kong over new york and the you economy over the old economy nice to speak to you both on that one anetta and andreea there for us and just briefly something that could all help us live a little longer china is cracking down on polluting gas guzzling cars state run news agency should says beijing has banned the making of more than five hundred fifty different models for using too much fuel and not complying with environmental regulations banned vehicles include vehicles produced as joint ventures by west in order makers and audi models from four trucking is on the list as is the mercedes luxury car from diana and the chevrolet model from general motors it's the first time beijing has published a list of banned automobiles. candy holding. on. for a long time in. a tolerant. but that's changing radically. police patrol the streets of. young couples who show affection in a. harsh punishment. love living through our next. weeks about the moments that write. the stories inside. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us in june sponsored by distinct

germany's financial capital frankfurt where my colleague on the device buffer is keeping an eye on things anetta a lot of optimism among investors in asia yet the sentiment in europe is much more subdued why's that. yes that's completely right we see european bourses clearly in the red cross the board although the german but also the french markets being considerably lower and there are many reasons for a poor day there from the cossacks to sending those car shares slow but also the euro is quite high these days it's a fast one twenty twice the us dollar and that is also weighing on sentiment because many of those big german corporates but also the french corporates are depending on their exports and of course if the euro is much more expensive though also their goods will be known until let's look at the year ahead year what are the topics that are on investors' minds in twenty eight years while we have a mix shelf topics but let's start off with the geopolitical issues there are major concerns that the korean peninsula might actually be hit by some sort of war scenario and that is a very on to

of a two hour financial correspondent in frankfurt anetta vice to tell us more about this first of all why has it taken until now twenty eighteen for something like this aneta. wow that's not a question i can really onset i think there have been many initiatives in many countries but iceland now is the first one who really is in forcing that law as well and make company actually proving a company prove that they really pay men and women equally but one reason could be the labor participation rate of women in iceland because it's very high it is stands at seventy three percent and according to the world bank in germany for example only fifty five percent of them and are working so that they are forced to lobby. power is not as big as of course as the one in iceland that could be one reason and the economy is booming as well an island with troy risen booming and also the fisher industry being at a very in a very good state if you will have to leave it then advice for us at the frankfurt stock exchange thank you very much and moving on to another booming economy germany and its jobs bonan

germany's finance or capital frankfurt where my colleague on the device is keeping an eye on things anetta a lot of optimism among investors in asia yet the sentiment in europe is much more subdued why's that. yes that's completely right we see european bourses clearly in the rat across the board although the german but also the french markets being considerably lower and there are many reasons for that a poor data from the cossacks sending those car shares slower but also the euro is quite high these days it's a fast one twenty towards the us dollar and that is also weighing on sentiment because many of those big german corporates but also the french corporates are depending on their exports and of course if the euro is much more expensive though also their goods will be known until let's look at the year ahead year what are the topics that are on investors' minds in twenty eight years while we have a mix shelf topics but let's start off with the geopolitical issues there are major concerns that the korean peninsula might actually be hit by some sort of war scenario and that is a very on

electric car pioneer can live up to its ambitions now for more let's bring in our markets correspondent anetta vice in frankfurt and that's a our customers and investors for that matter fed up with the fact that tesla keeps breaking its promises. well i wouldn't go as far as saying that they are fed up but they are concerned you also see that in the share price reaction and after market and now free market in the u.s. the shares are down by more than two and a half percent as it stands now and that is a major concern all of course to and vaster is clients are not fed up with tesla as of now but there is also a growing worrying among analysts that that could be more delays and that could actually lead to the fact that clients could consuls their orders altogether as tesla has apparently serious problems to deliver on that promise to deliver cars and in other news we're seeing heavy storms all over europe with heavy damage that as reinsurer munich re says last year was the most expensive and natural disasters fuels in near yeah while that's a very much regarded report it comes out every year ear

hong kong over new york and the new economy over the old economy nice to speak to both on that one anetta and andreea there for us thank you for the death of the dirty diesel some cities around the world have already stated or slated deadlines for bands but when will germany join a nation with a history of manufacturing high class vehicles ninety eight percent of cars on the roads here have regular internal combustion engines but not for low. due to air pollution several german cities could face driving bans in twenty eight teams the diesel engine and its emissions are mainly to blame it's becoming a familiar story diesel remains popular it's cheap and efficient critics say it's outdated and should be replaced as soon as possible. as comes on as approved possible the diesel will continue to play an important role in certain areas such as truck traffic and shipping but it will lose importance in those areas as well and especially with cars alternatives are available by two thousand and twenty electric vehicles will be very efficient and more interesting for customers in venice it's hard to