24/07/2017

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:00:14. > :00:15.This is BBC World News, the headlines.

:00:16. > :00:17.Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner,

:00:18. > :00:20.will face questions from Senators later as part of the investigation

:00:21. > :00:24.into whether or not Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to help him

:00:25. > :00:32.Police in the US state of Texas have arrested a truck driver whose

:00:33. > :00:35.vehicle was found in a Walmart car park with eight people dead

:00:36. > :00:39.A ninth person later died in hospital in the city

:00:40. > :00:45.A suicide attacker has detonated a car bomb in the Afghan capital,

:00:46. > :00:49.At least 12 people have been killed and several wounded,

:00:50. > :00:54.The target of the attack isn't yet clear.

:00:55. > :00:57.There's been a shooting close to the Israeli embassy

:00:58. > :01:03.Local police said two Jordanian men were killed and two others injured -

:01:04. > :01:12.The shooting took place at a residence in the embassy compound.

:01:13. > :01:29.Now it's time for World Business Report.

:01:30. > :01:35.The UK's International Trade Secretary meets his US counterpart

:01:36. > :01:40.But he's not allowed to strike a deal, before Brexit.

:01:41. > :01:42.The International Monetary Fund keeps its forecast for

:01:43. > :01:46.But it cuts prospects for the UK and the US,

:01:47. > :01:56.while China, Japan and the Eurozone gets a boost.

:01:57. > :02:00.Welcome to World Business Report. I'm Ben Bland.

:02:01. > :02:03.Also in the programme, we'll learn the success secrets

:02:04. > :02:12.later on Monday the UK's trade secretary Liam Fox

:02:13. > :02:15.will be in Washington to discuss a preliminary trade deal ahead

:02:16. > :02:17.of Britain's departure from the European Union.

:02:18. > :02:20.A final trade agreement cannot be signed until the UK formally leaves

:02:21. > :02:23.the EU, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations

:02:24. > :02:25.for what the US President expects to be

:02:26. > :02:30.In an interview with the BBC, Mr Fox said that UK-US trade

:02:31. > :02:36.is currently worth nearly 220 billion dollars.

:02:37. > :02:39.But this could increase by as much as 52 billion dollars if trade

:02:40. > :02:43.barriers between the countries are removed.

:02:44. > :02:47.For now though, that process can't really begin because the UK is not

:02:48. > :02:50.allowed to hold formal trade talks with non-EU countries until it has

:02:51. > :02:56.To complicate matters, the UK's trade secretary has

:02:57. > :03:00.welcomed the idea of a transition agreement with the EU

:03:01. > :03:03.which could potentially last up until the next scheduled general

:03:04. > :03:10.This could prevent the UK suddenly falling outside the single market

:03:11. > :03:17.and customs union in 2019, but it is currently unclear

:03:18. > :03:20.whether the UK would be able to start negotiating with non-EU

:03:21. > :03:22.trading partners while such a transition deal is active.

:03:23. > :03:25.With me is Thomas Cole, Head of Policy and Research,

:03:26. > :03:45.It seems like they have their hands tied, they cannot Signoff on the

:03:46. > :03:50.deal. Liam Fox is in Washington today, he will be doing a speech

:03:51. > :03:54.later and laying out a bit more about what he wants to achieve.

:03:55. > :04:00.Until the UK has formally left the European Union, it will not be able

:04:01. > :04:06.to Signoff any trade agreement and until the US state knows what the

:04:07. > :04:15.transition we deal outside suddenly you will be, it cannot push either.

:04:16. > :04:21.It is really not until 2019 at the earliest that we will have a clearer

:04:22. > :04:30.understanding of where these talks can go. Which area will they be able

:04:31. > :04:38.to make progress on most easily and where are the stumbling blocks? The

:04:39. > :04:44.financial, in London and New York, possibly you could do something

:04:45. > :04:51.there, the aviation sector. The EU has opened sky agreement with the US

:04:52. > :05:01.so they could be optional. They could grandfather the open skies

:05:02. > :05:05.deal for the future. But there are negotiations... The big free trade

:05:06. > :05:12.agreement between the US and Union... Exactly. In a small way, it

:05:13. > :05:17.was one of the reasons why the leader vote wanted to leave the

:05:18. > :05:21.European Union because they were concerned it could lead to a big

:05:22. > :05:27.trans- Atlantic agreement with the US and concerns on issues around

:05:28. > :05:33.health and pharmaceuticals. Even with the UK outside the EU, one of

:05:34. > :05:38.the things the UK will need to do is what its future agricultural policy

:05:39. > :05:45.will be and if it is similar to the current EU policy, then agriculture

:05:46. > :05:49.will also be a problematic issue. Britain is slightly on the back foot

:05:50. > :05:57.given it has not negotiated its trade deals for 40 years, the US is

:05:58. > :06:04.far more experienced and we know President Trump is driving to that

:06:05. > :06:15.the best possible deal for America. The UK bad deal simply from being

:06:16. > :06:22.out of practice? The US has pulled out of the transpacific deal, that

:06:23. > :06:27.is not going ahead and it was a huge deal. He's talking about we

:06:28. > :06:35.negotiate in Nafta with Canada and Mexico, 25% of US trade and the UK

:06:36. > :06:42.accounts for a lot less of US trade. If the UK were to stumble out of the

:06:43. > :06:49.EU, in relative terms, the UK will be in a position of weakness and

:06:50. > :06:53.will want a quick trade with the US but baby not be able to dictate the

:06:54. > :06:59.terms, it would be one where the US is calling the shots and from the UK

:07:00. > :07:04.point of view, it even a very liberal trade agreement with the EU

:07:05. > :07:08.would not compensate the potential loss of trade from the European

:07:09. > :07:13.Union if hard Brexit happens. The International Monetary Fund has

:07:14. > :07:16.kept its growth forecasts for the world economy as a whole

:07:17. > :07:19.unchanged for this year and next. But it wasn't so positive

:07:20. > :07:24.about the UK and US. Our Asia Business Correspondent,

:07:25. > :07:42.Karishma Vaswani joins me now The IMF's main message really a P2P

:07:43. > :07:59.that the global economy it is chugging along steadily -- appeared

:08:00. > :08:06.to be. 3.5% for 2017 and for next year. While China, Japan and the

:08:07. > :08:10.eurozone saw an upgrade, the US and the UK are expected to see lower

:08:11. > :08:18.than expected growth rate this year and that is because of a weak first

:08:19. > :08:25.quarter. 1.7% growth compared to the 2% for the UK. But to be honest, it

:08:26. > :08:31.does not really quite clarify why. You will remember the IMF was pretty

:08:32. > :08:36.critical about Brexit in the lead up to the referendum and vocal about

:08:37. > :08:42.the risks, saying the UK would see adverse effect but that does not

:08:43. > :08:47.really show up in this report. Meanwhile, the fund also said the US

:08:48. > :08:56.would grow by two x 1% in comparison to 2.3%. That downward revision is

:08:57. > :09:00.due to the fact that the IMF does not expect to see the same fiscal

:09:01. > :09:05.stimulus in the US that had been expected under President Trump

:09:06. > :09:11.Mahmoud Abbas administration of things like tax cuts and

:09:12. > :09:17.infrastructure construction. Given the problems with the

:09:18. > :09:32.administration, they say it does not look likely. China saw an upgrade.

:09:33. > :09:37.Next year 6.4%. All these figures are going to be in line with what

:09:38. > :09:40.the Chinese government wants for its economy and both are slightly higher

:09:41. > :09:43.than what the IMF previously forecast.

:09:44. > :09:46.Renee Elliott founded organic supermarket chain

:09:47. > :09:52.She said she went through a difficult time in her early

:09:53. > :09:55.thirties, which led her to focus more on her own wellbeing.

:09:56. > :10:02.She's shared her wellbeing tips for other bosses with CEO Secrets.

:10:03. > :10:09.I think it was when I was in my early 30s, I went through a

:10:10. > :10:13.difficult time and it was then I realised you have to take care of

:10:14. > :10:18.yourself and put yourself first and take care of the basics otherwise

:10:19. > :10:33.you cannot be a false the change in the world. -- force. Well-being

:10:34. > :10:40.comes in many different forms, economic- band, save spend. Never

:10:41. > :10:46.stop learning. Be honest and tell the truth. Psychological is about

:10:47. > :10:53.doing the personal development work, taking responsibility, taking your

:10:54. > :10:59.part in things. Good food, physicality and fitness. Spiritual

:11:00. > :11:07.well-being of me is about meditation and socialism out having fun with

:11:08. > :11:14.family and friends and then sleep which is so important. When you're

:11:15. > :11:15.tired, go to bed. A lesson for us all.

:11:16. > :11:19.Don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team

:11:20. > :11:35.A survey of people over 65 in Britain has found that more

:11:36. > :11:38.than 40% believe they have been targeted by scammers.

:11:39. > :11:40.The Charity, Age UK, said of those targeted,

:11:41. > :11:44.16 per cent of single older people, paid out money to fraudsters.