he was 86, and was suffering from a long illness. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, called him constant friend . now let s crossover live to singapore. nokia goes back to the future. we will have the latest on the new designs from the phone maker. will be new handset their success? and if the stress in yourjob is getting over your head, with a fitness session make you more productive, or are companies wasting their money? would a fitness session. hello and welcome to asia business report. iam sharanjit and welcome to asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. nokia has reinvented its 3310 handset which was very popular 15 years ago. this is what it looks like now. it promises to be a simple phone with a battery that will last a week. with limited access to the internet, will anyone actually be interested? the new model was unveiled at the mobile world congress in barcelona, and our technology correspondent is there. barcelona, and as the mobile phone industry arise for it
withdrawal, india will reveal how much growth has stalled since its controversial demonetisation programme. sg connectivity what is its true potential? rory cellanjones has been finding out at the mobile world congress in barcelona. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. in a minute we ll hear more about a tie up between two huge government backed companies. but first, could india become the engine which drives the global economy? the world s second most populated country has attracted the attention of companies and governments, all keen to make the most of the opportunities. in a few hours we ll find out exactly how fast the economy is growing as india gives us their first gdp reading since november s radical demonetisation experiment. investors will be comparing it to the 7.3% growth seen in the three months from july to september last year, but economists don t expect the figure to be so high this time around. and that s mainly due to the government s surpr
donald trump has to say. to increase defence spending by 10% to save $65 billion, somebody has two pay for it. the general idea is that he looks like he will be ruthless, that things like climate change, foreign trade investment, and so on will go to hell and a high place. so even the fact that social security is going to probably be ok, we are slightly worried about the overall ramifications of this, because things like healthcare is very important. and, you know, it has been something president 0bama has done, but nevertheless, what is important is that we have wasted since the eighth of november the promises are what he s going to do in terms of infrastructure spending, in terms of infrastructure spending, in terms of infrastructure spending, in terms of tax cuts, the stock markets in the united states have gone to record levels. i think i am right in saying that the dow, the nasdaq are up by over 30% since november. so it is best he delivers. isaby does not, if you cages
including the stock market debut of snapchat‘s parent company. the shares jumped more than 40% on their first day of trading. well, one american school which invested $15,000 in the startup back in 2012, has banked millions, so today we want to know what s the best investment you ve ever made. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. we begin with advertising. it often serves as an important key early indicator of how well an economy is faring. when advertising is doing well, we re buying and selling and economies tend to be growing. the world s biggest advertising agency, wpp, hasjust published its full year results in the last hour and a half. in a moment we ll hear from the company s founder and chief executive, sir martin sorrell, but first let s take a look at the numbers. annual pre tax profits of $2.3 billion for the group, up 26% on the previous year. the group has reported 2016 like for like net sales up 3.1%. however, that growth may be about to
Will the rise of the hard-Right in Europe lead progressives to question their conviction that civilisation thrives south of Calais, whereas Brexit Britain is narrow and inward-looking?