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World Business Report: First broadcast 17/02/2022 22:32 GMT : Elon Musk says US is trying to "chill" his free speech

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First broadcast 17/02/2022 22:32 GMT : Elon Musk says US is trying to "chill" his free speech

Elon Musk says US is trying to "chill" his free speech

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Elon Musk says US is trying to "chill" his free speech

Elon Musk has accused US regulators of  "unrelenting investigations" to silence him.

Tesla boss Elon Musk has accused US regulators of targeting him for "unrelenting investigation" because of his criticism of the government. In a court filing, the billionaire says the Securities and Exchange Commission has engaged in "outsized efforts" to monitor the firm that "seem calculated to chill his exercise" of free speech. We hear from our North America Correspondent Michelle Fleurry on the matter.

The Indonesian President Joko Widodo  called on global unity to revive the global economy hit hard by the Covid pandemic. He was speaking at the start of the G20 meeting of finance ministers in Bali. One of the challenges those ministers will have to deal with is the amount of debt facing  the world's poorest countries. According to figures from the International Monetary Fund almost 60 percent of low income countries - most of them in Africa - are at risk of struggling to pay back their debts. We asked Marcello Estevao from the World Bank what could be done.

Concerns over the security situation in Ukraine have once again impacted the markets - which remain volatile. We spoke to independent financial consultant Carey Leahy  for our Market Report.

Hong Kong has changed a great deal over the past ten years. The political leadership is in lockstep with the Communist Party leadership in Beijing - they've made the Legislative Council far more compliant - and they've implemented a National Security Law. If that's the case, Hong Kong's value as an in-between space - halfway between China Proper and the global marketplace - doesn't really exist any more. The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong reported last year that 44 percent of their members were contemplating pulling out. Tara Joseph is the President of AmCham and she spoke to our Fergus Nicholl.

Lastly, two years on from the start of the pandemic, most visitors are still banned from Japan. The world’s third largest economy has one of the strictest border controls in the world - but how is it affecting the people there and the national economy? Tamsin Ford of the BBC's Business Daily has been on a virtual tour of Tokyo’s foodie hotspots with Yukari Sakamoto - chef and author of a book called Food Sake Tokyo. She explored what impact has the lack of tourists had on Yukari's business.

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