both while cutting argentina's budget deficit reducing inflation and making the six hundred forty billion dollars khana me more competitive. but i think you have to give the government times the legacy of the previous government is very pronounced very complicated but not everyone agrees that more time and patience will save argentina's economy from a total collapse all right let's take a look at some other stories catching our attention this week it was billed as the biggest i.p.o. ever the reuters news agency reported saudi arabia's king sound man has put the brakes on the planned public sale of the national oil company the flotation of five percent saudi aramco was supposed to happen this year but has now been put off indefinitely it was a key part of crown prince mohammed bin sandman's saudi twenty thirty economic development plan but the reuters report says the king doesn't want to open up the books to regulators robert mugging nicky is a senior analyst at the c.

were group a consultancy and advocacy organization he says saudi arabia's economic outlook has changed. we have to remember back when this pos announced it was early two thousand and sixteen the economic context was very different than it is now saudi arabia was coming off of a year where their budget deficit reached close to one hundred billion dollars the price of oil was still low there were a lot of reforms that were on the agenda but had yet to be implemented and i think we have to remember that that's the context within which the i.p.o. idea came about now. after the enthusiasm around that i.p.o. has subsided we see a very different economic context in saudi arabia the i.m.f. issued relatively positive consultation that they concluded in july we saw growth non-royal growth reaching about two point three percent a decrease in the but year on year budget deficit from about nine to four point five percent expected in two thousand and eighteen and also the introduction of

various other economic measures like the value added tax and reducing fuel subsidies so of course there's going to be some disappointment on from global investors that were very hungry for it to be part of this i.p.o. there will certainly be disappointment from some policy makers within saudi arabia that hopes that they could generate approximately one hundred billion dollars from this i.p.o. that would then feed into the public investment fund now one company that is gearing up for an i.p.o. is u.k. luxury carmaker aston martin it wants to lift shares on the london stock exchange later this year and it's aiming high with talk of a six billion dollars valuation it also wants to double production from current levels but it cheating that goal could depend on its success in attracting female bias james bones favorite sports car maker as only ever manage to sell five percent

of its cars to women. are driving us vehicles were in focus this week japanese carmaker toyota announced it's investing five hundred million dollars in the idea is that toyota will provide the cars and the autonomous driving technology but their future robo taxi business model has yet to be fully worked out big questions over safety remain unresolved after the first pedestrian deaths involving a self driving back in march and a big move in the world of caffeinated drinks coca-cola has snapped up koester the u.s. soft drink giant paid more than five billion dollars for the world's second largest coffee chain to the u.k.'s whitbread the deal will give cocoa almost four thousand coffee outlets in the u.k. and across europe hot beverages is one of the few areas of the drinks landscape where coca-cola does not have a global brand and. our celebrity social media influences

have a new set of online followers advertising standards authority s online celebrities and bloggers have millions of followers across platforms like instagram and facebook that's why they're called influences but many of these stars do not reveal if they have been paid to promote fashion or beauty products or even services like plastic surgery and that is something authorities in the u.k. and in the us a starting to examine and prosecute. according to a study by media kicks an influencer marketing agency ninety three percent of sponsored posts made by the top followed celebrities on instagram are not disclosed the fashion industry is one of the biggest sponsors of social media advertising but many beauty tutorial creators for example neglect to mention that they're being paid to promote products big brands such as tobacco companies use social media influencers to promote their products consumer watchdogs in the u.s. and in the u.k.

say they have started looking more closely at social media marketing practices one of the reasons is because influencer marketing has become extremely popular for targeting generations said that is the demographic roughly aged eleven to eighteen the message is clear social media stars who don't come clean about being paid to promote certain brands could find themselves in court along with their sponsors we're joining me now from london is roopa shar an influencer marketing regulatory consultant and founder of hash tag thanks very much for being with us so for the uninitiated among us just explain to us broadly what exactly is influencer marketing sure it's at its my simple it's where brands will partner with a somebody with a large social media following to promote their products and that might be three just a single sponsored post or through a long term campaign so people like the kardashians for example they would be they

would be a good example of influence or marketers yes yes they are an example they're an example of a celebrity but actually quite a lot of influence marketing happens with someone they people with much smaller following so for example ten to one hundred thousand followers they might not be celebrities if we know them you might not see them on t.v. but they will have for example instagram or facebook or twitter following. and some of these celebrities are getting a little bit more scrutiny now aren't they because of the products that they're pushing and the fact that many people are not aware that a lot of them are being paid. to do this are we reaching a point now where they are going to get more scrutiny from from advertising authorities and so on absolutely yes i think it's been described as the wild west previously where you know the average person couldn't actually tell if

a post had been sponsored or paid for in some way so the advent of investigations from the f.t.c. the a.s.i. in the the cia it's definitely the influences are much more aware of what they need to be doing and brands are also a lot more aware of how they need to ensure that post of clearly disclosed why is this so important what does this mean to the so-called generation of generations that it's coming up now when it's important because you know generation the we are consuming much more social media content then we ever have before. so the markets you know that the market for instance marketing is growing exponentially and so we're immersed in it so traditionally we've always been able to tell the difference between advertising for example on t.v. and editorial content there's been a clear distinction between the two whereas with the social media marketing sometimes it's very difficult for a consumer to be able to tell what is paid for and what isn't and it's important

for consumers to know this because it will make a difference to their decision as to whether they actually believe that influence a cares about that product and makes a decision difference as to whether they actually want to purchase that product so being very clear as to whether something is another when you see isn't important for consumers throughout the world and how big an industry are we talking about here at the moment i mean how big is the influence of market in the u.k. and around the world. it's huge so globally we're talking billions of dollars and it's growing exponentially so i think some four cost the earth are estimating potentially twenty billion dollars in by twenty twenty so it is a massive market and one in which brands and advertisers a fully aware that there there can be some gains huge gains to be made from the news and influence of marketing so it's set to rise certainly and how big a budget do companies themselves allocate for something like this. that can really

vary so it can go from anything for very little some brands still to influence a marketing to up to forty percent or one hundred percent certainly some products i have seen of. actually you know the whole premise of that product is to be sold via influence of marketing only and you will only ever seen it see it marketed on instagram or twitter or i g t v for example now one of the news platforms so it's it depends on the brands but if you know if it's a brand that contain the markets most of them will have allocated a budget suddenly by twenty twenty a lot proportion of their project to influence a marketing group or shore thanks very much for being with us they're welcome thank you and finally biofuels have been touted as a green alternative to fossil fuel and global demand for biofuels containing palm oil looks set to grow but behind this green push is a hidden destructive element forests in southeast asia are being cleared to make

way for oil palm plantations it's also consumed by half the world's population frostily reports from camp in sub off state malaysia sabah in east malaysia is renowned for the beauty of its natural landscape one of its draws is the tropical rain forest dense undergrowth whole majestic trees rich in plant and animal diversity. it's also a way of life for some like to hide in been jobless for generations the people from his community in central village have relied on the jungle for much of their means being a one community and many things that we use come from the forest we use raw turn to make and build things some plants are used in traditional medicine the insects too useful we take honey from the bee it has medicinal qualities. even the water they

drink used to come from the forest but not since the area around it was cleared for development to harden and some villages fought against the encroachment but to no avail logging in this forest and the landslides that occurred as a result of that have affected this stream it's a trickle compared to what it used to be and the water is no longer clear but muddy . since two thousand and thirteen much of the forest has been wiped out the trees replaced by a single crop oil palm sabah is the top palm oil producer in malaysia which in ten is the second largest exporter in the world after indonesia demand for the commodity is set to grow driven in part by the push for biofuels particularly in china and indonesia that could spell a disaster for forests as land is cleared to make way for plantations but the round table unsustainable palm oil or our s.p.o. says alternatives to the commodity maybe even worse bottom oil has

a year that is four to ten times either then or the royals so it requires four to ten times less land to make the same amount of oil out of that and it is utilized so their solution is not to say let's stop palm oil let's go to something else but he's to make sure that whatever we produce is blue sustainably and that's where the out of fuel comes into play the r.s. p. o. is a voluntary organization and while it sets standards on palm oil production it has not committed to zero deforestation. for the people unsettled village what they lament is the loss of the forest they say the land belonged to their ancestors and should be theirs for generations to come and that is our show for this week remember you can get in touch with us by tweeting me as i'm seeker and use the hash tag d.c. when you do or drop us an email counting the cost at al-jazeera dot net is our address and as always there is more for you online at c.n.n. dot com slash c two c.

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prospects just as he made this country back. washington's political elite say goodbye to the late u.s. senator john mccain but there's one noticeable absence. and mexico ushered in a new political era we'll tell you what's changing. welcome to the program the sound and amorality led coalition fighting in the yemen has admitted mistakes before an airstrike on a school bus last month fifty one people forty of them children were killed in the attack in southern province the coalition investigated and those responsible must be held accountable alan fischer pulls from neighboring djibouti. it was an attack which threw international condemnation and the appearance of forty children crying over their graves eleven others are also killed in the attack on

a crowded market in who the hell diane in the north of yemen in early august initially the saudi led coalition claimed the attack was a justified military operation it was targeting the leaders know it says it made mistakes when they are that the joint team based on the above information gathered is of the opinion that the coalition forces should take legal actions to try and penalize those responsible for these mistakes which cause collateral damage in that area these mistakes are as follows first delay in handling down the exaggeration order with the execution squadron should've been waiting for the target to approach a clear area free of civilians to avoid unjustified collateral damage in line with the approved rules of engagement in article fifty seven and fifty eight a political one of the geneva convention and the studded norms seventeen and nineteen. the findings came just days after two reports critical of the saudi led efforts in yemen the u.n. panel of experts said that both sides in the conflict including the saudi coalition

could be guilty of war crimes and human rights watch accused the saudi led coalition of failing to investigate allegations of possible war crimes it said too often their inquiries like transparency credibility and did little to stop strikes hitting civilians to be clear the report does not expressly condemn the killing of the children strike which targeted leaders didn't need to be carried out when it was because they pose no immediate threat to coalition forces and he says vital information was not passed to the pilot who fired the. so the investigators say those responsible must be punished. the joint team is also of the opinion that the coalition forces should take necessary measures to immediately review and verify the rules of engagement. by them to ensure the total compliance in all military operations in yemen. there are suggestions the saudis and the allies have come under u.s.

pressure to do more to cut the number of civilian casualties the surprise admission of mistakes some way to improving relations and peace talks are still planned to be hosted by the un of this month. the united states is canceling three hundred million dollars in aid to pakistan because it says the country is providing a safe haven for groups pakistan denies it's giving taliban linked fighters in afghanistan a place to recruit offensives brunell's has more from washington d.c. . a pentagon spokesman cited lack of pakistani decisive action against two groups that the united states would like islam about to crack down on hard one of them is the kani network which the united states says operates out of safe havens on pakistani soil and is an armed group that attacks both u.s. and coalition soldiers in afghanistan as well as civilian targets in afghanistan

the other group is called. and that is a group also affiliated with pakistan which is fighting against indian rule over the disputed north province of kashmir so while the spokesman lieutenant colonel conic faulkner says the pentagon continues to press pakistan to indiscriminately target all terrorist groups the united states is dissatisfied with pakistani progress in this area and in fact president trump himself earlier this year complained that years and years of u.s. support both diplomatic and financial to pakistan had been repaid with in his words only deceit and lies. but the high there is a defense and security analyst and joins me now via skype from pakistan's capital islamabad good to have you with us on the program so i mean what sort of dent does

this reduction in funds really make into sort of pakistan's budget or plans for aid and defense of well thank you so much time is orderly is seeing be an acknowledgement gray suits and this particular announcement from dawn from washington is definitely going to have the. go on. and particularly on its ability years that is there is spencer and a number of bought u.s. operations. and formally senator john mccain who instilled things in not really just died and sold it has done so it's busy getting this particular statement which is dumb you know what bugs sign into patient bogside is expected to give. anybody. reaction but it's going to take a demented as us to get the of state on you along with this depends dean would be

on vince on this number two parts on and decided to take up this issue with the instinct bob. bob indent bent on beam our thoughts will be in a star on bent stick if that's the case then i mean generally historically on the surface it may seem to many that relations are on a downward spiral or are about to be cut off altogether is that the case or do these sort of two countries need to continue their symbiotic relationship because it has been ongoing for decades. yes your very day or ongoing operation in don't depend security and intelligence and in the political used to go on over the last many decades but we're going to be a bit missing from washington send these everything this orders come from new u.s. administration to be used to be statements just

a week before there was oil from the u.s. security of state and asking folks on scene think to act more against you know work and will attend which pakistani denied this one was between new prime minister iran and u.s. security have stayed there get a phone call itself. dating a relationship between a snob and then washington a star but denied the contents while the war sped up the u.s. state department stood by the point and saw right in the beginning of the new government in assad and elations between a sob and then washington. so that on september going to be discussed of course botstein wants. bendy elations and small and better cooperation between the two countries but equally in the field of defense and security that's what they would like they missed a bit team but in reality that's not the case because as the us warms to india and sees that as a new strategic partner back east on warms to russia and china and that worries the

us so therefore there are large bells on each side so america and the and pakistan have to try and find a way of working together though they might be odd and odd bedfellows so to speak. dad's ready they just says six changes too because united states has found in the strategic part that bugs stan is getting old loaded with china although its start that close with their share but wealth creation between moscow and the star is growing but cooperation between the starboard then be beating is growing rapidly particularly in the field of defense and security bugs and it's buying most of it's definitely defense equipment for army five navy five the air force you know from the chinese defense walk it instead of from the american market so america is quite upset definitely because they're pursuing strategic partnerships with china and

that issue is also called getting bogged down in the he look defense and security so opposed to this might be the reason behind washington these old outspent fantasy and as good as nudity assistant deposits on the concern and talking frankly about terrorist states haven't bought us on the bit of time to build the back and and of course the afghans that there are no roads safe haven't snow more because not the dust on has completely been thought so that it's done it's completely been there dated and huge area that is called no man's land between pakistan and afghanistan international water it's a very tough terrain there are mountains there are there are radios be checked out and get them to the sun and afghanistan so pakistan has suggested to afghanistan for joint operations. but even that didn't work so if anything happens that effect on immediately islam about these blame and it's not about all of it now is that

there are no safe haven't there are no safe centuries inside bhagnani territory and instead pakistan said these old think that based on the us finest on site ok mr mateen that we have to leave it i mean hearted and islam perfect it's hard for. have been heard near the base close to syria's capital damascus. military commanders initially said israeli airstrikes caused an explosion but syrian state media contradicted this saying electrical fault led to a blast it's a munitions dump. the politicians across the political divide have come together to remember u.s. senator john mccain who died last week at the age of eighty one and former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton were amongst those in the washington d.c. gabriel elizondo has more a farewell to a giant of american life a man who served his country in war and in politics for over

a half century more than two thousand invited guests at the national cathedral at the memorial service of senator john mccain. some of the most powerful people of american political life were present to pay their respects president donald trump was not there mccain's family did not invite him at the memorial service nobody spoke trump's name but it was hard to miss their repudiation of his politics while channeling mccain's spirit the america john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. so much of our politics public life or public discourse can seem small and mean and petty it's a politics that pretends to be brave and tough but in fact is born of fear.