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the survival rate of many businesses will be rough. and it was all one let's do business what is today the world's biggest travel trade fair has been taking place in berlin for over half a century this year the show was canceled because of the coronavirus imagine missing out on something like this the forests of madagascar well participants from africa pressed ahead with their own they're working events to ensure we don't miss out. for years or he'll shine from tanzania has been coming to berlin to attend the i-t. be the world's biggest travel trade show the cancellation of this year's event came as a blow still the money was spent so he made the trip regardless it's very sad everything was planned we do it it puts a lot of flights in accommodation that's why we sort of came in is because most of it was nonrefundable. i think we really do rely on i.t.v. market in germany is very big foot sensitive to it is normally a very good trade fair for us but when the i.t.v.

was cancelled last week tour operator acquired our travel decided spontaneously to hold an african travel conference $34.00 african and european travel agencies agreed to take part to carry on as normal networking a negotiating deals while in berlin the conflation of i to be alone was a massive shock for the whole industry because it was one of the major market places in african. truth and trade and of course there's this marketplace was now not available for us african tour operators are bracing themselves in case the corona virus spreads further. we rely on tourism from everywhere in the world so that global pandemic will definitely affect all of us. we see in tanzania we had to 3 years ago we had the outbreak of ebola in africa that we could see that affected tourism greatly even though it was an intense and yourself the coronavirus is already beginning to have serious effects on global tourism this year the industry

meeting was a much cozier affair but that's little consolation for these african tour operators . is the coeditor of tourism operator off to africa now you found out about the cancellation on a friday after hours but you still came was it worth it yeah absolutely when you know tourism has to go on and not having i to be take place could have a 2 year knock on effect to the downturn of tourism it's of exceptionally important trade fair that we have to attend and we had to make another plan so the plan work the plan absolutely worked after is incredibly networked. tourism destination. both supplies in africa and bias in europe have great relationships and we pull together very quickly through of a saturday sunday and monday and pulled off a great many i.t.v.

on wednesday and thursday this week i guess this wouldn't have been possible without social media i mean to do what we had to do set up a whatsapp group set up for what's have group messages out on linked in. yeah and through our through our databases mailing lists etc and we really pulled together and it was a big team effort so you've managed to salvage some business but how will you make up for the loss of all these chinese tourists that africa has become reliant on. yeah it's of course that's an immediate effect of a downturn on tourism but you know we're going to be looking at other markets other markets will come up in traffic and travel will now be quite a strong market for us and serve africans traveling abroad to travel loci within africa what happens though if the situation changes i mean there are limited cases of the coronavirus in africa or the more what if that changes yeah we'll have to we'll have to face that when it comes. i believe african governments are doing

a lot to you know to screen for full coronaviruses that at ports of entry are surprised actually going through london and then into berlin very much attention is taken where is going through african airports a lot of screening is taking being taking place so disturbing a measure is if millions around the world though do stay home. with domestic tourism be enough to save poor countries that are really relied on rich foreigners coming in as tourists here absolutely. yeah you know we have to keep looking for different markets and we exist this is the strong stable markets you know we have great relationships and we'll keep relying on those relationships to to grow business ok diversify is the word i get you get ready i think you very

much for coming and good to have you here good to have you in berlin and it's great that you made thank you for europe's multinational corporations are in crisis management as the coronavirus continues to creep into almost every corner of this continent many companies rely on pots and raw materials produced in china by suppliers all their own subsidiaries but supply has dried up. consultant fine fang is currently in crisis management. she and her team advise 60 german firms that do business in china they're in demand right now because covert 19 is causing havoc fanfan is on her way to a client in a small town in northern germany the shelter group. the automotive parts supplier had to halt production at its facility near beijing for 2 weeks. things are starting up again but with precautions in place. are.

we are back up to 50 or 70 percent capacity so far we don't yet know when we'll reach 100 percent because we can't get the staff back into the factory yet. the drop in revenue and therefore the economic hit amounts to several 1000000 euros . or. international supply chains are collapsing or at risk you can't make a car if the gearbox isn't available shorter's 8 plants in europe have to offset the production halt in china but not for much longer says the optimist fact fang. c.e.o. . is not convinced however. this is my right it is

a draw to orange from some president it was i can't recall anything like it on our planet in my view we've got through this and i hope we do deal with it sensibly i think we'll have to think about what needs to change in the future. for the us. for example will there be calls to could tail international business travel fanfan usually travels back and forth between germany and china spending 2 weeks at a time in each country. she has a team of certainty in china if anousheh can't go and see her colleagues oh i have family so she communicates with them online from hamburg. fine fine believes the tough measures imposed by the government in china have been decisive. in germany and europe there's so much freedom and people don't wear face masks on and. choose moscow it's a different mentality and

a different way of life. and that is why the numbers here are rising day by day. and. the virus is threatening not just the health of individuals but also the health of the global economy. lufthansa has announced it's cutting half its flights that's the limit of financial damage brought on by the sudden drop in demand due to the ongoing outbreak a german airline had already announced flight cancellations to china and iran its cuts are equivalent to grounding 150 passenger planes subsidiary austrian airlines says it will shorten the working hours of some 7000 stop. talks between opec members and russia have broken down without agreement on production cuts the price of brant funds by almost 9 percent on the news he is trying to strike a deal with nonmembers to stabilize prices due to the coronavirus the cost of crude has dropped water since the disease appeared officials have slashed demand for

costs for this year. the south african government says the arrival of the virus this week could have a severe effect on the recession hit economy it's already hurting trade with china exports in the local state industry say very few businesses will survive if this goes on much longer. before sunrise on the western cape tino brant jeffs and his crew take to the water and with the help of this bait they're hoping to attract a regional delicacy and it doesn't take long until they get their 1st catch. normally this lobster would almost certainly have been destined for a plate in china but the chinese stopped all imports in late january because of coronavirus taking a huge chunk out of tinos earnings you're. going to premier in. a minute power. that is not included they were going to children through all this

because of the of the virus in china virus and joe you know. the problem goes well beyond tino and his crew china represented 90 percent of south africa's loves to market the loss of those lucrative exports mean the fish is making much less money mainly because of stuff people there then got jobs back to work is that working said it's become very shoes. to use this little. bit if you will be able to survive if this continues much not. the south african government has extended the season to catching the lobster the aims to give fish is more time to make up their losses. but china is also the main market for other south african seafood notably this one. loney known in some places

as the emperor of shellfish it's rarely enjoyed outside of southeast asia it's the rest of the will to also endure. to look to see that it was. passed for tina jazz and his crew the arrival of coronavirus on south african shores this week is just one more thing to worry about. if i was doing business with you.

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