to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on tehran. all right said ben thank you and will be up next with all your business headlines and i look forward to seeing you again at the top of the hour for now thanks so much for spending part of the day with us. the d w media center see it find it here it discover. video and audio podcast in language courses in the g w media center at the dia centered on d w dot com. beat the germans new and surprising new specks of noise and culture in germany. u.s. american keep losing takes a look at german idiosyncrasies of their traditions every day drives and language

and there's a lot of my lungs are going to do it. quicker intrigued by a v.w. dot com meet the germans. at. a growth spurt full the german economy official figures are out today booming production lines surging stock markets bolcik state coffers germans must be doing something right. the once world renowned hardware hub of taiwan is having to do business differently housetops of driving the transition in the asian tiger nation . and a luxembourg court overturns a verdict against the whistleblower behind the lux leaks scandal. i mean first of

all and let's do business. coalition partners are in talks over a new government fingers crossed they don't back down again business leaders don't want to seeing you well the actions they say that would be a horror scenario the best for them is continuity that's what markets like and europe's economic engine is performing better than it has in a long time final twenty seven figures are in and they're impressive two point two percent surge is the best result in six years. full order books soaring exports and a shortage of skilled workers to handle the load germany's economy is thriving and exports are forecast to grow further five percent this year as well flying start for the next government which can look forward to a tax revenue bonanza so there's money there which germany's industry federation the beady eye once used to modernize the country it warms the new government not to waste any time. we have to invest more which means public

investment but also means private investment so preparing the conditions for. intent more intense private investment in the sector of digitization in this sector of public transportation. but also in different sectors starting from schools and universities he set or other problems are also waiting for an incoming government the global economy is laden with risks the b.t.r. is especially worried by the threat of trade barriers and increasing state interventionism german companies cite china's behavior in particular. china is a very important market for our companies especially for the industrial part of our economy. on the other hand we see that china has a very strict strategic agenda. see increasing influence the political party. into the individual business but even the

u.s. and britain are becoming increasingly unpredictable trade partners the b.t.r. says it's high time for a new government to take office or to start taking the necessary decisions. i asked our financial correspondent daniel corp to walk us through the different scenarios in forming a new government and what a vest is saying. but i guess van every investor will be watching very closely what is going to happen tonight if we're really going to see a coalition talks happening or if it's not going to work like we have seen when i'm going to america wanted to form a government with a green and the liberal party that's an area by the way was never very much appreciated as a result we also did not see any kind of a landslide here happening at the stock market a grand coalition i guess is also pretty much bittersweet appreciators of course we have to say that the last eight months of the government. from the investor per

specked it was you know rather doing very well we have those very good numbers but investors on the other hand are also kind of wanting something new kind of new innovation that we have not really seen in the past at least what they are telling me the worst scenario and you just mentioned it of course as well would be a new election this would be also ruining the image of germany in europe but also around the world now no matter what way it goes there are risks ahead in twenty eighteen mentioning those coming back to those great figures record exports record growth no surprise the workers want more money there they're wanting to know where is the money. yeah exactly we have those all record figures coming in on the other hand unions are saying well why are we not seeing record wages there are a many sectors here in germany that's tough for example about the health sector but

also some parts when you talk about engineering and also the steel industry they have very low wages that's why we are seeing already at the moment taking strikes taking place in different parts of the country and we are now hearing that those could be come even more in the next days and weeks them than you cope thank you very much for the analysis wal-mart is going to pass on the benefits of america's new tax laws to its workers with a pay rise they will boost the starting wage for nine u.s. dollars to eleven the retail giant will also hand its most loyal staff a one time thousand dollar bonus but you'll need to be in the company twenty years to qualify all of the benefits come with a catch wal-mart is rolling out more automated checkout technology meaning fewer employees will be needed during your shopping experience. for many years made in

taiwan was a label of quality in consumer electronics taiwanese brands enjoyed a solid reputation and foreign companies like apple or i.b.m. manufactured there but the local electronics hardware sector now faces a dwindling market share real profits come from software these days so taiwan is turning to its startups to invigorate the tech sector. this patient's movements may look a bit clumsy but he's making a lot of progress by walking a few hundred meters it's all possible with this exoskeleton engineered change develop the walking robot first at the i t r i research institute and now it is own firm free by onyx. his colleagues testing the device he's one of some seventy million people confined to a wheelchair worldwide my prayers because. they've got a cause they can think. they are going to help.

taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheaper chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep their technological edge. in showrooms like this one they're focusing more on software. virtual oregon mentored reality. we're seeing. from many past. experiences if you only knew how were the margin lower and lower after. the the technology to get commodities so only do you know how or is not a very good strategy for the long term established companies are turning to startups to tap new markets this firm develops artificial intelligence for

surveillance cameras the more it software sees the more it learns it can differentiate between vehicles and traffic that's important for urban planners founder sean go on received ten million dollars from investors to develop the software the big tech names are also willing to pay for the latest know how. this is the power of the sauce and come on say hey we can go software and we know how to go from we can help you to see this big corporations like the top ten they all start to have their venture capital for their corporate car and they start investing in the market for artificial intelligence is expected to grow to one hundred thirty billion dollars worldwide by twenty twenty five and that opens up huge opportunities for a new generation of entrepreneurs in taiwan. a luxemburg court has overturned the sentence against the lux leaks whistleblower the twenty fourteen

scandal laid bare huge tax deals between luxembourg and hundreds of international companies i'm a defendant a former employee of the global accounting firm you say was finding given a suspended sentence but now an appeals court will hold a new trial. anton delta a smile to see arrived at coole today and for good reason the luck six informant was previously charged with a one thousand five hundred euro fine and suspended prison sentence for stealing private legal documents but today the. arguments have been heard but they can say she considers that the appeal courts misinterpreted the european court of human rights jurisprudence and this is what we want to demonstrate by going to say she said this is a victory. but she's former colleague rafael was not saying that the court decided that the nature of the documents hell a divulge the press did not qualify as relevant information status and rejected his

appeal. because course we will keep going until we reach the european coolers and as this is where the case is going we could say that everything is going to plan and. in two thousand and fourteen luxembourg's decision to prosecute was met with widespread public outrage with many showing up to support him in court today the luxe leaks sparks parliamentary inquiries across the wild and helped shape major reforms in the way multinational companies are taxed. have you ever looked in the fridge and found food that had passed its sell by date a long time ago it doesn't seem as a appealing or appetizing and a lot of food does get thrown away as a result even though much of it is still perfectly fine to eat well that's why dairy is in no way a moving to a new system the sell by date will now be labeled best before but not bad enough that it's conceivable that cutoff date doesn't mean a whole foods out safe all of

a sudden and that those still keep that yogurt that expired last week a little bit of a chance that they could greatly reduce food waste that could serve as a model for all of your. i'm just updating our top stories a growth spurt for the german economy official figures out today show a two point two percent so in g.d.p. growth for germany and the once welborn now hard way hope of taiwan is having future business differently if i stay in business with you all see you again very soon here on. clinton.

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