let's go and to talking business weekly with me aaron heslehurst. go and take a look at what was on show. the show. the saudis are splashing out on sport. golf, football and boxing a role being pumped with cash but what does this middle eastern moneymen for the business of sport? qatar, bahrain and the uae of also bending the sporting establishment, but is it's about the speech, profit or trying to take the focus away from human rights concerns. —— upending the sporting establishment. i will discuss all of this with these two. there they are. leading expert on the links between sport and politics and top your spot investor he thinks there's millions to be made for a plane for profit. also on the show, i'm going to catch up also on the show, i'm going to catch up with the man he puts the big deals together for boxes such as anthonyjoshua and jesus rodriguez and asking how saudi arabia's vast oil wealth in shaping the prizes on offer in his big—money spot. wherever you journey from around the world once again are big welcome around the world. eye—wate

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst.p. companies can't find enough workers, so do they need to look harder? underrepresented groups like autistic and dyslexic people could do a lot to plug the skills gap, but employees need to do more work to recruit more of them. there is a greater level of innovation. you have people who think different, who act different, and who bring a totally new level of thought disses bbc news. we'll have all the main news stories at the top of the hour after this programme. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. it's called the skills gap. companies can't find enough workers, so do they need to look harder? underrepresented groups like autistic and dyslexic people could do a lot to plug the skills gap, but employees need to do more work to recruit more of them. there is a greater level of innovation.

the man who's built the world's biggest advertising company has been speaking to the bbc�*s aaron heslehurst he's also said advertising companies need to self—regulate on the ethics of using the technology. we've already taken a position that, for example, we won't alter pictures. let's say we had a white actor. we wouldn't convert that white actor to a black actor or vice versa. so we have already put into place ethical protocols that we think are important. this comes back to the self regulation point. i mean, it is hopeless for the regulator, in my view, to believe that he or she can keep up with this. what the governments have to do and regulators have to do is to put pressure on the tech companies to behave in a totally responsible way. having said that, there will always be bad actors. do i think that in next year's american presidential election, some nefarious people will be using al to generate fake images or orfake ads orfake interventions? yes, i think that will happen. but are you saying, martin, are you also saying then that you don't believe that the world will be able to get t

welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst. give me an update on everything manet. —— everything to do with money. let's start with the roller—coaster world of crypto currencies. because us financial regulators have suffered a setback in their efforts to restrict the sale of crypto—currencies. a federaljudge has found that the company ripple labs did not break securities law by selling its xrp digital token to members of the public. the case hinged on whether crypto tokens should be treated as securities or not. after the ruling, a number of crypto currencies saw some large rises. our samira hussain, new york. lovely to see you. the crip toll world for now may be rejoicing over the. you wonder what anotherjudge rules and appeal or if another state was to go another way to new york? absolutely. there is still a lot of uncertainty but a lot of crypto currencies are crip tour companies are taking this as a big win. —— crypto. as securities they need to be registered. unlike normal commodities, though are subject to a lot of regula

there's lots more coverage on the new space race — on talking business with aaron heslehurst this weekendin the uk you can catch it at 11.30 on saturday — for the rest of the world it's on from 22.30gmt this evening . in other news.... chip—making giant taiwan semi—conductor, known as ts—mc, has delayed the start of production at its factory in the us state of arizona. the firm says chip manufacturing will no longer start next year, due to a shortage of skilled workers. it's a set—back to president biden, who has laid out plans to bring more chip production to the us. and it comes as an ongoing trade row — centred on the technology — intensifies between washington and beijing. rising revenue from tourism is helping greece tackle it's current account deficit. central bank data showed the deficit in may was $1.8 billion, down a fifth — from over $2.2 billion from the same period last year. rising exports, helped by tourism, should help it lower the deficit this year. greece outlined a financial stability plan to the european union in april. price rises seem to be coming under control in sri

welcome to world business report. lam aaron i am aaron heslehurst.ive me about 30 minutes and i will try to give you a snapshot of all of the latest in the world of business and money. it's been a strange week for the major british bank, natwest. there have already been very senior resignations. more than a billion pounds has been wiped off natwest shares. now the bank has reported huge half year profits of £3.6 billion — that's around $4.6 billion. these results are the last from outgoing chief executive alison rose, who was forced to quit along with the boss of its coutts banking division. they both left after a series of missteps about a complaint made by former ukip leader nigel farage. he said his coutts bank account had been closed because of his political views. our international business correspondent, theo leggett. so they've got this review in the way they conduct their business. at what is this telling is? i'm just wondering that if these problems are coming from the very top, you would imagine they could quite easily trickle down into thi

welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst. give me 30 minutes to give you a snapshot of all the best business. the owner of british airways has posted record half—year profits helped by higher fares and the continued rebound in post—pandemic travel. the airline group iag reported operating profits of £1.1 billion, that's $1.1; billion. after being boosted by a "strong" recovery in leisure travel. in the same period last year, it had posted a loss of around $500m. let's get more. john grant is senior analyst at airline analysts, 0ag. john, good to see you. let's start with this because the airline group says it was all boosted by leisure travel and continues to be strong and they say they hope to be back to pre—pandemic levels by the end of this year but, john, given the cost of living crisis coming given ever higher inflation, can we expect this demand to continue? i higher inflation, can we expect this demand to continue?— higher inflation, can we expect this demand to continue? i think you have to beain to demand to continue

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. it's called the skills gap. companies can't find enough workers, so do they need to look harder? underrepresented groups like autistic and dyslexic people could do a lot to plug the skills gap, but employees need to do more work to recruit more of them. there is a greater level of innovation. you have people who think different, who act different, and who bring a totally new level of thought process into the solutions. i'm going to hearfrom jane gratton from the british chambers of commerce, about their skills gap findings. plus, i speak to these two. there they are, lars backstrom, an autistic data analyst, and kurt schoffer, who runs the biggest company in the world, with a majority of autistic staff, more than 400 in his company alone. also on the show, the big boss of one of the world's largestjobs companies, recruit holdings, which operates in 60 countries, joins me to talk about how to fill the skills gap and how to spot lies on pe

talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go take a look at what's on the show. fires, floods and war events which are threatening lives around the world, but also threatening the return of higher global food prices. as record heat waves set off wildfires in europe, as hot weather followed by floods force india to ban some rice exports and put parts of china under water. and as russia starts to bomb grain silos in ukraine, could we start seeing food shortages in some parts of the world and rising food prices everywhere? if anyone knows, it's this week's line up. there they are... a commodities expert who's always kept us ahead of the curve on prices. and the big boss of one of the world's biggest freight transport companies is going to tell us how costs and concerns are shaping his industry. also on the show, she's the big boss of one of the world's biggest retailers. the ceo and president of walmart international joins me to talk prices, retail and etail from india to china. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welc

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. go and take a look at what's on the show. the billion—dollar blast off — as more and more rockets and satellites head into orbit, the question is, "just how big "can the space economy become?" from elon musk�*s spacex tojeff bezos�*s blue origin, private companies are getting a bigger slice of the high sky pie, but can they really land a profit in outer space? well, i'm going to find out from these two — there they are. one leading investor tells me how he's trying to get out—of—this—world returns from orbiting the earth. also, from dishwashers by day to explosives at night — the big boss of rocket lab tells me how he got his company flying. also on the show, i'm going to catch up with the big boss of nasa. yeah, the former astronaut tells me how important private companies will be as the us and china hurry back to the moon in the 21st—century space race. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. it is the final frontier —

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst.ockets and satellites head into orbit, the question is, "just how big "can the space economy become?" yeah, the former astronaut tells me how important private companies will be as the us and china

talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go take a look at what's on the show.ter. and as russia starts to bomb grain silos in ukraine, could we start seeing food shortages in some parts of the world and rising food prices everywhere? if anyone knows, it's this week's line up. there they are... a commodities expert who's always kept us ahead of the curve on prices. and the big boss of one of the world's biggest freight transport companies is going to tell us how costs and concerns are shaping his industry. also on the show, she's the big boss of one of the world's biggest retailers. the ceo and president of walmart international joins me to talk prices, retail and etail from india to china.

talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go take a look at what's on the show.igher global food prices.

a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. the saudis are splashing out on sport. golf, football and boxing are all being punched with cash. but what does this middle eastern money mean for the business of sport? qatar, bahrain and the uae are also upending the sporting establishment. but is it all about prestige, profit, or trying to take the focus away from human rights concerns? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are. a leading expert on the links between sport and politics, and a top us sports investor who thinks there's millions to be made from playing for profit. also on the show, i'm going to catch up with the man who puts the big deals together for boxers such as anthony joshua and jesse rodriguez. i'm going to ask him how saudi arabia's vast oil wealth is reshaping the prizes on offer in his big money sport. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, eye—watering sums o

there�*s lots more coverage on the new space race on talking business with aaron heslehurst this weekended states because the house of representatives has passed a bill that would raise the retirement age for pilots to 67. raise the retirement age for pilots to 61— raise the retirement age for pilots to 67. raise the retirement age for ilots to 67. ,, ., ., , ., pilots to 67. the senate has to ass its pilots to 67. the senate has to pass its own — pilots to 67. the senate has to pass its own version _ pilots to 67. the senate has to pass its own version of - pilots to 67. the senate has to pass its own version of the - pass its own version of the bill aimed at easing the shortage of pilots. we are all familiar with images of passengers stranded at airports because their flights have been cancelled. a labour shortage in the airline industry is making things a lot worse. in fact, airlines in the united states are facing a shortage of 34,000 pilots by the year 2030. that is after many left the industry during the pandemic and with even more due to retire. under us law, pilots must step down

iam aaron i am aaron heslehurst.shares. now the bank has reported huge half year profits of £3.6 billion — that's around $4.6 billion. these results are the last from outgoing chief executive alison rose, who was forced to quit along with the boss of its coutts banking division. they both left after a series of missteps about a complaint made by former ukip leader nigel farage. he said his coutts bank account had been closed because of his political views.

he told aaron heslehurst that regulators will struggle to keep up with the developments in artificialrtising industry, companies are already agreeing on the ethics of using the technology. we have already taken a position that for example we won't alter pictures. let's say we had a white actor, we wouldn't convert that white actor to a black actor or vice versa. so we have already put into place ethical protocols that we think are important. this comes back to the self—regulation point. i mean, it is hopeless for the regulator in my view to believe that he or she can keep up with this thing. what the government have to do and regulators have to do is to put pressure on the tech companies to behave in a totally responsible way. having said that, there will always be bad actors. do i think that in next year's american presidential election some nefarious people will be using ai nefarious people will be using al to generate fake images or fake ads orfake al to generate fake images or fake ads or fake interventions? yes, i think that will happen. but are you also saying then you don't bel

welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst.ares and the continued rebound in post—pandemic travel. the airline group iag reported operating profits of £1.1 billion, that's $1.1; billion. after being boosted by a "strong" recovery in leisure travel. in the same period last year, it had posted a loss of around $500m. let's get more. john grant is senior analyst at airline analysts, 0ag. john, good to see you.