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World Service,31 Mar 2021,26 mins

Biden unveils spending plan worth trillions

World Business Report

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US President Joe Biden has unveiled the details of a spending plan aimed at re-igniting America's economic growth. It aims to upgrade its crumbling infrastructure and tackle climate change. We get reaction from the BBC's Anthony Zurcher in Washington DC. Also in the programme, a new World Economic Forum report reveals that the pandemic has delayed efforts to achieve gender equality by a generation. Managing Director of WEF, Saadia Zahidi tells us what gender parity means to her. Plus, the BBC’s Tamasin Ford looks at the idea of a ‘feminist city’ – what it is, how it looks and where in the world is getting it right. (Picture: US President Joe Biden. Credit: Getty Images)

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