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Ed Bowsher

Finbarr Bermingham of The Global Trade Review talks Chinese leader visit to Hong Kong & more

Ed Bowsher
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Finbarr Bermingham of The Global Trade Review talks Chinese leader visit to Hong Kong & more
Time now to catch up with our man in Hong Kong, Finbarr Bermingham, Asia Editor of the Global Trade Review. He has been speaking to Share Radio's Michael Considine about the visit of Zhang Dejiang, the Chinese leader responsible for Hong Kong affairs, who has arrived there amid discontent with alleged interference in the territory's affairs by Beijing. Michael began by asking him what the mood has been like in Hong Kong.

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Georgie Frost

The News Review w/ Ed Bowsher

Georgie Frost
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The News Review w/ Ed Bowsher
There is much uncertainty ahead of the EU referendu, and it is beginning to affect investment in the UK, according to leading business groups. The Confederation of British Industry says it now expects growth of 2 per cent both this year and next. That's down from previous estimates of 2.3 and 2.1 per cent respectively. Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher joins Georgie Frost to talk this and all other stories making the headlines today.
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Ed Bowsher


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Rousseff impeached – But how has her downfall unfolded?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money: Rousseff impeached – But how has her downfall unfolded?
Once seen as a future driver of the global economy, the reality now is that the largest country in South America faces an uphill struggle. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been impeached and Matt Cox has been hearing from Forbes Magazine’s Kenneth Rapoza, formerly a Wall Street Journal reporter based in Sao Paulo.
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Matt Cox, Kenneth Rapoza


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Should we be proud of our overseas territories & crown dependencies?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Should we be proud of our overseas territories & crown dependencies?
We’ve heard the case for more controls and curbs when it comes to offshore finance centres, ahead of the Lancaster House Summit. But James Quarmby, Partner at Stephenson Harwood, believes we should be proud of our well-regulated overseas territories and crown dependencies, rather than afraid of them.
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Louise Cooper, James Quarmby


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: A look ahead to the Anti-Corruption Summit

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: A look ahead to the Anti-Corruption Summit
Rachel Davies, Acting Head of Advocacy & Research at Transparency International UK, joined Nigel Cassidy and Louise Cooper ahead of David Cameron welcoming world leaders to London, for the kick off of the much vaunted London Anti-Corruption Summit. Has the summit lost any credibility now that Cameron has singled out two summit attendees?
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Louise Cooper, Rachel Davies


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Ed Mitchell

Jack Meaning of NIESR on a drop in world economic performance

Ed Mitchell
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Jack Meaning of NIESR on a drop in world economic performance
The latest quarterly review from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research sees world economic growth this year falling to it's slowest pace since the 2009 recession. The growth downgrade to 3% is mainly due to disappointing performances in us and japan, also poor performances for Brazil and Russia. As for the UK, things are dominated by the outcome of the EU referendum, for more analysis Ed Mitchell is joined in the studio by Jack Meaning, Research Fellow at the National Institute.

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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Tightening the screws further on tax havens & offshore finance

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Tightening the screws further on tax havens & offshore finance
Ahead of an international corruption summit being hosted by David Cameron in London this week, the Head of Campaigns at ActionAid UK, Murray Worthy, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey. ActionAid has been campaigning for the reform of global tax rules to tackle tax dodging in the world's poorest countries.
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Chris Bailey, Murray Worthy


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Juliette Foster

Conversations From Africa: South Africa faced reality of junk status, re-introduction of the Zimbabwean Dollar, removal of aid to Mozambique & more

Juliette Foster
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Conversations From Africa

Conversations From Africa: South Africa faced reality of junk status, re-introduction of the Zimbabwean Dollar, removal of aid to Mozambique & more
This is Conversations From Africa with Share Radio's Patrick Jones & Managing Editor of Forbes Africa Magazine, Chris Bishop. In this weeks edition: - -The South African economy is teetering on the edge of junk status and it now looks like an inevitability. What will happen next? -Barclay's are finally pulling out of Africa and Chris gives us an update on the process of their withdrawal and selling off of the companies shares. -The Zimbabwean government are trying to reintroduce the Zimbabwean Dollar -Donor nations have stopped giving aid to Mozambique after allegations are levelled against the government there.

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Ed Mitchell

Nizam Hamid, of WisdomTree Europe on the current global economic landscape and what it means for investors

Ed Mitchell
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Nizam Hamid, of WisdomTree Europe on the current global economic landscape and what it means for investors
The global economic landscape remains dominated by Central Bank monetary policy and their regular policy and forecast pronouncements. Late yesterday it was the US Federal Reserve, this morning the Bank of Japan and recently the ECB. The Bank of England is also making it's position known regularly on the EU referendum. For his analysis of Central Bank Monetary Policy and what it means for investors, Ed Mitchell of Investment Perspectives is joined in the studio by Nizam Hamid, Head of Sales for Europe at Wisdom Tree, the leading exchange traded products provider.

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Juliette Foster

Conversations From Africa: News in platinum mining, President Zuma speaks up, Vodacom lose a landmark court case & more!

Juliette Foster
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Conversations From Africa: News in platinum mining, President Zuma speaks up, Vodacom lose a landmark court case & more!
This is Conversations From Africa, Share Radio's weekly round-up of major news stories from across the African continent, with Chris Bishop - Managing Editor of Forbes Africa Magazine. This week Share Radio's Patrick Jones talks to Chris about platinum miners meeting their employers to discuss new pay deals, a new mall for South Africa finally opening and attracting over 90,000 visitors, President Zuma calling for unity in South African politics whilst the public continue to rally against him & much more.

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