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lem's clearance there's an abundance of flammable material once again you did there's no stone the fires. going up against. global concentration the world on fire starts august 12th on t.w. . malaysia's former prime minister is found guilty of corruption for his role in a multi-billion dollar scandal linked to a government investment fund not to prosecute conviction is seen as a test of the country's determination to crack down on dirty deals will take a closer look at the case that shook the fund not told world. serious they took these groups. as huge crises steamed. speaks to one of the

concepts hoping to take over the leadership of the ailing world trade organization . and at sea journey a pandemic our reporter meet say there is adjusting to an increasingly respected life on board a cargo ship. this is the business i'm kate ferguson welcome to the show the former prime minister of malaysia not has been found guilty of corruption in the 1st of several trials linked to the loosing of billions of dollars from a state investment fund the verdict comes just days after u.s. investment bank goldman sachs paid the malaysian government $3900000000.00 over losses linked to the front. a media scrum to see a former leader found guilty. will be allowed to remain free on bail while he appeals the verdict a 12 year jail sentence handed down by the court in kuala lumpur he was on trial

over corruption charges related to a multi-billion dollar scandal at state development fund one. outside malaysia's highest court after the verdict the 67 year old told reporters he wasn't satisfied with the result and that he would work with his lawyers to launch an appeal. this is. definitely not going to do. because that's a process so you. hope that we would be successful that. the fund one malaysia development to give it its full name was founded to finance infrastructure projects but in 2015 evidence of money laundering and sector merge and 2018 the government was ousted the court found reject guilty on all 7 charges many malaysians have hailed the guilty verdict.

in. this is just the 1st of several trials against rezek he is jus in court again on august the 3rd. now to some of the other global business stories making news. fox has paid $9500000000.00 to u.s. customers over the diesel gate scandal in a new report the u.s. consumer watchdog revealed the extent of the german carmakers efforts to compensate motorists the news total bill for the emissions scandal is expected to be $35000000000.00. the european central bank has urged lenders not to pay dividends or bonuses until january 2021 it extends a previous call to withhold such payouts until october of this year the e.c.b. said it was necessary to ensure banks kind of zorba losses support lending to the

real economy. american motorcycle maker harley davidson saw a dramatic 47 percent fall in revenues during the 2nd quarter of 2020 sales of motorcycles in the u.s. and around the world collapsed demick lockdowns close showrooms the company has announced 700 job cuts in an attempt to reduce costs. and harley davidson is just one of several u.s. companies that have been reporting results today our business correspondent joins us now from new york yes this set of course early thinkers is the 1st proper indication of how big an impact the coronavirus has had on corporate america tell us more. the overall it's not a pretty quarter but nobody really expected that take mcdonald's for example the fast food chain also out with earnings and revenue drop of about 30 percent by the

way harley-davidson that was not all to blame on the pandemic they already had some issue with specially attracting younger writers before the virus struck the world and the united states the stock still down by a good 8 percent but you also have a couple of companies that profit some technology companies we've got after hours pretty good numbers from chip maker in france trying to revise the pfizer the pharmaceutical company the biggest winner in the dow jones industrial average on tuesday also after they beat wall street expectations meanwhile for those of us who remember the photography company kodak their stock price has tripled today what on earth is going on that. well i clearly remember them very well even if i haven't heard anything from you in code in the past couple of years but they even used to be a part of the dow jones industrial average but that's a long time ago well the company got a loan from the u.s.

government in the amount of about $760000000.00 so they do have to repay that loan within 25 years but there they are starting production of pharmaceutical ingredients here in the united states so they try to push hard for that and the united states wants to be less dependent on countries like china or india and clearly that is a boost for you think oldacre and the stock tripled here on tuesday so that hasn't really happened with quite some time a big potential comeback for a company many of us remember as making the 1st digital camera in skopje new york thanks for your insights. one month from now roberto azevedo will step down as director general of the world trade organization his successor will face the task of steering an already troubled institution through a global recession 8 candidates are vying for the top among them are ameena

mohammed from kenya and nigeria's former finance minister dr and go see a condo it was a lot mexico's pace's say are they also has his house in the rain as do egypt's honeyed mom do south korea's union he moldova's tutor only an all skate britain's liam fox on saudi arabia arabia as mohammad to al to as yuri earlier we spoke to one of those candidates mexico's pace's saturday who didn't mince his words when it came to the status of the organization would say that the need is serious state of these group that has used crisis the main source of this crisis that is a frog that the will of the heart of the international the molten metal trading system was always negotiations you always had negotiations they get even bigger the

hope to deal with the issues as they come seems the creation of the youth you was the crown jewel of long process is the 2nd world war since the group of the loop you there has been essentially no negotiations in the agreements that we created i was part of it there is no mention of is it 23 china was most part of the there has been a from the main to change of what you create how you created all these issues that we face now are not. set by those agreements. now whether it's worth seeing from home or wearing a mosque all around the world people have been adjusting to life during a punt on nick but what if your job requires you to be at sea are a quarter met sailors docked in the german court says he at homburg in normal times they'd be getting ready to leave the vessel but those days are gone. a few

hours ago the golden empress mord in the german port city of hamburg. from the german siemens mission is coming on board today he's bringing a few things to the sailors who can't leave the ship the port of hamburg itself has been allowing sure leave again but the captain on this ship has decided against it and the crew is backing him up but it's ok there is. this will be. that's why. this ship will be docked there for 2 days unloading iron ore it's a time when those on board have a better phone connection for calling home and better internet than on the high seas that's why the siemens mission is bringing the sailors german sim cards for their cell phones. just sold a dozen of them and he has a sympathetic ear for the problems the sailors are facing. if the virus made its

way on board then in the worst case scenario it would mean that the ship would have to stay in the harbor it wouldn't be allowed to leave. before the coronavirus pandemic many sailors frequented the hamburg seaman's club. here they could make free phone calls or transfer money to their families but since the pandemic it's mostly empty mark shields voluntary is the exception. his captain gave him permission to leave the ship for an hour so that he could wire his family some urgently needed money he wouldn't have left the ship for any other reason. for me is smith on the ship stay away from the people. after the money has been transferred to his family mark jubilant to quickly buys a few things at the siemens mission shop. yet they stock the items that sailors are always asking for souvenirs toothpaste and sweet and pork chunks which

are port flavored chips popular among the sailors. if it weren't for the coronavirus crisis the seaman's mission in hamburg would be filled to capacity but these days sailors like moksha volante and his colleague just take the shuttle bus directly back to their ship. after this visit to hamburg they don't know where or when they'll beyond land again . and that's all we have time for from me and the team it's good bye and take care .

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