regional expert who explained the economic impact of those floods. ~ , ., ., ., floods. while you re flooding so far in the floods. while you re flooding so far in the month - floods. while you re flooding so far in the month of - floods. while you re flooding so far in the month ofjuly i floods. while you re flooding so far in the month ofjuly is| so far in the month ofjuly is estimated to have cost around 25 billion us dollars then of course the season for these sorts of extreme weather events is not yet over. august and september historically have also often had severe weather events, such as typhoons and floods, as well as drought last year china was also hit with a very severe drought. so what we are seeing is increasing impact of severe weather events on china and this is, of course, linked to rising temperatures globally, climate change is very much linked to what we have seen at present in china and in recent years and there are a lot of concerns that as global te
all of that with these two. there they are, the eu commissioner in charge of its new care strategy, and the boss of partou it s one of the world s biggest childcare providers. also on the show, i m going to be asking the head honcho of the global hotel giant radisson group about the surging dollar, china lockdowns and how he s growing the company in the era of aianb. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, while the covid pandemic set off an economic firestorm across the world, as we sheltered in our homes, millions of us had to take up home schooling. is mummy a good school teacher? no. but after covid came the war in ukraine, which sparked rising living costs around the world. while governments have focused much of their efforts on help with things like energy bills for businesses and families, there are also new schemes in different parts of the world to help with the cost of childcare. and it s i
hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. do you remember the tumultuous events in the early 19905 in eastern europe? from the soviet empire, a more prosperous region emerged anchored in the eu and nato. the european bank for reconstruction and development was created to foster that transformation. my gue5t todayi5 foster that transformation. my gue5t today is the president, sir suma chakrabarti. today is the president, sir suma chakra barti. the5e today is the president, sir suma chakra barti. these days, today is the president, sir suma chakrabarti. these days, many of his investment projects are actually in turkey, central asia, and north africa. has mi55ion creep undermined the values of the ebrd. sirsuma sir suma chakrabarti, sir suma chakra barti, welcome sir suma chakrabarti, welcome to hardtalk. it is nice to be would you agree with me that your bank has moved an awful long way from those early days and from its original mission? i would early days and from
from the turkeys, in review 2016: the year in film. hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode, and we re here at the cinema museum in south london where, for the next half an hour, we will be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the brexit vote in june, and the results of the american election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen. in the world of politics, uncertainty can be alarming. when it comes to movies, it is the unexpected which really makes it all worthwhile. while the naysayers claim that movies today are just an endless slew of sequels, remakes and superhero franchise fodder, let s spend some time celebrating the films which offered something different, which prove that cinema today really is more vibrantly diverse than ever. 2016 got off to a remarkable start with room, irish director lenny abrahamson‘s film about a mother and child i
and this budget is an example. nick watt reports. we haven t quite heard the first cuckoo, but spring will soon be upon us. as the buds slowly sprout, it s time to prepare for future climates, both sunny and chilly. that was the spirit philip hammond invoked in the lead up to the budget. expect to prepare for troubled times as the uk leads the eu. it actually turned out that spreadsheet phil is so comfortable in his dream job that we witnessed gag a minute phil as he cracked a joke about the last chancellor, who announced the demise of the spring budget. the treasury has helpfully reminded me that i am not the first chancellor to announce the last spring budget. 2a years ago, norman lamont also presented what was billed then as the last spring budget. what they fail to remind me, mr deputy speaker, was that ten weeks later he was sacked! laughter so wish me luck today! ah, a chancellor who thinks he can deliver a deadly serious budget whilst lightening the mood with some gags