clothing are processed here and every three tons of fabric produces around 1. 5 tons of yarn which is woven back into whats called shoddy fabric. Africa is the biggest consumerfor whats made here and the industry here is worried that what was once a lucrative business is now getting more expensive. The cost of importing this Textile Waste is almost zero but once it reaches india, the custom duties, transportation, storage and electricity and labour costs add up. Our consumers in africa want cheap blankets and we are struggling to keep the prices low. While the industry here is well suited to absorb the growing supply of fast fashion from the west, the recycled wool and cotton yarn is facing increased competition from cheaper man made fibres like polyester. There were more than 400 units. Now it is around 100 units. It has taken a very bad hit because the investor is not doing well and every day, a unit is closing or reducing production. We used to work 2a hours a day. Now it is hardly a shift a day. On one hand, the demand from africa has dipped and on the other, there is a global glut of used clothing. So even though they are having a real environmental impact, the industry here is struggling to make money on the recycling business. General motors has been accused in a lawsuit of rigging hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices similar to those used by volkswagen to ensure they pass emissions tests. The proposed Class Action Lawsuit covers drivers of more than 700,000 Chevrolet Silverado and gmc sierra pickups from 2011 to 2016. A gm spokesman has called the claims baseless. The Uk Independence Party has fiercely attacked theresa mays record on tackling extremism. Senior Party Figures used their Manifesto Launch to declare that Radical Islam is a cancer that needs to be cut out. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. Ukip back in Campaigning Mode after the Manchester Attack, Lighting Candles that save they say is not enough. Instead. Theresa may has allowed jihad is back into our country. She has failed to prevent extremists spreading hatred in our universities and in her watch, Net Migration reached record highs. Paul nuttall promised his party would cut out what he called the cancer of Radical Islam. Denying he was exporting a tragedy. With harsh words for theresa may. This is a Home Secretary who cut the numbers of police officers, border guards, cut the number of prison officers. Im sorry, it isnt a good record at all. Ukip used this Manifesto Launch to push their integration agenda to try to persuade almost 4 Million People who backed them last time to stick with them and win over new supports. They are promising more troops, more police, cutting the overseas aid budget to fund nhs, a ban on the full face veil and an english parliament. The messages, that ukip is prepared to do and say what the other parties will not. And on brexit, a pitch to still play a role. Ukip is the countrys Insurance Policy and if the government begin to backslide during these negotiations, then it must know that ukip will be there. But where . After a dismal performance in the local elections in a depleted roster of parliamentary candidates, ukip asa roster of parliamentary candidates, ukip as a struggle on its hands to prove that it remains relevant. This is bbc news. The latest headlines the search for a wider Terror Network linked to the manchester Suicide Bomber is continuing theres been another arrest, in the moss side area of the city. There are reports that Donald Trumps son in law, jared kushner, is now part of the fbi inquiry into russian involvement in the us election. President trump will attend his first G7 Summit Today in sicily, with discussions expected to focus on global security, trade and Climate Change. Nasa has published detailed photographs of the Poles Ofjupiter showing massive cyclones the size of earth. We lead our news review again with the Manchester Attack above its masthead the guardian shows images of some of the victims. Its reporting on ways to tackle extremism saying british Prime Minister theresa may will use the g7 summit later to call on big tech firms to help combat radicalisation
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