Gas prices soar across Europe
Consumers and businesses hit by surging energy costs caused by supply disruption, competition and the pandemic.
On this edition of Business Weekly, we’re looking at the rising cost of energy across Europe, and hear from Emma Pinchbeck of Energy UK on how producers and consumers are coping, plus Tom Wilson from The Financial Times analyses the causes behind the price hike.
We hear about how some countries are scaling back their road building projects in the face of climate change and ask how best to get people out of their cars? Plus, we go to Ghana, where consumers are unhappy with a new tax the government wants to add to electronic money transfers made using mobile phones. And the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Michelle Fluerry is in the US state of Kentucky to meet people who have decided to quit their job, and reevaluate their lives during the pandemic.
Business Weekly is presented by Sasha Twining and produced by Clare Williamson.
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