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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Will we soon live in an economy where everything is recycled?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Will we soon live in an economy where everything is recycled?
The EU is dedicating itself to its recycling targets, including setting an "EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy" that establishes an ambitious programme of action. The 2016 ‘Resourcing The Future Conference’ is set to start in London and Matt Cox has been finding out more by speaking with David Maddison, Professor of Economics at the University of Birmingham.
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Matt Cox, David Maddison


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: What does LinkedIn bring to the table for Microsoft?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: What does LinkedIn bring to the table for Microsoft?
Microsoft looks set to buy professional networking site, LinkedIn. But does the deal make sense from a tech perspective? Martin Garner from CCS Insight, which provides market analysis for companies in the mobile and wireless sector, gave his view on the deal, as well as discussing Apple and its latest Siri announcement.
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Chris Bailey, Martin Garner


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Could 3D printing metals revolutionise manufacturing?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Could 3D printing metals revolutionise manufacturing?
Plastic 3D printers have slipped into the public consciousness and are used by companies to print bespoke plastic parts - but what if the same could be done with complicated metal structures for use across industry and manufacturing? Matt Cox has been hearing from Dan Michaels, German Business Editor at the Wall Street Journal, who's recently written about the new industrial process.
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Matt Cox, Dan Michaels


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: What is expected from the IEA’s Medium Term Gas Market Report?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: What is expected from the IEA’s Medium Term Gas Market Report?
Each year the International Energy Agency publishes reports that forecast market trends and developments for the next five years concerning the primary energy sources for global markets: oil, coal, gas and renewable energy efficiency. On the day of its mid-term gas market report, William Powell, Editor-In-Chief at Gas industry news site Natural Gas Europe, joined Sarah Lowther and Chris Bailey to discuss.
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Chris Bailey, William Powell


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”
Peter Randall, CEO of London start up SETL, talked about blockchain and its impact on financial institutions. SETL is launching ‘the world's first commercial platform for using blockchain technology to register and settle securities transactions’. Peter discussed the platform.
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Chris Bailey, Peter Randall


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Ed Mitchell

Catherine L Mann of the OECD talks forecasts on shock for the UK economy in potential Brexit

Ed Mitchell
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Global News Perspectives with Ed Mitchell

Catherine L Mann of the OECD talks forecasts on shock for the UK economy in potential Brexit
Chief Economist at the OECD Catherine L Mann joins Ed Mitchell on Investment Perspectives to discuss a new forecast from the OECD which predicts a drop of 3% GDP if the UK votes to leave the European Union, as well as impacting the EU itself negatively. She also discusses difficulties in a world of slow financial growth.

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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: What can we expect the OPEC meeting to deliver?

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: What can we expect the OPEC meeting to deliver?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is holding its next ministerial meeting on Thursday in Vienna. Some analysts expect OPEC members to constrain supplies and raise the world price of oil, but others aren't expecting much to change at all. So what can we expect? Matt Cox has been speaking to Kevin Baxter, Global Commodities Spot News Editor at the Wall Street Journal, to find out.
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Matt Cox, Kevin Baxter


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Rita Lobo

The World This Week May 29th 2016

Rita Lobo
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The World This Week

The World This Week May 29th 2016
In this episode of The World This Week, Rita teams up with Mashable to investigate what's behind this week's spurt of ShareHold-er ECO Activism with science editor, Andrew Freedman. Fiona Norman speaks to Greek financial crisis expert, Thanos Dimadis, to find out how unlocking a €10.3bn bail out loan will help in easing the countries financial debt pile. We look at why tech companies are in the top five list in the world with the most cash in the bank, and how the value of sterling has been extremely volatile this year and what link this may have with Brexit fears.

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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Brexit - A view from Scotland

Sarah Lowther
Morning Money: Brexit - A view from Scotland
The Scottish Affairs Committee holds its second evidence session to examine the EU Referendum and its potential impact on Scotland. The first session took place in Scotland on 9 May, and the Committee heard from representatives of key industries, such as NFU Scotland and Universities Scotland. In the second session in Westminster today the Committee hears from in/out campaign groups and UK ministers. Share Radio's Maurice Smith joins Morning Money

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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: IMF urges action on Greek debt

Sarah Lowther
Morning Money: IMF urges action on Greek debt
The International Monetary Fund has called for upfront and unconditional debt relief for Greece. The IMF says that without immediate action the financial plight of the recession-ravaged country would deteriorate dramatically over the coming decades. Nick Malkoutzis is editor of the economic analysis website macropolis.gr, and told Sarah Lowther that the report won't go down well amongst lenders.

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