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World Business Report: First broadcast 28/04/2023 14:32 GMT : Fleeing Sudanese burying money and gold

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Fleeing Sudanese burying money and gold

First broadcast 28/04/2023 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 28/04/2023 14:32 GMT : Fleeing Sudanese burying money and gold

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Fleeing Sudanese are burying their money and gold

As civilians continue to flee the fighting in Sudan, many of them have been burying their gold and money to keep them safe.

Rahul Tandon hears about Sudanese who are trying to escape from the war and burying their money and gold according to Abdelaziz Musa, who fled to Egypt.

Taiwan’s economy sank into recession after shrinking 3% in the first quarter of 2023, worse than projected. This is the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, a sign of how the drop-off in global demand for chips has showed little sign of abating.

A controversial Canadian government bill to regulate streaming services has been passed by the Senate and become law. The legislation requires services such as Netflix and Spotify to pay to support Canadian media content, including music and TV shows. It also requires the platforms to promote and recommend Canadian programming, in English, French and indigenous languages.

(Picture: Passengers take out luggage as they disembark off a vehicle at a rest-point by a desert road at al-Gabolab in Sudan's Northern State, about 100 kilometres northwest of the capital, on April 25, 2023. Source: AFP via Getty Images).

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