and 3% this year. expenditure, while facing rising global uncertainty and a weak property market. of a major minerals deal. in potential revenue from ukraine in exchange for the aid it has provided to the country since russia's invasion in february 2022. but it also reportedly does not give firm security ukrainian demand.

ukraine will get "the right to fight on". in us—ukraine relations. there have been disagreements over what the us think they should get in an agreement. according to estimates, around 5% of the world's "critical raw materials" are in ukraine. this includes some 19 million tonnes of proven reserves lithium deposits. and rare earth metals. think tank, the center for strategic and

we don't actually have an accurate understanding of what is economically viable to extract. so we are kind of making decisions on old data and we haven't seen exactly, given the lack of data, yeah, and these sorts of deals usually take a lot longer than a couple of days, are you surprised we can work out, for example, things like joint ventures but ultimately for the private sector to go in, they so there is a lot of mapping to be done. second, they are going to want to know, i mean, in the absence of any sort of security guarantee being to want some sort of assurance.

globally and the asset itself can last between a0 and 80 they are also going to want to see some sort of road map can go in, particularly energy because mining is so energy intensive. trump this friday. what are you looking out for there? what i am looking out for is particularly what's going ahead. is that there will be a fund that is set up and the fund — 50% of mineral revenues will go into this fund trump and putin have settled, number one. durability and the terms that will be signed.

you can find more analysis on the minerals deal on our website bbc.com as well as our mobile app. plunged by more than 9% in the us, after its this brought the market value of to below a trillion dollars for the first market from rival chinese manufacturers. consideration of race and sex in hiring decisions. efforts by a conservative group to scap its dei programmes. however, boss tim cook has since acknowledged that the firm may have to alter some of its practices, as the us legal landscape shifts. including meta and amazon, have altered their dei

between the country and the uk, scheduled over 2 days the latest talks follow a series of discussions since 2022 to secure a free trade agreement — with no success so far. archana, what's the latest and why is a trade agreement so important? well, this would be first fully fledged trade deal india would have with any western l— if this goes 2'1�* “32 t“ 3" "é'tew w, , , , f 777—— if this goes through country if this goes through and it is even more significant in the world right now which and it is even more significant int been �*ld right now which and it is even more significant int been upended low which and it is even more significant int been upended by�* which and it is even more significant int been upended by donald threats of far—reachin- trump's threats of far—reaching tariffs and india and the tariffs and both india and the realise they need to secure markets and seal trade newer markets and seal trade with hence there was with partners. hence there was a willingness from both sides carry forward this to carry forward this conversation, this has been happening the many happening for the last many years but a final deal has yet not been finalised. but this

around the negotiations time, around the negotiations went a step further with india seeming to even cut remember, itemenfber, high import tariffs. remember, high import tariffs. remember, high import tariffs have been a major tariffs. remember, high import tariffs h in: been a major tariffs. remember, high import tariffs h in anyen a major tariffs. remember, high import tariffs h in any trade |ajor tariffs. remember, high import tariffs h in any trade talks that concern in any trade talks that india has had over the last few years. this the commerce years. this time, the commerce minister said has the m'fi'%*¥f fé'fil 'h§'§h§%h�*¥ and the to reduce j reduce tariffs if significantly reduce tariffs if a trade deal goes through. 3 import tariff remember, a high import tariff on british whiskeys is . negotiating something on the negotiating table. apart from trade table. apart from the trade deal, they discussed and short—term visas not nd short—term visas not discussin- erm visas while not discussing specifically. they immigration specifically. they also separately are negotiating an investment pact and a social security pact that could reduce additional cost burden for some additional cost burden for indian businesses who want to indian businesseswhfiwant to skilled workforce indian businesseswha—want ta skilled workforce to indian businessaa'wi-ga—want ta skilled workforce to the and =elllfid fifiréffirtfi tfi elia: and eeee ee'llee eereferee te eee and while eehe eh'llee eeereree ee ehe and while there eehe ee'llee eereferee ee ehe and while there has been uk and while there has been good progress, the two gentlemen at the negotiating table give a final table didn't give a final timeline for the deal to be

because some of the finalised because some of the earlier deadlines that the two earlier deadlinee'that'the twa mentioned countries had mentioned have not been met as yet. so they are rather wanting to focus on speed than haste.— thank you very much, sense, thank you very much, shukla in archana. archana shukla in mumbai. staying with india, a new report has suggested that goods or services. about 130 to 140 million of them are considered the consuming class. the report by a venture capital firm, blume ventures, also said the country's wealthy population isn't growing now, this could be music to the ears of every motorist. world's pothole problem. roads. we now have more than a0 million miles of them around the world, and many of them are made

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