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World Business Report: First broadcast 15/04/2021 14:32 GMT : Greensill inquiry reveals government rules need urgent reform

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First broadcast 15/04/2021 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 15/04/2021 14:32 GMT : Greensill inquiry reveals government rules need urgent reform

Greensill inquiry reveals government rules need urgent reform

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Greensill inquiry reveals government rules need urgent reform

Watchdog warns of a lack of boundaries between civil service and private sector.

The rules on ministers and top officials taking jobs with private firms need urgent reform according to a key government adviser.

A key U.K. government adviser has called for urgent reform of the rules on ministers and top officials taking jobs with private firms. Opposition politicians have accused the government of sleaze following revelations that a former Prime Minister and civil servants have been involved in paid lobbying. We get an update from Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times, Sebastian Payne. Also, the European Court of Justice has upheld a ban on electric pulse fishing, a practice which environmental campaigners strongly oppose. Frédéric Le Manach, Scientific Director of the environmental group BLOOM explains why activists are celebrating this court ruling. Plus, we hear from the Director for Africa at the International Monetary Fund, Abebe Aemro Selassie. He tells us how the short term future may look for Africa amid the publication of the IMF’s spring economic outlook for the region.

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