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Business Matters: Biden pledge to tackle semiconductor shortage

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Biden pledge to tackle semiconductor shortage

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Biden pledge to tackle semiconductor shortage

President announces executive order to address the supply chain issue

US President Joe Biden has ordered officials to find ways to bolster supply chains as a shortage of computer chips hits carmakers around the world.
It comes after the pandemic has strained many producers and forced the US to scramble for medical gear.
The initial review is focused on computer chips, pharmaceuticals, rare earth minerals and large batteries, such as those used in electric cars.
Also on the programme; will the Olympics go ahead? And at what cost? The plight of weddings in the pandemic, and what next for live music. 
The BBC's Fergus Nicoll is joined from Lahore, Pakistan by Mehmal Sarfraz and from Toronto, Canada by Ralph Silva.

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