citizens in thailand and turkey have voted in elections that may shape the future of this region. we'll bring you what we know of the results. and unrest in pakistan continues, as former prime minister imran khan calls for nationwide protest. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm karishma vaswani. millions of votes are being counted across turkey and thailand, with both countries holding once—in—a—generation elections. with most ballots counted in turkey's crucial general

election, there does not seem to be a clear winner yet. turkish presented recep tayyip erdogan has said he would respect the vote. the country has been battling soaring inflation and the fellow from the recent earthquakes. —— andy fallout. standing against him is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance. here's what one of the supporters of the opposition had to say. translation: i am so excited. i can't feel my heartbeat. i still believe we will win. we have to get rid of this system already. especially as a woman, i want this change. the situation of the country is obvious. i'm extremely excited. we wait with enthusiasm. i hope we win, i hope all would be as we wish. we are a bit anxious, a bit tense. i haven't been able to sleep for the past week. i woke up at 5am today, casted my vote and directly came here right after. meanwhile in thailand, voters have overwhelmingly chosen to end nearly a decade of military rule. but the question is, who is next? both opposition parties are neck and neck to lead

the new government. here are the leaders of both the move forward we have enough np seats to push any reforms we want to come and then the government will be a coalition, and will be like the western democracy where it is transparent, where it is concise, where there is expectation management of what can be done and what cannot be done. translation: ., . ., translation: the voice of the eo - le is translation: the voice of the peeple is the — translation: the voice of the people is the most _ translation: the voice of the people is the most important. l people is the most important. whoever— people is the most important. whoever the people trust the most — whoever the people trust the most should be able to choose the prime _ most should be able to choose the prime minister of that party _ lots more on both of those stories across the bbc, of course, as well as the bbc website, and we will stay tune to the latest developments on them. but now i want to take you to pakistan. unrest continues to simmer there, after the former prime minister imran khan gave a virtual address calling for nationwide protest.

he says he will start his election campaigning today following his brief arrest last week and after being ousted last april. the situation has worsened instability in the country at a time of a severe economic crisis. inflation in the country rose to a record of 36% in april, the highest in south asia. the cost of food in pakistan increased 48% in april from a year ago. food prices there have been on an upward trend since last november. and the country is in the midst of an economic crisis that started last year. it's been hit with a double whammy of soaring inflation and depleting reserves of foreign currency, which it needs to purchase imports like food and fuel. yevgeniy zhukov of the asian development bank talked about the importance of the imf reforms. i think it is important that pakistan six to the current programme which it has with the international monetary fund. despite the political

situation, it continues the reforms, focusing on strengthening its external balances and also paying special attention to improving domestic resource mobilisation. some other stories for you today. in the philippines, the country's finance minister has said he sees no reason the central bank should raise interest rates further as domestic inflation is easing. benjamin diokno said he will be advocating for a pause in rate hikes when the members of the country's monetary board vote on thursday. the central bank has raised rates by more than four percentage points since last may. inflation in the country eased for a third straight month in april, coming in at 6.6%. meanwhile in argentina, the central bank there is to raise its benchmark interest rate to 97%. it's part of a package of measures aimed at reining in soaring inflation, which has risen to more than 100%. it's the third time in as many decades that the country has experienced hyperinflation and the prospect of economic collapse. the government will also increase intervention

in the foreign exchange market and open up imports of items such as food to discourage mark—ups. the moves are aimed at restoring confidence in the local currency ahead of general elections later this year. inflation also the spotlight later this week in various parts of the region. here's a look through the economic calendar. on tuesday, china is set to unveil its latest data on industrial production, retail and the labour market. a worry for china watchers — youth unemployment, which is currently at around i9%. midweek, we'll get a gauge of japan's economic performance in the first quarter. analysts polled by reuters are expecting a boost, thanks in part to spending in the services sector. and rounding off the week, another set of data from japan, the latest inflation reading. more companies there have been rising the price of consumer goods and services, so friday's data for april is expected to reflect that. a little earlier, i spoke tojingyi pan of s&p global

market intelligence, who told me how japan's manufacturing sector is lagging. we do see manufacturing having a bit of a slowdown. this was quite common it with china pmi numbers... inflation numbers coming down on good side of things. the effect for japan particular is strong. it is any multi—month height and self, in terms of prices, so there could be pressure. it will be interesting to see how japan's numbers do pan out. but certainly i think for the china number, we do actually keep quite a close look at how production is expected to fair, given how it appears to be

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internally. and that's it for this edition. thanks for watching. do stay with bbc news. three months ago, alex was issued with a section 21 eviction notice after complaining about mould in the property she was renting in birmingham. she left before it reached the courts. the 27—year—old doesn't want to be identified because of the stigma attached to evictions, and she feels embarrassed by the whole situation. we were never told explicitly the reason. they decided it was too expensive or unsafe and that they wanted us out. it made me feel more insecure about the future. section 21 orders allow landlords to repossess a property without having to establish that the tenant

is at fault, giving them two months' notice. our investigation found that the number issued in the west midlands rose by 172% in a year. the government says a renters' reform bill will be brought forward in this parliament. no—fault evictions will be abolished. ministers say all tenants will be given greater security in their homes and be empowered to challenge poor conditions and unreasonable rent rises. back in birmingham, alex has found a new flat but says it's more expensive and further away from family and friends.

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