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World Business Report: First broadcast 24/03/2021 22:32 GMT : India halts vaccine exports

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First broadcast 24/03/2021 22:32 GMT : India halts vaccine exports

India halts vaccine exports

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India confirms a temporary pause on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine exports

India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. We speak to Prashant Yadav from the Centre for Global Development about what's causing the squeeze and what it could mean for the global vaccination effort.  The Suez Canal, which carries 10% of global trade, has been blocked by a container ship.LoriAnn Larocco, the author of Trade War - Containers Don't Lie: Navigating the Bluster explains the global ramifacations of the blocakge. Also in the programme, The BBC's Manuela Saragosa reports on the growth in food delivery apps over the past year, and what it all means for restaurants. Plus, our regular workplace commentator, Peter Morgan, asks what new skills workers returning to the office after working from home, are likely to bring.

(Picture: A woman watches as a healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of COVISHIELD, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India. Picture Credit: Reuters)

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