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World Business Report: First broadcast 29/01/2024 15:32 GMT : French farmers take tractors to streets in protest over pay and prices

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First broadcast 29/01/2024 15:32 GMT 

First broadcast 29/01/2024 15:32 GMT : French farmers take tractors to streets in protest over pay and prices

French farmers take tractors to streets in protest over pay and prices

BBC World Service - World Business Report, French farmers take tractors to streets in protest over pay and prices

French farmers have taken to the streets of Paris to protest over pay and low food prices

Hundreds of French farmers are protesting in Paris against red tape and environmental policies that they say are hurting their bottom line.

Farmers in and around Paris have been using tractors to block roads in and out of the city in a so-called siege of the French capital.  They claim red tape and environmental policies are affecting their bottom line and want to stop food deliveries to supermarkets.

The Chinese property giant Evergrande has been ordered to liquidate by a court in Hong Kong.  The developer has more than 1,300 projects in more than 280 cities in China, but it also has debts of over $300 billion.

Concerns continue over the impact of Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping.  Hapag Lloyd, which is one of the world's largest shipping companies, recently announced a 'land bridge' through Saudi Arabia for its clients.  We ask how viable this is.

(Picture:Farmers protest over price pressures, taxes, and green regulation in Beauvais.  Credit: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq)

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