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
where the skies are clear and the winds are light, east anglia and the south east. some of the countryside is close to freezing tomorrow. it will feel cold but a lot of sunshine continues during the day. northern ireland and scotland, the rain moves through with strong winds, even severe gales in the western isles. some of the rain reaching cumbria and anglesey in the afternoon. most of england and wales will be dry and a touch milder here. the headlines. police say ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they ve found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman one with around 200 graves. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aaron heselhurst. let s tak
We are becoming more local in the supply chain. i think there was a moment where international trade and the exchange rates and the situation enabled us to do sourcing at higher levels from one given destination. i think now in the supply chains, we need to go much more local. federico, let s talk about this growth plan, and correct me if i m wrong here. i m looking at some of the numbers, and you ve committed to having more than 150 hotels across the african continent by 2025. a 400% growth in asia pacific. i think you re going from something like 400 properties to 2,000 all by 2025. yes. how can you be sure that the demand is going to be there? we re talking two, three years away. i think that s a good question. i think there s going to be a significant amount of opportunities, not only for new hotels, but also for conversions. if you look to asia,
Is a very positive effect. travelling to europe now for any american is a much better affordable experience. and i think there is one thing that is happening. we are becoming more local in the supply chain. i think there was a moment where international trade and the exchange rates and the situation enabled us to do sourcing at higher levels from one given destination. i think now in the supply chains, we need to go much more local. federico, let s talk about this growth plan, and correct me if i m wrong here. i m looking at some of the numbers, and you ve committed to having more than 150 hotels across the african continent by 2025. a 400% growth in asia pacific. i think you re going from something like 400 properties to 2,000 all by 2025. yes. how can you be sure that the demand is going to be there? we re talking two, three years away. i think that s a good question. i think there s going to be a significant amount of opportunities, not only for new hotels, but