on. going to the. u.s. negotiators start trade talks in china yet again but few hope things will really change can the world's top two economies find a way out of their trade war and calm down financial markets. and the makers of scotch whisky fear breaks it will hurt their global business i'll tell you why export barriers are not the only thing producers are worried about. it's time for business on the w.b. and how you know gas welcome to the program as china and the u.s. resume trade talks both powers are using very positive rhetoric china says it's willing to work together with the u.s. to resolve the months long dispute between the two countries the foreign ministry expressed optimism as talks resumed in beijing and the meeting is the first since u.s. president donald trump and his chinese counterpart she agreed to

a ninety day truce in their trade war last month. the u.s. and chinese representatives will need one key quality staying power these trade negotiations are set to be long and difficult nonetheless there's real hope that the trade conflict may finally be brought to an end china has already opted to ease tensions by lifting its ban on imports of u.s. soybeans and suspending extra tariffs on american cars business leaders are expressing cautious optimism we're seeing an acceleration of many of the policies that china is committed to implementing to fall within this ninety day negotiating period indicating that we china is making signals to shore that there is opportunity for progress here. with tumbling markets pressure from agriculture and from industry the conflict is clearly making itself felt in the u.s. the latest example being apple's revised outlook over falling sales.

we've been convinced since the beginning that friction between china and the u.s. is not a good situation for either country or indeed for the world economy as a whole china has confidence on the basis of mutual respect and equality that it will be possible to resolve the bilateral trade dispute. or whatever it is or. china is suffering to as a result of the conflict higher import prices and reduced exports weakening economic growth both sides are feeling the pressure. world bank president jim yong kim will step down at months and more than three years before his term is set to expire or his resignation allows u.s. president donald trump to further shape the development lender as the u.s. traditionally picks the head of the world bank that could lead to confrontation with other shareholder nations who have been critical of the u.s.

role kim says he's joining and as of yet unnamed firm that invests in developing countries he said judge of other world bank c.e.o.'s will serve as interim president. my good friend secretary. let's discuss all of this with our financial correspondent at the new york stock exchange was that is that who is joining us now has the results good to see you i'd like to start with the trade talks between china and the us was and we as we know the stakes are high optimism is not really there what about the optimism in the markets do they see hopes that will actually reach a deal there. it seems though javier but it's a still early to tell her no yes i defy tended to are talking seems to be curing investors about we must be cautious a goal right now from the drums administration perspective to war it on the details and specifics of the different pledges made by gene so far these include more chinese purchases of u.s. goods and services increased american access to china's markets better protection

of us our intellectual property and reduction in subsidies companies but also there is another issue lingering and that is how to enforce any kind of deal china's things said to be willing to put in place a monitoring process but there is also a lack of trust component which could but fire was for now we must wait and see since the u.s. tensions among the u.s. and china go forward on all the trade and any misstep you will any of them in really quick. on the resignation of the president the world bank how do investors see it is it good news or bad news for the world economy. it will definitely be interesting how we are sent a strong administration has criticized the world bank for lending in china too macho and for compensation packages that are too high but also do you as a treasury which have controls around sixty percent of their organizations voting shares will probably endure a great opposition to the tradition of the u.s.

speaking who will leave their walled bank while you were up to this the i.m.f. managing director times are changing clothes at the new york stock exchange thank you very much for the analysis. on a corporate no tesla reached a milestone today as it broke round on its first overseas production line in you guessed it china shanghai the new gigafactory will allow it to sell directly into a coveted market and steer clear of the china u.s. trade dispute we talked about tesla says it's also exempt from the requirement that foreign companies form joint ventures with local firms. seven point three billion dollars that's how much tesla is investing in its new china factory it would be shanghai's biggest foreign manufacturing project ever and it's a coup for tesla many foreign carmakers export into china and pay tavist which is trickier these days with the trade dispute tesla also believes china is the perfect

market. that the world transition to sustainable transport and sustainable energy generation so solar but for storage and look. and china has been it will lead or in that transition. so we look forward to helping helping your salary transition along with other car companies in china. tesla needs the good news to two thousand and eighteen was a difficult year with a regulator crackdown questions over leadership and missed production goals. britain's impending exit from the e.u.'s hurting carmakers leading to the biggest fall in u.k. kora just ration since the financial crisis uncertainty is causing a drop in consumer confidence and demand for vehicles also dropped nearly seven percent last year experts warned that could put the auto industry at risk which employs over eight hundred fifty thousand people sales of diesel cars fell even further after the emissions. to mexico now where fuel theft is

a major economic problem along with violent criminal gangs now the country's new president and there's manuel lopez a lot has vowed to solve the problem but his first step by doing so is creating a whole new mess for the country. long lines at fuel stations drivers waiting patiently but without much hope most gas stations in mexico have run out of fuel since the government shut down a major pipeline and started delivering gas by tanker trucks only. love of the first. thirty truth is really bad because we already went to several gas stations and we didn't find gasoline it's been three days already yes there's all this us that are it's a disaster it's a disaster everywhere and i've been to two gas stations already and they don't have any fuel look at this wells can they go. for years

criminals have tapped into pipelines stealing millions of leaders of fuel and depriving the state run oil monopoly pemex of over seven billion dollars in revenue that's according to government estimates. this is not a petty theft we're talking about major robbery one thousand attacks on the pipeline per day fifteen thousand liters stolen each time. how do they distribute all that stolen gasoline. while there was an attitude of total complicity. of pemex. violent criminal gangs have long relied on fuel theft to supplement their income

but says the government accomplices within the industry also seem to be a major part of the problem. before we go there still unresolved terms of the u.k.'s departure from the european union is also troubling makers off scotch whisky their unique craft has grown into a profitable global business twenty seventeen with the sales abroad amounted to five billion euros accounting for more than twenty percent of all british food exports but distillers fear leaving the bloc will rob them of the protect a trademark scotch pass within the e.u. . imagine a scottish whisky distillery and it would probably look something like this edra dollar distillery in the town of pitt luxury in the highlands and you symington has made this business what it is today a small but fine distillery and one of the few in scotland which is independently owned and who is master of the quite a select group of top distillers his traditional production methods are a good selling point but there's more to it than that. i'm your custodian

so my job is to. certainly. if not leave as a fighting to be the best of it but what if i do it for the next generation. and the attention to detail pays off edra dollars profits before taxes climbed by four percent to seven point six million euros last year that distillery produces around two hundred thousand liters of whiskey a year that's not that much compared to the big names in the industry but scotch is in demand around the world. our exports is about eighty five percent so our turnover consults about forty two countries around the world europe mainly is the as is a big market for us you know over a probs a very key likes is to do things go smoothly in the brics and do in fact rex it is worrying the scottish whiskey industry scotch is still a trademark protected under law however some distillers feel they will lose the

protected trademark scotch has within the e.u. . that's all for business thanks very much for watching remember you can always stay up to date with the latest business headlines on our web site that's d w dot com next time to care about. the to. the to. the to. the to. the to. the to.

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