new democracy party are ahead of the main rival, the leftist syriza party. it s unlikely either party will earn a majority. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. 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. eyeing up africa as the west competes with china, who will end up having the most influence on that fast growing continent? as the g7 uses its summit injapan to draw the world s poorest countries closer, will recent visits to africa by its leaders pay off as they look to tackle concerns about food and energy in return for natural resources? i m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are. this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also, the african union
there they are. this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also, the african union s trade commissioner, who tells me what his continent really wants from the rest of the world as it looks to advance its own prosperity. also on the show, keeping safe online the war in ukraine means companies are more worried than ever about cyber attacks, so i m going to be speaking to the big boss of one of the world s leading cyber security firms who keeps many of the world s biggest businesses out of trouble. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, africa is seen by many as the most exciting continent on the planet 5a countries full of young, energetic people and rich rich in both potential and natural resources. but it is still home to some of the poorest countries in the world and western leaders, they re competing with china fo
as you ve been hearing, leaders of seven of the world s top economies are meeting in the city of hiroshima. but it s the two that aren t attending that will be talked about the most. as well as new sanctions on russia they ll be focusing on china and how to counter its increasing economic power. as the bbc s nick marsh in hiroshima explains. the g7 kicked off and the two biggest issues on the agenda are a war in ukraine and the economic containment of china. on that first subject the us got off to a quick start before the summit had even begun. they announced a fresh batch of sanctions targeting russia and its ability to source battlefield materials. they are also trying to tighten the ability of russia to use third country loopholes to evade those sanctions. britain as well has announced a ban on the importation of russian diamonds, of copper, nickel, aluminium as well that comes from russia. these are the actions of individual countries. the real challenge will be when ther
we start injapan where as you ve been hearing, leaders of seven of the world s top economies are meeting in the city of hiroshima. but it s the two that aren t attending that will be talked about the most. as well as new sanctions on russia they ll be focusing on china and how to counter its increasing economic power. isabel hilton is the founder and editor of china dialogue and joins me now. thanks forjoining us. the g7, a lot of different relationships with china, they are not necessarily going to be on the same page? the? going to be on the same page? they are auoin going to be on the same page? they are going to going to be on the same page? they are going to be going to be on the same page? tie: are going to be roughly going to be on the same page? tte: are going to be roughly on going to be on the same page? ttez1: are going to be roughly on the going to be on the same page? ttez1 are going to be roughly on the same double page spread but not necessarily closely
the executions have been condemned internationally. those are the headlines. 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. eyeing up africa as the west competes with china, who will end up having the most influence on that fast growing continent? as the g7 uses its summit injapan to draw the world s poorest countries closer, we ll recent visits to africa by its leaders pay off as they look to tackle concerns about food and energy in return for natural resources. i m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also the african union s trade commissioner, who tells me what his continent really wants from the rest of the world as it looks to advance its own prosperity. also on the show, keeping safe online.