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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Are increasingly low oil prices pressuring Gulf Cooperation Council countries?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Are increasingly low oil prices pressuring Gulf Cooperation Council countries?
Khalid Howladar, SVP Senior Credit Officer at Moody's Financial Institutions Group, talked with Nigel Cassidy and Louise Cooper, after Moody's held a half day conference in London on Wednesdsay, about Gulf Co-operation Council region banking.
Guests:

Louise Cooper, Khalid Howladar


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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: The Baltic Dry Index makes more positive moves

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: The Baltic Dry Index makes more positive moves
The Baltic Dry Index continues to move in a positive direction. The Index, often used as an indicator for the general health of the shipping sector, had its lowest point in February, but has been climbing back ever since. Matt Cox spoke to Robert Merrylees, Policy Analyst at The UK Chamber of Shipping, about the situation.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Robert Merrylees


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Juliette Foster

Conversations From Africa: Zuma hangs on, the rand is strong & much more!

Juliette Foster
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Conversations From Africa

Conversations From Africa: Zuma hangs on, the rand is strong & much more!
This is Conversations from Africa with Chris Bishop, Managing Editor of Forbes Africa Magazine, & Share Radio's Patrick Jones. On this weeks show: President Zuma still manages to cling on to his Presidency despite a great deal of opposition. Zimbabwe is still dealing with the fallout from it's drought, affecting food supplies, the Springbok's have a new captain, a new super-mall for South Africa, new strength to the rand & more.

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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Google vs the EU Commission

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Google vs the EU Commission
Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, is expected to charge Google over its Android mobile operating system. Matt Cox spoke to Taj Dhunay, CEO and Founder of The App Developers, an android and IOS app creation and consultancy firm, who explained how Google dominates the market.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Taj Dhunay


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Could an economic crisis unravel Vladimir Putin's rule?

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Could an economic crisis unravel Vladimir Putin's rule?
Beset by its longest recession in 20 years, Russia is losing the economic prosperity that many Russians had regarded as the hallmark of Vladimir Putin's rule. But the Russian leader, who was heavily implicated in the Panama tax papers, remains hugely popular and a strong figure abroad. Robert Van Egghen examines whether further economic issues could unravel Putin's rule.
Guests:

Robert Van Egghen, Sergey Aleksashenko


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: The Piggy Banks hiding in the cupboard – tax haven story time with Fenella Fudge

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: The Piggy Banks hiding in the cupboard – tax haven story time with Fenella Fudge
The leak of millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm has drawn further attention to the use and abuse of tax havens. But how would you explain tax havens to a five-year-old? Share Radio’s Fenella Fudge, with the help of a Reddit post from Dan Gliesack, tells you all about those Piggy Banks that were hidden in the cupboard.
Guest:

Fenella Fudge


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Tax haven top trumps

Nigel Cassidy
Original Broadcast:

Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Tax haven top trumps
How well do nations, islands and cities compare when it comes to its ability to conceal transactions, or the real ownership of assets? As the Panama Papers affair plays out, Nigel Cassidy spoke to Berlin-based Nicholas Shaxson who’s the author of Treasure Islands, a book about the use and abuse of tax havens, about those who are most secretive.
Guest:

Nicholas Saxson


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Georgie Frost

Ed Bowsher on the News Review - Are we saying "tata" to steel, and "whatsapp" to encryption?

Georgie Frost
Ed Bowsher on the News Review - Are we saying "tata" to steel, and "whatsapp" to encryption?
Share Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher joins Georgie Frost in the studio to discuss the big money stories of the day. In the spotlight is the steel crisis rumbling on, of course. Other than that, are you comfortable with contactless payments? And good news for millennials, (and 1 billion other users), as instant messaging service WhatsApp unveils plans to encrypt all communication.
Guest:

Ed Bowsher


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Tesla launch new Model 3 electric car

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Tesla launch new Model 3 electric car
Oliver Smith, Senior Tech Reporter at The Memo, joins Nigel Cassidy and Emma Wall to discuss the launch of a new Tesla. The electric car maker has unveiled the Model 3, which is the lowest-cost vehicle of its range to date. So will the vehicle appeal to new types of customers? And could it boost interest in other electric vehicles?
Guests:

Emma Wall, Oliver Smith


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Georgie Frost

This is Money - Doomsday, Scams, and Crochet Modelling

Georgie Frost
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Consuming Issues

This is Money - Doomsday, Scams, and Crochet Modelling
It's time once again for This is Money, editor Simon Lambert and personal finance editor Rachel Rickard-Strauss from the award winning This is Money join Georgie once again in the studio, in partnership with NS&I. This week, Georgie and the gang do one more final wrap-up of ISA-optimisation, they explore some rather unorthodox ways to make a little extra cash, and then it's doom and gloom for the financial system and ... Bolton? This is Money is presented in partnership with NS&I
Guests:

Rachel Rickard-Straus, Simon Lambert


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