chris chambers chris i know what kate and her team are up to because i live in rhode island but how common is what they're doing there this digital pure play news platform how common is that elsewhere. it's pretty common harlan i mean so so much so that the legacy newspapers are trying to copy it on their own but but you are seeing these new outfits basically disrupting the local legacy daily sadly they're also also disrupting the local 'd legacy print neighborhood papers which have taken up a lot of slack from the the the legacy big dailies the cover neighborhood. school and crime sorts of of things that the legacy papers have moved on from in order to be more sexy and to be more global so you know there's a good and bad in all of this but i think it's something so common that the big legacy dailies are trying to copy it and i wouldn't be surprised if you're going to see the kind of the pushback to try to take over the the up starts that are that are that are pushing them back so it's going to be very interesting in the next 5 years well here in d.c. we recently mourn the passing of washington express that free weekday tabloid the washington post stuffed into boxes all over town especially near metro subway and bus stops there good natured cover story that they said hope you enjoy your stick and phones and editor dan pack of our own news that when we launched in 2003 there was no such thing as an i phone into that environment came expressed a lively attractive quick read newspaper kind of a print precursor to the way news is now fed to us on our devices chrisas well targeted to commuters as express was and with the resources of the washington post . hind end being free should we conclude that their problem was it was print. i would say so i mean you have to understand that this is this is almost an anthropological and sociological sort of thing with our devices i think it was it was the the paper delivery system the paper format the paper medium was was was transformed overnight by these devices because when when when when this paper came out the only thing people were really reading on devices were books ironically. you know books that were put on you know things like these these these new sorts of platforms and and tablets overnight this change and again it's almost an anthropological. thing you know where people especially younger people really didn't need the tangible feel of paper and a lot of times these these expresses were basically thrown away and became you know garbage on the subway platforms so you know and the phone is a lot m

chris chambers chris i know what kate and her team are up to because i live in rhode island but how common is what they're doing there this digital pure play news platform how common is that elsewhere. it's pretty common harlan i mean so so much so that the legacy newspapers are trying to copy it on their own but but you are seeing these new outfits basically disrupting the local legacy daily sadly they're also also disrupting the local legacy print neighborhood papers which have taken up a lot of slack from the the the legacy big dailies the cover neighborhood. school and crime sorts of of things that the legacy papers have moved on from in order to be more sexy and to be more global so you know there's a good and bad in all of this but i think it's is something so common that the big legacy dailies are trying to copy it and i wouldn't be surprised if you're going to see the kind of the pushback to try to take over the up starts that are that are that are pushing them back so it's going to be very interesting in the next 5 years well here in d.c. we recently mourn the passing of washington express that free weekday tabloid the washington post stuffed into boxes all over town especially near metro subway and bus stops there good natured cover story that they said hope you enjoy your stink and phones and editor dan pack of our own news that when we launched in 2003 there was no such thing as an i phone into that environment came expressed a lively attractive quick read newspaper kind of a print precursor to the way news is now fed to us on our devices chrisas well targeted to commuters as express was and with the resources of the washington post behind it and being free should we conclude that their problem was it was print. i would say so i mean you have to understand that this is this is almost an anthropological and sociological sort of thing with our device. as i think it was it was the the paper delivery system the paper format the paper medium was was was transformed overnight by these devices because when when when when this paper came out the only thing people were really reading on devices were books ironically. you know books that were put on you know things like these these these new sorts of platforms and and tablets overnight this change and again it's almost an anthropological. thing you know where people especially younger people really didn't need the tangible feel of paper and a lot of times these these expresses were basically thrown away and became you know garbage on the subway platforms so you know and the phone is a

chris southworth here, secretary general of the international chamber of commerce uk. good to see you chris. coronavirus, a new element at another very unpredictable and difficult to manage element for small to medium—sized businesses that have a had a really tough time for a lot of reasons. i think particularly in the uk, companies are under a lot of strain in the trading economy for the last three years. many of those underlying strains are still there. whether it is trade wars or the disrupting effect of digitalisation and technologies. the coronavirus and brexit is the big one and coronavirus answer that. you have really good companies, good brands, selling good products and services around the world who are under a lot of pressure. i think it's really welcome news that institutions are stepping in and offering helpful something that's absolutely the right thing to do. it's the same for us thing to do. it's the same for us as business organisations like the federation of small businesses, it's really welcome. it's a crying shame i think if good companies go bust because of a crisis that they can't influence or have a say over when it comes from left fields. is very difficult. what i remember saying to you in terms of how they are managing it? the small to medium—sized companies. cash flow is a real problem isn't it? it's a really, really practical issue for small companies anyway. they are often run on very small margins. the survey from china of chinese companies is a lot actually. you run out of cash in two months. that is perfectly normal in the world of small business. i think we have to be very alert to that and make sure the right support structures a re and make sure the right support structures are underneath to help them through the crisis. and what is provided for them in terms of help and support. we are hearing from various governments, european central bank, uk government, et cetera, trying to as much as they possibly can but in such volatile times and especially on financial markets as well, they are being buffeted from they are being buffeted from the point of view aren't they? it isa the point of view aren't they? it is a watch and see at the moment, particularly for uk companies. the crackdown in italy, the quarantine will have an impact. malone, northern italy, it is heart of the italian economy. they will have an impact on the uk. uk is number 18 an impact on the uk. uk is number18 in top an impact on the uk. uk is number 18 in top 20 of the by china. i think we have to keep a close eye on it, keep communicating, i think for companies to keep an eye on where the risks are in their supply chain is really important. the same for big companies. doesn't that offer for help is there to step in from the central bank or a na rcos, from the central bank or a narcos, the bank of england is really important when the time comes. absolutely, thank you for now chrisk at how some businesses are trying to cope with this. this now brief you on other business stories. in the latest blow to hit india's troubled yes bank, its founder has been arrested for money and question for more than 20 hours by officials. the country's fourth largest private lender has been struggling with bad loans. tesco may pull its business out of asia. the british retail assessors considering selling its profitable operations in malaysia and thailand in a deal that could be worth well over $10 billion. the company confirms it has received inbound interest but hasn't named the potential buyer or buyers. tesco outlets in southeast asia employ around 60,000 people in 2000 stores. the coronavirus outbreak has led to conferences and trade fairs being cancelled worldwide because of the middle east is no exception. the uae has advised its citizens and residents against non—essential travel and closed schools for one month. but conventions are an important part of dubai's economy, so