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World Business Report: First broadcast 18/01/2024 22:32 GMT : US Congress passes stopgap bill again avoiding government shutdown

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US Congress passes stopgap bill again avoiding government shutdown

First broadcast 18/01/2024 22:32 GMT 

First broadcast 18/01/2024 22:32 GMT : US Congress passes stopgap bill again avoiding government shutdown

BBC World Service - World Business Report, US Congress passes stopgap bill again avoiding government shutdown

The third temporary funding measure will keep the lights on until early March

The third temporary funding measure will keep the lights on until early March.

The third temporary funding measure, passed by the US Congress as a snowstorm approaches, means a shutdown as early as this weekend has been avoided. 

The bill now goes to the White House for President Biden to sign. 

Also, in the programme, how tensions between Iran and Pakistan are affecting the economy and workers in Northern Ireland went on strike over pay.

(Picture: American Flag in front of The Capitol. Picture credit: Getty Images)

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