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World Business Report: First broadcast 25/07/2022 14:32 GMT : Fight for influence in Africa

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Fight for influence in Africa

First broadcast 25/07/2022 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 25/07/2022 14:32 GMT : Fight for influence in Africa

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Russia and France are touring Africa - but what will it mean for businesses there?

Representatives of France and Russia have been touring the continent - but how much difference does global interest make to businesses there?

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President of France Emmanuel Macron (hot on the heels of China) are touring the world's fastest-growing continent, with grain supplies one of the items high on the agenda, we ask how much difference this will make to businesses there. We speak to BBC Uganda correspondent Patience Atuhaire and creative director of Virgoli Fashion in Nigeria, Alaezi Akpuru.

China's property developers are in so much trouble with debt, that reports say state banks are setting up an emergency fund that could be worth forty-four billion dollars to help them survive. Dr Linda Yueh, fellow in Economics at Oxford University, explains how it might work?

And cabin crew working for Ryanair in Spain have started a 4-day strike today, for the third time this month. Manuel Lodeiro, vice president of the SITCPLA union Ryanair employee of 14 years, explains why they're striking.

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