now on bbc news, hardtalk s stephen sackur speaks to nicolai tangen, head of norway s sovereign wealth fund worth more than $1.1; trillion, it s the biggest in the world. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. if money is power, then one of the world s most powerful institutions is probably one you ve never heard of. located in oslo and worth more than a trillion dollars, norway s sovereign wealth fund owes its existence to the country s vast reserves of oil and gas. it claims to be an ethical investor, so there was some consternation when it appointed my guest today, nicolai tangen, as its new boss. is a risk taking, flamboyant hedge fund manager the right man to steer the worlds biggest sovereign wealth fund? nicolai tangen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. you currently manage a sovereign wealth fund which is worth roughly $1.1; trillion an unimaginable sum of money which is not your money it is actually the people of norway s money. why should they trust yo
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good to have you with us. more now on the new omicron variant of the covid 19 virus, which is spreading rapidly throughout the world. this adds further worries to one of the hardest hit industries tourism. the united nations world tourism organisation says the pandemic could cost the global tourism sector $1 trillion in lost revenues this year. while travel picked up in europe during the summer months, recent new restrictions in europe and now the fear of a new variant has led a number of countries, including the uk and eu, to restrict or ban incoming flights from southern africa. so how is travel industry responding? eric dresin is secretary general of the european travel agents and tour operators associations. good morning to you. good morning- good morning to you. good morning. first good morning to you. good morning. first of good morning to you. good morning. first of all, - good morning to you. good morning. first of all, what l good morning to you. good i mo
End to that woman s talent! now back to our top story and the impact on tourism the latest variant of covid 19 could have. in europe ski resorts are beginning to reopen after the pandemic closures of the last two seasons. france, germany and italy closed the majority of slopes last year while austria and switzerland were able to keep most of their resorts open. in november french prime ministerjean castex announced ski resorts would remain open this winter but with austria back in national lockdown covid numbers rising across europe and the news of a new variant is that now in jeopardy. let s go live to val d isere in the french alps one of the popular ski resorts which hasjust reopened christophe lavaut is chief executive of val d isere tourism. talk us through the reopening. how did it go? talk us through the reopening. how did it go? good morning and thank you-
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