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50 years of religions for peace people from many different states for working together toward a common goal the peaceful resolution of religious conflicts. now female members are for religion for peace from the middle east are demanding a larger role for. the female peacemakers stores in china where a 5th t w. brigs it may be around the corner of a trade deal is not and markets are already beginning to worry we'll talk to our correspondent in london about how business and industry in the u.k. are approaching a critical 2020. also on the show christmas is big business for ornament makers who look at a small polish shop that's been doing it for 20 years. and we'll visit an

initiative in the netherlands to slow down your next trip to the grocery store. this is your business report i'm stephen beers in berlin thanks for watching. thank you thank the british pound slipped monday in low volume trading as worries grow about a post brags that trade deal between the u.k. and e.u. with both sides already back on the clock looking for a trade agreement the possibility of a no deal drugs that still looms now earlier this year the battle's month foundation examined how much brags it could cost europe to take a look no deal brags it would hit brits the hardest they'll have to reckon with income losses of around $57000000000.00 euros per year and that's partly due to new tolls and duties increasing the price of goods and services and the germans in their export oriented economy would be the 2nd biggest loser with losses of around

$10000000000.00 euros a year abroad that deal without a trade deal would also hit italy and france pretty hard $8000000000.00 euros annually in france $4000000000.00 euros annually in italy study's authors calculated what it would mean to individual citizens as well the average brit stands to lose about $900.00 euros a year the average german would take a $114.00 euro and you'll cut a little less than the french and italians as you see there now i recently spoke to our correspondent in london bigot mas and i asked her if business in the u.k. could breathe any easier now that a briggs a divorce deal was done. well no not really because what's in the process of being decided here in the u.k. since the withdrawal from the european union if you want to see the flaws and the times of that divorce however what the future relationship is going to be like what sort of free trade if there's are going to be any free trade deal or tool with the

european union that's still on satin and businesses still need to be afraid that if there is no agreement with the e.u. that then they're facing another so-called cliff edge so at the end of next year that the u.k. might still just leave the european union without any deal about the future so this so-called cliff is just being postponed but we really don't know how the future is going to look like for 4 businesses when it comes to the e.u. . now looking ahead to those trade negotiations themselves are there more pitfalls are opportunities for businesses and industries based in the u.k. . well i think breaks it all together it's fair to say that for most businesses there is there are a lot of pitfalls particularly for those businesses like the car industry who have been very closely aligned with the european union the production process is really integrated and they are very afraid and they might lose that big business is mostly

had lobbied to stay you indy european union all together there were some small businesses who think that brussels might not be as accountable as here the parliament might be and that just the big lobbying groups are represented in brussels and not the smaller businesses but generally business was for staying and is also continuing to lobby to stay as closely aligned to the european union now there are might be some opportunities for those companies that see their future more closely allied with the us because that might be now on the table when the u.k. leaves the e.u. that they could hammer out a free trade deal with the us and that might benefit certain businesses. how would such a free trade deal actually in fact a future trade deal with the e.u. for example. well in a nutshell the it you kate needs to decide is it's going to stay very close the

aligned to the european union which would be beneficial for a lot of businesses here that export and import from from the e.u. which is a lot of the manufacturing trade or are they going to divert in the medium or long time and that opens up to be. aligned to the u.s. but anyway the government needs to choose it's going to be either the e.u. all the us because there are davidson says between these 2 how is if you want and at the moment we don't know yet what the government is going to do and how closely they are deciding to stay aligned with the european union. all right there's a monster force among them. santa claus lives in finland well lapland to be exact that's at least according to the finnish village of revenue me which lies on the arctic circle and does a brisk business in everything christmas british visitors are especially important for the town which leaves the question what happens after. a wonderful

evening to you. so many people here in my much you go home for about. the christmas season has begun and finland's north sun tickles loves coming visitors to his home here north of the arctic circle but hotel operators in the open yemi have been nervous the brig's a just as will keep many british visitors at homes people here are quietly celebrating but the departure date has been shifted back to january. is definitely good news for us because the u.k. market says it's great for us we love the u.k. cast so they love us no we have snow no we have cold no we have no great city police at the moment so it's looking good for the. sleigh rides with randy or. grilling marshmallows. and eating in an igloo these are some of the attractions of poor tourists here around christmas time and for the british as for

other you citizens it's easy to get here without extra trouble formalities the finns hope that even after brags that their country will be attracted to british tourists one thing that could change. is the currency exchange and we've been offering a price guarantee which means that we will honor the exchange rate at the time of booking which seems to be encouraging people to book so the 10s hoped that even in future years some to close and his friends in lapland will continue to be a tourist attraction for many british tourists. we don't buy hearts which is. that everybody. very. very crisp says. christmas all year round it might seem like a dream for some and

a nightmare for others but that's life for polish ornament makers silverado and business has been very good check it out. if you're christmas grouch you might find this report a bit annoying. but you might want to keep watching because these polish made bubbles and decorations are a big hit in the u.s. the even made it to the white house. we've already made for president bush sr and jr after that we had an order from the office of president obama unfortunately we are making decorations or president trump they probably have to be made from real gold that of a couple there's a fundamental reason. it's all done by hand the class needs to reach 600 degrees before it can be worked on glass blower. on is self taught and she wishes and

patience is needed he says. putu others are trying to get a master's degree or a doctor's after studying for 5 years but a glass blower needs at least 10 years' experience i've been doing this for 30 years he and i still can't do it all. the family business makes around half a 1000000 bubbles and decorations a year. 90 percent a destined for the us market. christmas decorations all year through. one could say doesn't get better than that but it's not all fun. luckily i'm above the sour out that i don't think it might be a lot this fun when you're. around others but we have reason to be proud as soon as christmas comes and people are interested. now a success story for over 20 years the business has been. doubting to changing customer tastes. in the lot for many years the main themes were linked to christian

traditions angels and the holy families go through and we've been witnessing a decline in the steam on the market in favor of a youthful modern look. art maybe books these are the handmade christmas bubbles. made in poland. now next time you find yourself annoyed while standing in the checkout line at the grocery store keep this next story in mind for some elderly people an outing to the market is the only part of their day in which they can meet and talk to people. for flame and resident deviltry the supermarket is the day's high point for the 89 year old widow shopping is one of the few chances he has of meeting other people loneliness is a growing problem in western society and the netherlands is no exception a new study shows that 43 percent of dutch adults are affected the elderly

especially so but this supermarket is helping hold back the tide of loneliness with things like a coffee corner they will eventually be here there also are shoppers who want to take a short break have a bit of a rest most of them are elderly people but there are also other shoppers who want to have a break while shopping. and here at the coffee corner you can get in contact with each other which normally doesn't happen if you just walk in just to do your grocery shopping but. if you do the world. slowing the pace is the core concept of this supermarket branch the staff are out to reduce the stresses associated with grocery shopping. what isn't this the best possible not just what we see here is the chatter check out it's our new initiative it's connected to the coffee corner this is actually the opposite of self checkouts which are

designed to process grocery sales quickly here it takes a bit longer to process your payment and people appreciate it and see it as a bit of an additional service. the concept has been so successful that the supermarket chain plans to introduce it in 60 more outlets they hope that will get the loneliness epidemic under control one shopper at a time. and that's it for me and the d.w. business team here in berlin for more business news in features you can always go to d.w. dot com slash business and you can of course finest on social media facebook and twitter i'm saving their. thanks for watching.

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