Of retail is changing. Well hear from The Boss of ingka about what it means to go phy gital. Live from london this is Business Today, im sally bundock. We start in the united states, where Donald Trump haS Pledged the us would take other countries jobs if he returns to the white house. Hes laid out hiS Plans to slash taxes, lower Energy Costs and regulations for manufacturers that made goods on us soil. At a Campaign Rally in savannah, georgia, trump promised a Manufacturing Renaissance reiterating hiS Pledge to punish american companies that manufactured outside the us, and slap large tariffs on foreign made goods to protect us industries. Not only will we stop our Businesses from leaving for foreign land but under my leadership we are going to take other countries jobs. Leadership we are going to take other countriesjobs. Ever leadership we are going to take other countries jobs. Ever hear that expression before . That we are going to take other countries jobs, are going to take othe
Pledge to address corruption and reduce economic burden on true lancome. And that resonated with citizens who have been burdened with high living costs and rising poverty, even at a time when the economy overall seem to have stabilised. Now, anura kumara dissanayake promise to cut income taxes and slashes tells taxes on food and medicine, his also promised to renegotiate terms of the imf programme to make it easier for sri lankan. But experts say that he can manage to realistically deliver and fund the populous promises, while balancing sri lankan s. The foreign reserve is at $6 billion that can last forjust three months. Imf bailout line that forced his territory in order to boost government revenues is also halfway through and a deal to restructure the huge foreign debt by still not finalised. Stabilising the economy and manoeuvring lenders especially bilateral partners india and china will be one of the first test. This party so far has had a no experience in running a government, e
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Of The Worlds biggest crypto exchanges explains why its crucial The Worlds biggest economy makes the crypto rules clearer. And well hear from the man overseeing them. The head of the us regulator, the securities and Exchange Commission, explains why hes brought so many lawsuits against crypto firms. Plus, the viability of vaping. The boss of the E Cigarette Firm juul tells us why his business has a long term future, even though he doesnt want any young people taking up the habit. Wherever yourejoining me from around The World, hello, and welcome to the show. The us election is looming large, and there are many issues on voters minds, from inflation and climate change to war in the middle east. But despite all those, one republican senator has said that cryptocurrencies are a defining issue in the run up to november the 5th. And hes not alone in thinking that. The place of one of The Worlds most divisive and consequential technologies in The Worlds biggest economy is at stake, after a y
Wants to go electric, but some vehicles are easier to electrify than others. While the tech world is going mad for electric cars, bigger vehicles are proving more difficult. The bigger and heavier they are, the bigger and heavier the batteries need to be. More than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions from road transport in the eu comes from heavy duty vehicles. And because nearly everything we eat, drink and where will have been in a big truck at some point, the cleaner, greener future is going to need cleaner, greener haulage. And some manufacturers are pushing on with the switch to electric, as alasdair keane has been finding out. There are millions of heavy goods trucks driving on roads all over the world. But why are so few of them running on electricity? to find out, we are near sweden s capital, home to one of europe s biggest truck manufacturers. They are on the long road to changing an industry that is having a big impact on our planet. This is the largest change our industry