For the biggest business stories. Hopes of a european Mega Exchange between london and frankfurt are fading fast. The London Stock Exchange says the regulatory hurdles are too high. Nokie hopes to revive its flagging the classic 3310. Well get a hands on preview from the mobile World Congress in barcelona. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. In a minute, well look at the potential collapse of the merger between the London Stock Exchange and deutsche. But first the clock is ticking, with speculation mounting the uk Prime Minister may trigger article 50 on the countrys departure from the European Union in early march. Since the referendum, there have been Major Concerns in london it could lose its position as europes financial capital. But one of germanys most senior central bankers tells us why he believes the city will retain its crown. At present, britain benefits from so called Passporting Rights which allow uk based banks free access to the European Union. The City O
Begin the trading week. In positive territory. We will talk about what will move them later in the week later in the programme. We are joined by a french entrepreneur described as a Rock Star In The World of proud funding. She will reveal to us her latest plans shortly. And the winner is. La la land. Moonlight . Sort out the autocue what a night. What is your Warren Beatty moment . Get in touch. Welcome to the programme. One of europes biggest mergers looks like it is off. The London Stock Exchange and its german rival the Deutsche Boerse say their coming together is unlikely to be approved by the European Commission. The merger was supposed to be worth just over 30 billion and would have created a giant trading powerhouse that would better compete against its big us rivals. When they announced the deal last year the two Companies Said together they should be able to make cost savings of 475 million a year, about 20 of the combined groups operating costs. They had already agreed to sel
Crimes and now hes running for president so well ask an expert what his comeback could mean for the volatile nation. Plus here in germany a first state opens controversial new Processing Centers for Asylum Seekers it will fast track refugees out with haitians and deport those who are protected and critics say they will deal a blow to integration efforts and europes Heat Wave Decimates crops when the German Farmers are preparing for a future of extreme weather plus the robbery that has left Swedish Police red faced thieves steal priceless crown jewels from a cathedral new york if you told their stock home and making a daring getaway across a nearby lake. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Reports of unrest in. Zimbabwe after historic
elections police saying that at least three people have died in the capital harare as troops were deployed to quell the undressed riot police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse opposition supporters the Main Opposition Party the movement for Demo
Or shell try and finalize an agreement on the u. K. The from the European Union speaking to follow up shortly before she warns lawmakers that rejecting the deal with only. Paying without cash is fast becoming the norm. I pay even tiny amounts with my card its just easier and its becoming easier and easier. Will cash soon be a thing of the past. When i think about it i paid more without cash and with. We cannot you have. More. Around the world financial corporations politicians and leading economists are working to do away with. I see a future where you will be able to hold digital euro digital dollars to rock where you at the soundtrack. Who stands to profit from
a World Without money and who will be the losers. Without suzanna many people would have problems getting their hands on money here in the socalled swabian alps a rural part of south west germany she drives out to villages that no longer have a bank or cash machine to dump typo in when i started my training at the bank was sti
Top story were following for you here today at the w. News reports say that Service President Omar Al Bashir has stepped down after thirty years of rule thousands of protesters against him have been gathering outside Party Headquarters state media announced that a statement by the military is imminent. Coming up next we have a documentary film for you germanys military the question being what will become of the bun is found and more still to come here. Heres whats coming up for the book going to sleep you have plenty to talk about here one day theyll be you know its cut take a look at what all that means for the table of course. The bundesliga every
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