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World Business Report: First broadcast 20/01/2021 22:32 GMT : Joe Biden becomes 46th US President

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Picture: Badges to mark the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president. Picture credit: Getty Images.

First broadcast 20/01/2021 22:32 GMT 

First broadcast 20/01/2021 22:32 GMT : Joe Biden becomes 46th US President

Joe Biden becomes 46th US President

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Joe Biden becomes 46th US President

As Joe Biden is sworn in as US president, we examine his economic agenda

As Joe Biden is sworn in as US president, we examine his economic agenda.

We recap today's events in Washington which saw Joe Biden sworn in as the 46th US president, ending one of the most dramatic political transitions in American history. Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes talks us through the first executive orders signed by President Biden.

One key policy of the new administration is the introduction of a $15 an hour minimum wage. It has long been campiagned for, but it's not popular with all especially in the current challenging economic climate. We discuss with a professor of law, state director and small business owner.

Video streaming service Netflix reveals that it has added millions more subscribers, we hear about the service's impact on French film. Lupin is the latest in a string of French language dramas that are proving a success around the world, we hear from the director Marcela Said.

(Picture: Badges to mark the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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