2024-12-07
26 分钟The agreement between the EU and the South American bloc will create a free trade area covering 780 million people, but not everyone is celebrating. We find out why. In Ghana, nearly 19 million voters will take part in a presidential election on Saturday. This comes against the backdrop of a tough economic crisis that has hit millions of households hard. We hear more from our correspondent. And a London court has made a key ruling in a case involving Nigerian communities and the oil giant Shell. We hear about its consequences.
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Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.
I'm Liana Byrne.
And on this edition, a landmark trade deal that was 20 years in the making sparks celebration and controversy between Europe and South America.
We'll get the latest from Uruguay.
Ghana faces a pivotal election and economic frustrations push voters to demand change.
Nigerian communities win a major court ruling against Shell, clearing the way for their environmental case to go on trial.
After a decade long fight, Paul McCartney gets his own coin.
If you're a Beatles fan and you think you might be getting one, get in touch on WhatsApp or send us a voice note on 044-33-0678 or you can just send us an email anytime on world businessbc.co.uk but first, the European Union has finalized what could be a landmark trade deal with four of South America's biggest economies.
Also known as the Mercosur bloc.
The deal, covering Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, is designed to cut tariffs and boost trade and investment.
If approved, it could create one of the largest trading blocks in the world, connecting more than 700 million people.
So that was fanfare which greeted the Brazilian President, Lula Nacio Lula da Silva, on his arrival.
This was a summit to finalise a long anticipated free trade deal with the European Union.
And Uruguay's president, Louisa Lakaya Poo, welcomed the agreement.
It is clear that if we put some topics on the table, we will likely have nuances and sometimes differences.
And we all know how easy it is in life to destroy and how difficult it is to build.