Musk opens Tesla factory in Germany
The electric car salesman was in Brandenburg as the first vehicles rolled off the line, plus we speak to the Malaysian finance minister for an outlook on the year ahead.
The electric car salesman was in Brandenburg as the first vehicles rolled off the line. Germany has a proud history of automobile manufacturing, so how will an American car manufacturer fare in the country? We speak to the finance minister of the state of Brandenburg. The Malaysian finance minister, Zafrul Aziz, is in the UK seeking new investment in his country and reassuring investors that the days of the 1MDB scandal are over. We speak to him on his outlook for the year ahead. The UK and the USA have reached an agreement to drop tariffs on steel put in place during the Trump years and also frees up trade in whiskey, jeans and Harley Davidson motorbikes; the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Dharshini David tells us more. The war in Ukraine continues - Tamasin Ford speaks to refugees caught up in the conflict. Throughout the programme we're joined by Jessica Khine, Business Development Consultant in Malaysia and Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence and the host of 'The Week Ahead', a weekly Youtube show on markets and geopolitics in Texas.
Photo: Elon Musk in the German Tesla factory Credit: EPA
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