2024-11-16
49 分钟We analyse the potential economic challenges the Trump administration could bring to the Eurozone, with forecasts already downgraded by the European Commission. Carsten Brzeski, chief Eurozone economist at ING Bank, offers his analysis on what this could mean for the region's future. We also explore the race for the next U.S. Treasury Secretary and what it signals for future U.S. policy, with insights from Sylvan Lane, Business Editor at The Hill. Finally, we turn to Sri Lanka, where President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s decisive election victory raises hopes for sweeping economic reforms. Shanta Devarajan, a professor at Georgetown University and former World Bank senior official, provides a closer look at the challenges and opportunities facing the country.
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And this is Andrew Peach with Business Matters here on the BBC World Service.
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As Donald Trump appoints his top team, we'll ask who the new US treasury secretary might be.
This pick is going to have far more of an impact on financial markets than any pick that President Elect Trump will make.
This person is going to play an integral role in making sure that the market stays strong under his presidency.
And after a big election win, can Sri Lanka's president fix its economic woes?
Unfortunately, in the last 15 years, the economy has become increasingly closed and of course, growth has declined, too.
And I think it's time to reverse that.
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