White house, that they are encouraging us businesses to help de risk from china, that they are encouraging us businesses limit investment in china, especially with industries touching on National Security concerns. Security concerns. One of the thins security concerns. One of the things china security concerns. One of the things china introduced security concerns. One of the things china introduced over| things china introduced over the weekend is Tax Incentives as well as help with visas, but will that work . I as well as help with visas, but will that work . Will that work . I dont think so, not will that work . I dont think so. Not right will that work . I dont think so, not right off will that work . I dont think so, not right off the will that work . I dont think so, not right off the bat. I will that work . I dont thinkl so, not right off the bat. The State Council recently issued guidelines to essentially make investment in china more attractive, and i think it shows us three ma
Faisal islam the latest geopolitical tensions and how it could drive up prices for all, especially poor countries. Weve got ourforecast down from 1. 7 in april, down to 0. 8 . We have already said risks were the downside when we made this forecast was down by almost one percentage point. There are number of factors, the continuing crisis in the world that we see and now of course we have the crisis in The Middle East. We have the slowdown in growth in china, we also have high Interest Rates that have continued. We see weak demand across the board in most sectors and most geographies. Thats why we cut the forecast. How much of this is actual policy . Were hearing from the west this idea of nearshoring, or income of Rebuilding Supply Chain away from east asia. How much of this is here to stay and how much of a problem is that . We saw there is more to it ongoing now within politically similar blocks number between locks that are dissimilar. That is some indication. We look at certain sec
Have died since the start of the war in october. As fergal keane now reports, while the world worried about a wider war between israel and iran, in gaza, the suffering continued. Airraid sirens blaring the eyes of the world were on a bigger drama, played out in the skies above israel. Shouting but in gaza, nothing changed. This was rafah today after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. Translation show me one man among them. L theyre all children and women. You can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. A pregnant woman was among the dead. Her Baby Daughter was saved in an emergency operation. A child born to a mother she will never know. There is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows for the families caught in the shadows of death. Nawaras husband, abdulrahman, was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. These were the couples children in the aftermath of th
The president of ecuador has won a referendum on introducing tougher security, to counter a surge in violence by drugs gangs. Daniel noboa says his government now has more tools to fight crime. The measures include allowing the military to patrol the streets, and the imposition of harsher jail sentences. The country now has the highest murder rate in Latin America as the influence of powerful drug cartels has grown. Ione wells sent this report from the capital, quito. Ecuador s capital, quito, is bursting with life. But among the songs and smiles, clues that this is now the continents most violent country. The bloodshed at this youth centre is just a sport. But on the streets, many young people are losing their lives at the hands of violent drug cartels. Carmens brother was killed by a gang member who wanted money when he wasjust 19. Translation the gang i threatened us at our house, throwing stones at us because the murder occurred next to my son. They said if the gang member goes to
Weekend. 50. Through what happened over the weekend. ~. , ~ through what happened over the weekend. ~. , ~ , weekend. 50, the tiktok bill was ut weekend. 50, the tiktok bill was put into weekend. 50, the tiktok bill was put into a weekend. 50, the tiktok bill was put into a package weekend. 50, the tiktok bill was put into a Package Withl was put into a package with foreign aid and that was passed through the house and now it is on the way to the senate, and based on indication of that, we have gotten, it sounds like this package will be approved, meaning that the bill will also be passed. Now, this is a massive load to tiktok but it is important to note that it is not the end yet. I am framing it more as the next chapter in tiktok s long and drawn out fight to survive here in the us, and it is a fight that is bubbly going to move pretty quickly now from congress into the courts. Of course this isnt their first rodeo and it has had some success in previous battles including in montana