on show. it watching t.v. news still to come sluggish economic growth and a loss of faith in government and business the situation in brazil only days before the election we take a look at the issues on voters' minds. and humphrey we'll have that story for you and all of your business headlines coming up in two minutes. bursts. on home news of species led home worth saving i'm. going to give you those are big changes and most start with small steps but globally duos tells stories of communities people and innovative projects around the world. news that could turn the corner to least privilege solutions and

resources should. be credited interactive content teaching the next generation of wasn't one of them took such action. in the using all channels available to inspire people to change direction. and were determined to build something huge for the next generation globally as the environment series of global three thousand on t.w. and online and the law. of the digital. it's make or break time for the brazilian economy sluggish growth invest in mistrust in the population which is the most faith and its government and business as we take a look at the economic issues on voters' minds head of this weekend's elections also coming up is this the end of human falling as we meet the eye. oklahoma

innovator he wants to ensure a global food supply by getting robots eating only act when it comes to agriculture . and you need a large dose of dutch courage to spend this much on a bottle of drink the wild so-called holy grail of whiskey goes on the bahamas for a record one point one million dollars. base is your business update on helen home free of berlin thanks for joining me the european central bank's board in the buying program is legal and within the powers of the central bank that is the conclusion of an investigation carried out by european court of justice inspector who said that the e c b s quantity of easing program did not violate an e.u. ban on directly financing the debts of euro zone governments since twenty fifty e.c.v. has been printing money to buy out forms from the euro crisis countries european court of justice will reach a final ruling before the end of the year. for more on this we can speak to our

financial correspondent in frankfurt power question but it is tracking the story for us part explain to us why there was doubts over the galaxy of the e.c.b. these actions. yes i want to turn to stand that we first have to understand what it what it does so the e.c.b. is a mandate is a monetary policy in effect keeping prices pretty much at the same level so stability and it's key a measure to do that is interest rates but of course after the financial crisis those interest rates drop and drop and drop and once there are zero there's hardly anything you can do so another means to get more money into the market is to buy these bonds effectively what the city does as it goes to banks and says hey we're going to buy these mines from you so they will have more money available to put in riskier assets to give out to companies or to private citizens to then

invest which hopefully will create some more economic dynamic you know people spending money that's going to be good for the economy right there our problem is that this drives interest rates down well that isn't the problem but it makes it easier for countries to take up more debt and. it was seen as as you or possibly illegal for the e.c.b. to meddle with in this with him and with other countries basically the only honest money. all right now financial correspondent pancoast him but it appears that the french her stock exchange. presidents head to the polls this weekend to elect a new governments and the elections come at a pivotal moment for south america's largest economy the country recently pulled out of a recession and remains plagued by anemic growth investing mistrust in a population that's lost faith in both business and government and with public debt

and unemployment continuing to rise it seems brazilians are facing a long uphill battle. surf sun and beach that's what most people think of when it comes to brazil. but take a stroll away from the country's famous beaches and the story for every day brazilians looks much different alexander coaster used to work at an international company but then he lost his job and with help wanted ads few and far between he started selling hot meals out of his friends car. it's involuntary entrepreneurship a common story here. the input here problem of unemployment in brazil was created by that enormous economic crisis that we're currently experiencing. to survive the crisis people have to reinvent themselves that's what i did. with i could stay at home and look for a job sending out cds all the time but with the job market so tight it's difficult

so i didn't give up and decided to do my own thing. and jobs are one of the chief concerns for brazilians with unemployment hovering between twelve and fourteen percent around thirteen million people spend their days at unemployment offices just like this one. whoever comes out on top in this month's polling will have their work cut out for them. brazil's public debt has topped half of its g.d.p. . worker productivity is out is still stand and both investors and local officials have lost confidence in the government's ability to pay its debts. in silicon valley there's a startup with a difference a farmer from a client i had a vision he thought he could feed the world and in the process solve some of the most pressing problems faced by farmers and following practices on the planet brendan on xander has sort of the world's first robotic farming and to prise other automated into farms had been tried previously

a project by google's ex the bart tree flopped because the multi billion dollar tech giant could make the economics walk. after two years of tinkering the greens grown in this warehouse in san carlos california are finally making their way to people sell a bowls iron ox uses hydroponics systems that conserve water and robots that reduce the need for employees. the department of agriculture says it's difficult to attract workers to u.s. farming jobs because of the low pay and according to the u.s. department of labor nearly half of u.s. farm workers planting and picking crops are in the country illegally. farming is facing a labor scarcity crisis that every farmer we talk with and we talk with dozens there are facing the same issue they cannot get enough helping hands the average age of a farmer is fifty eight years old and we're finding that not just in the united states but even globally. the san carlos warehouse runs up the message of

electricity bill for the high powered lights to grow plants in the next phase the company plans to set up robot farms in greenhouses where they can use sunlight. for iron ox is raised six million u.s. dollars startup capital so far for that money there at least producing enough letters to feed their own employees. us companies here in germany what they really need to thrive the many of them will tell you it's people they complain they can't get the stuff complaining of a chronic shortage of skilled workers so a different story in other parts of europe they where young people are desperate for work getting a foot in the door is hard though to gain experience you need a job but to get a job you need experience that's why i joined education program at a german university is matching budding graduates with the local companies. these high school graduates come from hungary bulgaria it's only portugal croatia and

spain on a spending four weeks of their vacation in most heidelberg. they're here to boost their job opportunities whether here in germany or back home. the college combines academic studies with workplace training a unique concept. of why you study a subject you also learn how to apply that knowledge in practice on the job this is think this is it's a big advantage because you already know the working environment when you've graduated thirty is going to how long it will gary you can only learn the theory. but you have no option but doing an internship. on the practical some i had. today the budding students can look forward to a meet and greet session with personal managers and training supervisors from local companies. those who make a good impression might be able to secure a work placement for their dual educational studies. as one didn't wonder in the

immersion for companies it's an opportunity to recruit young people from other countries and ours were a company with international operations that's very important and we're happy when we're able to get personnel from abroad. the next day the students visit a furniture factory. they're here to get an inside look at one of the various parts of the bargain birkin bag co-operative state university and the tasks awaiting them . i mean a ferrari takes the group on a tour of the plant the twenty year old italian began her dual education degree in international business a year ago and she's already done a work placement with the furniture manufacturing. is with me doesn't matter why do it again the practical side was vital for me. i'm already familiar with a number of departments and enjoyed full access. from production to marketing moment on a mobile to get

a better idea of what i'd like to do later stare. back at the college it's time to give their german a polish the university began inviting high school pupils from foreign schools years ago on condition that they spoke good german. all of these of also to without that prerequisite it just wouldn't work. if we were to invite young people with basic germans they'd have other challenges to deal with before being able to absorb what we're doing here. is one of the ate up the consider the program of non-secure to contract with one of the. on the other three have also been offered training. the world's most expensive bottle of whisky described by experts is the holy grail has been sold for almost a million euros at auction mccallum malaria and me went on the hummer in edinburgh to buy a was a private collector from asia he was bottled in one nine hundred eighty six having been stored in a vat since nineteen twenty six only twelve bottles of the what they wanted whisky

were produced it's not known how many of them still around. europe say with the latest from the world of business for more head to our website that is d w dot com you can also find us on facebook photos on twitter d w on the school business i'm there as well at helena c. humphrey is my handle plenty more news coming up at the top of the hour right now here's a look at the global markets. more

than sixty suicides in the french police force last year and. officers face a constant battle against public hospital of overwork and above all the dangers of terrorism. many feel abandoned by their government.

can come to mean of the french probably. next on d w. enter the conflict zone. the last few months or weighed heavily on the german government's the coalition almost fell upon it's been violence and hate she's on the streets of germany my guest this week is david mcallister chair of the foreign affairs committee of the european economies and the former regional prime minister in germany is hungry a muckle on the way out conflicts of in sixty minutes p.w. . they make a commitment. they find solutions. they inspire. africa

on the move. stories of both people making a difference shaping their nation. and their continent of africa on the move the stories about motivational change makers taking their destinies into their own hands. d.w. multimedia series from africa. d.w. dot com africa. hello and a very warm welcome to focus on europe and we begin in france which has lifted the state of emergency that followed the terror attacks of twenty fifteen but remains in a constant state of acute alarm in may of this year

a knife wielding islamist killed one person and injured four others in paris it's the kind of thing of course to brings back painful memories in for a.