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World Service,15 Jul 2025,26 mins
Will the French allow their PM to reduce the number of public holidays?
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Will ending two public holidays in France help to reduce its national debt? Rahul Tandon talks to a professor at the Toulouse School of Economics. Also, Indonesia agrees to purchase $15 billion in American energy, $4.5 billion worth of agricultural products and 50 Boeing jets as part of a trade deal with the United States. Nvidia says it will soon resume sales of its high-end artificial intelligence chips to China. And we look at the new trend - hiring etiquette coaches for Gen Z employees. You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
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