the sister of billionaire arms dealer adnan khashoggi and built a business empire. he bought the ritz hotel in paris and defeated the lonrho group in the battle to buy harrods. lonrho s chief executive tiny rowland demanded an inquiry, which found mohamed al fayed had exaggerated his wealth and background. successive governments refused him british citizenship. do you think this is fair from the home secretary to behave the way with someone like me who have given employment to thousands of people, having four british kids? just it shows what type of people, you know, infiltrate in the political life and give us such a deal. revenge was swift. two conservative ministers, neil hamilton and tim smith, left the government, accused of taking cash to ask questions in the commons. another, jonathan aiken, resigned after mohamed al fayed revealed that he d stayed free of charge at the ritz in paris at the same time as saudi arms dealers. he went on to buy fulham football club and cou
richest man, mukesh ambani mix it mixing that with the huge presence that disney has, there, means it is a huge disrupter for that sector, and it ll probably be subject to regulatory approval because of that. let s turn to the us, where its economy grew at an annual pace of 3.2% from october through december. that figure is less than the commerce department s initial estimate. but consumer spending grew by 3% in the same period. strong exports also contributed to fourth quarter growth. from the world s biggest economy to the world s fastest growing economy india s latest gdp figures are due out later today. the south asian country experienced an impressive first half of 2023. but its growth is expected to have slowed down in the last three months. the bbc s archana shukla explains. after an impressive first half of the year, economic growth is expected to slow down in the october to december quarter. what is taking it down is a slowdown in industries, uneven weather pat
obviously a 40% market share of india and the indian diaspora is absolutely huge. these are two huge companies, reliance industries is one of the biggest companies in the world, owned by asia s richest man, mukesh ambani mixing that with the huge presence that disney has their means it is a huge disrupterfor that disney has their means it is a huge disrupter for that sector, and it ll probably be subject to regulatory approval because of that. turning to the us where its economy grew at an annual pace of 3.2% from october through december. that figure is less than the commerce department s initial estimate. but consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of us economic activity, grew by 3% in the same period. strong exports also contributed to fourth quarter growth. from the world s biggest economy to the world s fastest growing economy india s latest gdp figures later today. will be released later today. its economy experienced an impressive first half of 2023.
in the world, owned by asia s richest man, mukesh ambani mix it mixing that with the huge presence that disney has, there, means it is a huge disrupter for that sector, and it ll probably be subject to regulatory approval because of that. let s turn to the us, where its economy grew at an annual pace of 3.2% from october through december. that figure is less than the commerce department s initial estimate. but consumer spending grew by 3% in the same period. strong exports also contributed to fourth quarter growth. from the world s biggest economy to the world s fastest growing economy india s latest gdp figures are due out later today. the south asian country experienced an impressive first half of 2023. but its growth is expected to have slowed down in the last three months. the bbc s archana shukla explains. after an impressive first half of the year, economic growth is expected to slow down in the october to december quarter. what is taking it down is a slowdown in
microsoft is hoping its new ai checks will help kick start a new era of pc sales. sticking with al a global summit on artificial intelligence kicks off in south korea s capital of seoul on tuesday, focusing largely on al safety. this follows an inaugural meeting held in the uk last november. i spoke to industry expert wei sun about her expectations from this summit, but started off by asking her if she thinks microsoft s new pcs will be a gamechangerfor the industry. i think it s a big moment for not only microsoft and the pc industry, but also shows the ambition and capability of incorporating the ai pc, so everyone can have it anywhere. it is a big change. return back to the summit, what will be the main focus of these meetings in south korea? i think the government and the countries will need to collaborate on consensus on al framework, especially for legal frameworks. so everyone can collaborate better. also, you mentioned microsoft, last week about google and openai. h