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World Business Report: First broadcast 18/12/2021 01:06 GMT : Covid rules tighten

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First broadcast 18/12/2021 01:06 GMT 

First broadcast 18/12/2021 01:06 GMT : Covid rules tighten

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The impact of the Omicron variant on the global economy

As the Omicron variant sweeps the world, French prime minister, Jean Castex has said major public parties and firework displays on New Year's Eve would be banned. Meanwhile, Ireland imposes new restrictions, as does Wales, as we hear from Emma Downey, co-owner of Tides Kitchen and Wine Bar in Newport in Pembrokeshire. Also in the programme, the BBC's Ed Butler reports on why high risk investing has become so popular among young people. Plus Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal has been looking into supply chain issues at the Port of Long Beach in California.

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