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World Service,01 Dec 2025,26 mins
US manufacturing sounds alarm bells on the economy
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
The two sides of the American economy today as consumers spend on Cyber Monday but manufacturers issue dire warnings. Presenter Bisi Adebayo hears from Jamaica which has just been promised a $7b billion boost as it rebuilds after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. And Serbia is warning it could be just days away from a major fuel crisis - the country’s biggest oil refinery may have to shut down unless the United States grants it a license to keep operating under sanctions rules. You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. Picture: Getty Images General Views of Production at Memac Industries Ahead of ISM Manufacturing Data
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