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World Business Report: First broadcast 09/02/2022 22:32 GMT : Blinken arrives in Australia to meet foreign ministers

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Blinken arrives in Australia to meet foreign ministers

First broadcast 09/02/2022 22:32 GMT 

First broadcast 09/02/2022 22:32 GMT : Blinken arrives in Australia to meet foreign ministers

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Blinken arrives in Australia to meet foreign ministers

The US Secretary of State will meet leaders of the US-led "Quad" grouping

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet leaders of the "Quad" grouping, a US-led bloc which includes Australia, Japan and India, to shore up Indo-Pacific partnerships in the face of China's growing power. We get analysis from Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow at Chatham House. 
The Dutch central bank said it "deeply regrets" its founders' role in the slave trade. We get reaction from Linda Nooitmeer, chair of the National Institute for the History and Legacy of Dutch Slavery. 
As the cost of living rises rapidly in America, so has the use of gifting platforms such as the BuyNothing project. It is one of a number of schemes that help people give away things they no longer need, as the BBC's Michelle Fleury reports. 
Plus, the Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has become Asia's richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The BBC's Archana Shukla tells us how Mr Adani made his money.

(Picture: Antony Blinken arriving in Melbourne. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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