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World Service,05 Sep 2024,26 mins

China offers Africa $51 billion

World Business Report

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President Xi has offered $51 billion of Chinese finance for Africa and says it will create a million jobs... there are plenty of warm words about it but we'll examine who's getting the best deal. Andrew Peach talks to a Swedish government minister about why they're abolishing a tax on air travel despite environmental concerns. And why President Putin wants Russian cargo to make more use of a sea route which used to be blocked by ice before global warming.

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