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Coronavirus and remittances

The impact of the coronavirus on remittances; protests in Belarus planned

As the coronavirus destroys jobs for workers abroad, what happens to the money they send home?

The latest on protests in Belarus, and a Belarusian poet's take on what's happening in her country.

And should authors hold on to newsworthy information for their books?

Joining Pascale Harter to discuss these and other issues are Alex von Tunzelmann, historian, screenwriter, and author, and Tim Marshall, a writer, broadcaster and journalist.

(Picture: A Nepali woman, where more than 56 percent of households receive remittances. Credit: Reuters)

53 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Sep 202006:06GMT