2024-11-27
51 分钟US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, leading to questions about free trade in the Americas. The Israeli cabinet has approved a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon. And new research suggests that gig economy workers are more productive if they're paid on the same day as they do their work.
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Hello and welcome to Business Matters here on the BBC World Service.
Plenty to get through in the program.
You're going to hear that word tariffs quite a lot.
We're going to look at what ceasefire in Lebanon could mean for its economy.
We'll talk about smog in India, what's happening with the Adani Group, one of the country's best known companies as well.
As always, we're joined by two guests on the program.
We have Emily Peck, markets correspondent for Axis.
I was looking at some of the pods that you do.
They're very good, Emily.
I have to say that.
Yeah, okay.
You know, I'd like to give you a bit of praise at the start of the program.
I like this one.
Should we Quit Cleaning?
Is one of the ones that you've had out recently and I haven't listened to it yet.