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World Service,04 Nov 2021,26 mins

Biden sets Covid vaccine mandate for businesses

World Business Report

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President Biden has set a mandate which says workers at firms with more than 100 employees must be double vaccinated by 4th January. We get reaction from our reporter Michelle Fleury in New York. With inflation rising around the world, we examine the implications with Claudia Sahm, former economic advisor to the Federal Reserve and White House, and Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins University. Also in the programme, the BBC’s Russell Padmore reports on whether the state-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation could be privatised any time soon. Plus, we hear from Jen Jenisch, chief executive of Swiss cement maker Holcim Group, about the company's plans to go green. (Picture: President Joe Biden. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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