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and i'm betting. i live in one of the bush. and everyone with nato holding everything. are you ready to meet the defense and join the right to do it under w. germany post its biggest economic decline since the financial crisis the country's economy minister cold dropped dramatically but not as bad as expected to get a reaction from our financial correspondent in front 1st. also coming up bracket to buy supermarkets in northern ireland are warning of food shortages. slowdown in trade. nigeria's 1st feature length animation film is that it will tell you the

story of how it was made. this is the business on paper it doesn't welcome to the program. germany has posted its biggest economic contraction since the financial crisis more than a decade ago last year g.d.p. declined by 5 percent a figure economy minister maya cold dramatic but not as bad as had been expected. many businesses remain closed down across germany continues. the pandemic has dragged the country's economy into one of its deepest post-war recession. the actual 1st witchcraft is the minutes the german economy contracted 5 percent last year that's a dramatically high number but it was one percent less than we feared during the early phase of the pandemic which is some consolation of. course. the recession could have been much worse but the economy has been resilient and the government has pumped billions of euros of aid into it and this year the

outlook for europe's largest economy isn't so bad the government expects a rebound but it won't be quite as strong as previously hoped. earlier we asked our financial correspondent in frankfurt for his take on the state of the chairman economy. 5 percent contraction of the german economy what do you turn after a decade of continuous economic growth all of the sectors of the economy were hit hard by the pandemic only one sector managed to increase and that's the building industries mortgages are easy to get to finance and also the german housing market needs more supply that's what kept keeps the building sector robbing now in this situation of course hope by the government is needed but businesses report that a particular one program announced by the government in the autumn has made many obstacles payments were delayed nobody knows really why. there were disagreements

between the e.u. commission and the german government which resulted in the government to root for all parts of its original promises. britain's leading supermarket group say urgent intervention is needed to prevent disruptions in northern ireland's food supply some shops are already facing shortages of fresh. since britain left the european union northern ireland which is part of the u.k. but shares a land border with the e.u. has occupied a unique status when it comes to trade. these lorries normally return from mainland britain packed with food but since bridget was finalised 2 weeks ago many of them come home with nothing. i've never seen destruction on are a shame movements on the scale we're seeing i talk a lot of all or all ears i'm reporting 40 percent are. just just.

could not of. it's being felt in supermarkets to i was in tesco out there is lots of that you see also that i was mostly the frozen food as well i was looking for like fish and stuff and i was on there my i was no fish despite promises of frictionless trade many products from england scotland and wales now require extra paperwork to cross the irish sea. well working with supermarkets in order to ensure that northern ireland consumers can have an uninterrupted supply of the products that they used to enjoy he said that it would be some initial destruction were only winning it out but the situation will get worse before it gets better german freighter d.b. shank a house suspended shipments to the u.k. after just 10 percent of consignment had the correct paperwork morning sir and in the netherlands british drivers had their sandwiches confiscated on arrival at the

border yeah ok can i take you to meet me the great no everything will be. rugged rocks a thorough search. hard to stomach but as many in britain are finding out there is no such thing as a free lunch. china's trade surplus has risen to a 5 year high that's despite the coronavirus pandemic and the country's difficult trade relationship with the u.s. covert 19 disruptions in the rest of the world helped fuel demand for chinese goods medical supplies on work from home products in particular helped push exports up 18 percent in december compared to the previous year the strong domestic recovery also drove up demand for foreign products. time now for a look at some of the other business stories making news the united states has scrapped plans to ban americans from investing in chinese tech giants are they to 10 cent the 3 companies are now exempt from

a block list targeting chinese firms with ties to the military the decision was reportedly made over fears that a bond would have a negative market impact. the governing coalition initially is on the brink of collapse after former prime minister matteo renzi pulled his party's ministers from the cabinet frenzies said the government's covert 19 economic relief plans were in adequate prime minister is that they content now needs to cobble together a majority or face a no confidence vote. disneyland has a new attraction and it's targeting mostly senior citizens the theme park in our nj county has been turned into california's 1st corona virus vaccinations super size it has the capacity to vaccinate thousands of people every day the parks hotels restaurants and usual attractions are currently closed the c.e.o. of parlor a platform that's popular with right wing voices says its op may never go back

online after being banned by major service providers those include amazon apple and google parlor which has $12000000.00 users is accused of allowing violent content on its surface. germany's retail federation says thousands of businesses are at risk of going bankrupt as a result of coronavirus restrictions with non-essential stores closed at present many shop owners are looking for new ways to reach their customers in our next report we'll find out how one family run store is pulling out all the stops to stay afloat. and also to hope and advising customers via video call that's the case for charlotte her parents stroller store is closed due to lock down so she's been advising customers from afar it's. one of the services a slum in vida contrast and. it's nice to have this option because it's

a bit easier to imagine then with pictures only. stroller retailer for the fonts in berlin i had to come up with a strategy to survive since the 1st lockdown last march sales at the small family business have plummeted. q this was a. difficult for me once a month i told them we typically sell between 300-3500 strollers and i think in 2020 we sold less than 1000 your reason. for this mother and daughter team delivery services are now part of daily business. most of the time i write them on facebook and say you have this or this maybe if they didn't have it there they've taken care of it right away and we could get it quickly. more and more retailers are delivering products in lockdown but other sales channels are also making inroads according to the german

retail association. there is the classic click and collect more example customers order the goods on line in phone or by email and then can pick up the goods from the retailer under corona save conditions all. these parents are expecting twins they're picking up their double stroller here in the store in a pre-booked time slot after a video card salt. come on here. come on and off we thought it was specially in these times with coronavirus and company to support retail so that afterwards it's easier to go back to business as we know it and what a good few of us are there cared. for the font is also expanding beyond products to offer services like repairs the company is mastering its way through the crisis customers won't want for much even after the pandemic. many

businesses in southern poland say they are on the brink of bankruptcy due to the government's coronavirus restrictions they say they'll open ski slopes and hotels regardless of possible repercussions businesses in southern regions that depend heavily on winter tourism have a nice their own against restrictions earlier this week polish health minister out of jealousy said that the present carbs will continue until at least the end of the month. now when you think of animation big names like pixar and disney come to mind but there's a whole lot happening i would cite the u.s. to nigeria and production company hot tickets has just released the country's 1st ever feature length on a mation film. the monkey monsters tells the story of a little girl who encounters a host of characters who changed the course of her destiny. scenes from the trailer for nigeria's 1st full length animated feature film lady

birkett. astonishingly the film cost less than $1000000.00 to produce it set against the background of the 1st oil field discovered in nigeria. were very you know we tend to be risk averse you know but i believe that this production. you know that's you know we can actually you know i think that there will be a lot of experience to show you know. the idea for the film emerged in 2017 but it faced a lot of problems when it came to actually getting it on to the big screen. in the end it was produced in lagos and not in the u.s. . 29 and many just spent 8 months working in parallel in the images and famous

sentences gave the animated characters their voices. so also statements the sustainment culture of who we are africans bring in something like this to law has given most to get children to hear stories and preserve called. even as the film is shown in nigeria cinemas ideas for a sequel are already being developed. and finally a painting that was supposed to feature on the cover of a 936 tintin comic book has fetched a record 3200000 euros on a paris auction and the artist painted it for a comic book titled adventures of tintin in the far east the blue notice it depends tintin and his loyal dog snowy inside a porcelain vase facing a red dragon in the end it wasn't used for the book because the publisher deemed the 4 color reproduction to be too expensive little did they know how valuable the

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