joined by the chief economist of the world trade organization robert copeman was the cop on thanks for joining us on the w. business what is actually worse brags that all the trade spat between china and the u.s. at the moment. well there both bad but i would have to say that the global nature of the global impact of u.s. china and the u.s. actions on other countries is probably going to have a much bigger impact than brics although brics it will have a very concentrated impact on the u.k. and the e.u. so you know it's. six one half dozen of the other probably a little bit worse on the global side us china in concrete times what are your findings what can we expect. well our findings are by the way generally our concern is slowing economic growth because that drives a lot of trade growth particularly investment but these trade measures that countries are taking with against one another u.s. china for example well the uncertainty around the brics a deal also weigh on trade growth in that can affect quite a bit the bilateral relationships between countries we see a lot of trade diversion

can use this kind of crisis to strengthen global cooperation let's hope it's just a phase rather copeman that chief economist of the world trade organization in geneva thank you very much for joining us. german coffee retailer long known for its known coffee offerings ranging from kitchen utensils to clothes is arguing for stricter government oversight of the fashion industry and western economies the company says regulation is the only way to establish higher wages and better working standards in developing countries that voluntary action was not enough. meanwhile some companies are trying to tackle the industry's problem with their own approaches including a company in india that found a way to up cycle left over fabrics to stylish new garments. at this clothing design studio in southwest delhi fabric waste is seen as a valuable resource. the philosophy here is simple we don't need more new clothes repair more it's a challenge to the fast fashion business model a challenge that textile up cycler due diligence is proud to be making the problem in the fashion industry thoughts from the f

can use this kind of crisis to strengthen global cooperation let's hope it's just a phase rather copeman that chief economist of the world trade organization in geneva thank you very much for joining us. us carmichael ford says it's already spending tens of millions of euros to prepare for a no deal breaks it the company's europe boss steve nom strong says the worst case scenario could mean a billion dollars and tariff costs the american automaker produces engines in the u.k. and cars in germany it's been hedging its sterling currency exposure and shifting in ventry just in case of a cliff edge break breaks armstrong says the best case scenario would be for the money spent preparing for brakes it to have been wasted. britain's impending exit from the german industry increasingly were worried small and medium sized manufacturing companies represents germany's most important industrial sector building the backbone of the country's wealth and power as the british crash out of the e.u. becomes ever more likely they're heading up the costs of that worst case scenario. a no deal breaks it woul