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frankfurt's long planned new german national library building was completed in 1997. i did i the chancellor himself attended the annual the ration coal was an average bookworm. nothing fest after the ceremony he wanted to see the books so we went into the underground stacks and we barely made it out again because cole was so fascinated he kept pulling out different books and halls i said mr chancellor we should really get back to our guests that didn't interest him at all. i think we were in the stacks for 3 hours. that was call he always had time for books and for the library it would take. one year and the last election later cole was no longer chancellor he handed power over to get hot should. the seat of government in parliament moved from bond to berlin and a man took on a new role as president of the pression cultural heritage foundation of the suresh told of the new millennium it was germany's most important cultural position. it brought with it the chance to reshape the face of the nation's capital with the help of a little political goodwill. the next change

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also on tuesday night club box visit to frankfurt offered high drama right to the very last moments frankfurt's andre silva had a foot in all of frankfurt scholes keep broke the deadlock in the 1st house when he sprinted to the ball and fired in at this goal past some but the visiting team had their own hero in last pool netted a hat trick including the equaliser in the 95th minute it ended 33 frankfurt's 8 draw in 12 us. and let's take a quick look at the scoreboard at this midpoint of match day 12 frankfurt played to a draws we saw as it struck art and when he on berlin asked that hair to her land and minds as he saw dortmund edged past fremen 21 looking ahead of a slate of games on wednesday the biggest match a 2nd place fired host in 4th place for spark and 1st place leverkusen play at cologne. they give you business with rob what's coming right up faith shifts. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 360 caps now.

the city's transportation hub for over a century it was modeled on frankfurt's train station. they basically began my career in frankfurt and i come here to bangkok and what do i see it's a little smaller but it has the architecture and the atmosphere of frankfurt central station it's an odd feeling because it's just like at the beginning here i am in my final year working for the go to institute and here is frankfurt train station again this time in bangkok it's very emotional. the historic waiting room turned into a pop up concert hall the glitter institute had invited young musicians from bangkok and cologne to perform pieces by johann sebastian. and john cage amongst other composes it was an unusual experience for the commuters. my. lame man who had turned 80 a few days before soaked up the atmosphere. i am i am my. wife. and that it was time to celebrate the greater institute plays an important role in cultural life in the thai capital the organization is keen to make its presence felt in asia especially at such a critical time and those here appreciate it. if i had no id

well let's bring in our financial correspondent in frankfurt conrad booze and conrad good morning a vaccine within a year it's remarkable what does this mean for the pharmaceuticals industry moving ahead. it's a big thing really stephen 1st off because it involves this completely new technology which is having its origins in cancer research where individual treatments are developed for patients based on genetic programming and that's what this m r n a technology is about you know you don't need to inject the virus itself or media dead cells of the virus into a body in order to immunize a person that's really revolutionary what's more you know the pharmaceutical company often gets bad press for being too greedy only you know oriented and focused on high profits this on the contrary is really a story that highlights the beneficial side of science it's also a story about entrepreneurship courage and how you know a coffer to approach in developing a vaccine can work because the company has been you know in close contacts not only with the approval of thora teas but also without the pharmaceutic

their draw frankfurt's on herself i had a foot in all of frankfurt's goals he broke the deadlock in the 1st task when he latched on to the ball and fired in this goal pass on some of the visiting team had their own hero and last who netted a hat trick including the equaliser in the 95th minute it ended 33 frankfurt's 8 draw at 1230. 6 let's get a quick recap of our top story germany has reported its highest daily death toll in the pandemic 952 that figure was released on the day that the country enters a tougher nationwide lockdown but shops and schools closing until at least january 10th. thank you for watching t.v. . and you. you know yes we're going to do it in high last year's german chancellor i will bring you i'm going to map all as you've never had to have surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves want. to talk to people and follow along the way maurice and critics might join us for michael's life stops.

their draw frankfurt's andre silva had a foot in all of frankfurt's goals keep broke the deadlock in the 1st half when he latched on to the ball and fired in this goal past summer but the visiting side had their own hero in last stendhal who netted a hat trick including the equaliser in the 95th minute it ended 33 frankfurt's 8 draw in 12. and we can take a look at the scoreboard at the midpoint of this match day 12 we saw frankfurt got back playing to a draw absent stuck out and only owned berlin as it have to up our land and minds always at dortmund edging past friend into one looking ahead at the slate of games on wednesday the biggest match has 2nd place fire and hosting 5th place phosphoric and a 1st place leverkusen play at cologne. now the court of ours has spread to some of the most remote parts of the world like the amazon rain forest in brazil people there also need medical treatment and when they become available vaccines but getting the doses to them will be a major logistical challenge but the government is leaving up to the army. the troops are ready the destination an

in frankfurt 5 opted instead for you leon punt placing him in the unfamiliar position of center forward. strange since it's clear feels most comfortable in midfield. falling too far back he was no. or to be phoned to make that final tap in a hall and normally would favor a solution didn't seem to be working. which was just one reason why it wasn't 5 or his men but instead the homesite he took the lead by saying. that she come out of court all of fibrous back 3 off guard to score his 2nd of the season. while the eagles fended off dortmund 5 his men once again failed to find the net in the 1st half. only managed to do so 3 times so far this entire campaign time to try out one of those other fixes perhaps. for brought on the coco after the break. the young newcomer is the only other genuine striker aside from holland at his disposal he's plenty promising but he's just 16 and still has lots to learn instead it was another team sensation who had come so far as rescue. midfielder gio raina downes passed martin him to egg and sank the ball beautifully into the back of the net from 14 metres ou

the hosts were dominant in the early going to each a come on up one in frankfurt on top japanese pulled in the long past and bounced it in monterrey not struck that utilize or in the 2nd half blasting the ball inside the near post dortmund and frankfurt and dropped one to one. ok so when if they get saturday games are of course done and dusted so let's take a look at all the results on match day 10 in the day's big game biron and life saved drew as 1st played 2nd freiburg drew with cologne and votes for share the spoils and be to fed beat mines on friday harrington beat on your own in the berlin derby on sunday braman placed at guard and face leverkusen and looking ahead also to monday hoffenheim take on work. you're watching news coming to you from for a lens stay tuned for reporter with a look at beirut's contra to klein in the months after the port explosion of american evan stephen i'll have another update for you at the top of the hour hope you join us then. it's. going. to become.

conrad boom in frankfurt thanks to both of you. to the united states now where after weeks of wrangling congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900000000000.00 stimulus package modes of the deal are expected later on monday it will be the 1st federal aid package since the cares act back in march the spite individuals and businesses struggling due to coronavirus lockdown measures the stimulus package includes $600.00 direct payments to individuals and an additional $300.00 a week in unemployment benefits here's what senate majority leader mitch mcconnell had to say more help is on the way moments ago in consultation with our committees the 4 leaders of. the bottle of that agreement it will be another major rescue package for the american people as our citizens continue battling those coronavirus this holiday season they will be fighting alone . republican leader mitch mcconnell speaking there now for 6 days germany has been in a 2nd hard coronavirus lock down which includes all so-called nonessential shops having to cl

frankfurt's and lights. thanks. to since 1912 of the books immortalized in oil on the wall opposite a photo of klaus taken by his friend renowned photographer newton it marks the beginning of a new era as it is my 1st of all it's very down to earth. image suggests that he is striving upwards and you can also see that he has a sense of how an image functions and how to come across well in a new ecological niche. exposed concrete steel and glass below that 3 floors and underground depository 30000 square meters of books. frankfurt's long planned new german national library building was completed in 1997. due to. the chancellor himself attended the inauguration and cole was an avid bookworm. after the ceremony he wanted to see the books so we went into the underground stacks and we barely made it out again because cole was so fascinated he kept pulling out different books and i said mr chancellor we should really get back to our guests because that didn't interest them at all. i think we were in the stacks for 3 hours.

there let's bring in our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea delaney josie good morning it's fair to say that facebook has faced plenty of regulatory scrutiny and legal actions before how does this compared to what's happened in the past this is a very serious move by the u.s. so as you said facebook has been under pressure for a lot for several years now its faced investigations particularly over its data practices in the u.s. that this is the 1st time it's faced an antitrust lawsuit in the united states and this really has the potential to reshape the company the f.t.c. isn't just looking to slap a fine on facebook or impose some new rules it's really looking to break up the company that's been described by mark zuckerberg the c.e.o. of facebook as an existential threat to the company and seen by it by analysts and by lawyers as really the nuclear option for regulators in the u.s. so whether they will be able to really achieve the break up of facebook that the f.t.c. is talking about right now i think that's up in the air because it is a very difficult legal case that reall

the hose for a dominant in the early going daiichi come out of putting frankfurt on top the japanese international pulled in the long pass and bounced it in a bunch of rain a struck the equaliser in the 2nd half blasting the ball inside the near post door opened and frankfurt under on 121. the one was legal saturday games are done and dusted so let's take a look at all the results on match day 10 in the day's big game byron and life saved drew as 1st played 2nd freiburg drew gladbach cologne and voice for share share the spoils and beautiful beach minds back on friday when your in the berlin derby on sunday braman place to start and shall come face lever cruzan then on monday hoffenheim take on oxford. formula one now and to lewis hamilton may have already won the world title but to his mercedes teammate terry buck test has taken pole position for sunday's shot here a grand prix in bahrain the 5th the finn claimed his 5th full of this season bump he was pushed all the way by a new teammate george russell young british driver is standing in for hamilton who fans coronavirus thanks for

the hosts were dominant in the early going daiichi come on to outputting frankfurt on top the japanese international pulled in the long pass and bounced it but raina struck the equaliser in the 2nd half blasting the ball inside the near post to implement and frankfurt and draw 121. up to date now on d w news america evans team from me and be entire team here in berlin thanks for the company. calling me and i'm game did you know that 73 young men down or killed worldwide but it's not just young and old still suffering it's the environment if you want to know how when you get to the priest i'm conscious change stuff so easy to listen.

frankfurt's andre silva had of booting all the frankfurt's goals he broke the deadlock in the 1st half when he latched on to the poor and fired in this past young zama the visiting side had their own hero lashed until he netted a hot trick into green equaliser in the 95th minute and 3 all frankfurt's eights draw in 12 games. find me researches in australia have found the kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans in the same way 2 dogs their study showed the characters use their gaze to have a point and ask for help in the study 10 of a 11 mass if you'll stand it research is when they couldn't open a box containing food so the findings suggest that wild animals can also to effectively communicate with people in the same way that as domesticated. i think you're up to date i'll have more for you at the top of the hour our next up we're about business magazine made in germany with. the few. good. to own. or not too well. what about assuring the economy instead. of a change in thinking is changing the economy to create something new. economic magazine meet in germany. next d.w.i. . to

draw frankfurt's under a silver had a foot and all of frankfurt's goals he broke the deadlock in the 1st half when he sprinted to the ball and fired in this goal past young and some are about the visiting team had their own hero in-laws who netted a hatrick including the equaliser in their 95th minute it ended 33 frankfurt's 8 draw in 12 it's. all right let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the coronavirus paddock now the drug regulator in the united states says its analysis shows the more daring of vaccine is safe and 94 percent effective that data means the vaccine could get emergency approval in days and could be rolled out next week south korean officials say there are only 3 intensive care hospital beds left in its capital sole a city with a population of nearly 26000000 the country has reported a record surge in cases in recent days and scientists from the world health organization are planning to visit the chinese city of one of the outbreak was 1st reported they want to find out how the virus moved from animals to humans. well the virus has spread to some

the young squad was put to the test against frankfurt coach e.c.m. fabregas struggled to replace an injured alan kohler. job into signing players from a local kindergarten all income for. sliding into top billing with dion and let's explore the 1st place that's really proved light as a chaplain it takes to get the league leaders a run for that money. client thing tough it's a battle to win. they finally. see how it all went down. on. here it is the top much to end much is. it. was by and reigning champions league victors and leipsic having reached the last season and boy did they deliver with. the crossbar. after just 2 minutes. considerably more of the ball but just couldn't penetrate the league's best offense and whatever like to one possession they quickly shot forwards too quickly in fact for rushing. one no wait sick with a mere 90 minutes on the clock. christopher an. all too easily before putting it away. but much better up front. combined with. the level things and 25 minutes it was the youngsters 3rd goal in just 7 matches. the pressure this

also in tears and i'm glad box visit to frankfurt offered high drama right to the ferry and from france andres silva head of putin all of frankfurt's goals and broke the deadlock in the 1st half and he latched on to the board and fired in this go past take guns on the visiting side have their own hero in law's shindle netted the trick including the equaliser in the 95th minute game and did this 30 frankfurt's eights draw in 12 games. in basketball yanis on to colin powell has signed the most lucrative deal in n.b.a. history after agreeing to extend his contract with the milwaukee bucks the 26 year old who has taken the n.b.a. by storm since approx plucked him i missed hometown of athens in 2030. 2 time reigning m.v. pay and not always been that rewarded with a 5 year contract worth a reported $228000000.00. any dog owner will tell you that their pet can communicate with him even if they can't talk it turns out the same is true for kangaroos a new research shows the marsupials are capable of the sorts of behaviors previously seen in animals that have been domesticated hundreds of years.

pandey there in frankfurt keep up the good mood we need it more than ever these days thank you so much. well a positive mood also helped oil futures rise during asian trading on hopes for an acceleration in economic activity now that is good news for all producing countries of course the golden days for the oil rich gulf region are long gone 1st they had to deal with the us flooding the market with their frakt oil and now demand for oil is low because of the groan of ours pandemic and the worldwide economic downturn the german institute for economic research estimates that the revenues of the oil exporting gulf stop states plummeted by about 60 percent you saw that curve just earlier now that's a problem because the gulf states are non-trade appended on income from oil exports in concert right for example more than 50 percent of government revenues come from the oil sector in kuwait and saudi arabia it is as high as 90 percent of for more i'm joined now by dawood and sari his research associate in the energy transportation and environment department of the german institute for economic

the month of december has started on an upbeat note here at the frankfurt stock exchange of this. after a strong month of november in november alone, the german index dax skate around about 15 percent. now it will be important to bridge the gap until we have a vaccine. that's what many economists are convinced off, which means that government spending should not be ending too soon. and worldwide, government should cooperate next year. when it comes to distributing the corona vaccine. europeans have long criticized big tech companies while failing to develop any of their own. the e.u. thinks it has a solution on both counts though. a new block wide cloud infrastructure. it's calling gaia x. . it's a new set of standards meant to create an open, uniform tech playing field for companies across the 27 member countries. provide an answer to tech domination from the u.s. and china. how much data do you have in their cloud, with amazon or google, or microsoft, or one of the other tech giants in the sky? the cloud has become the high tech battleground of the internet age and is totally do

were playing it trying for the hosts were dominant in the early going daiichi commodity putting frankfurt on top the japanese international pulled in the long pass and downstate in but raina struck the equaliser in the 2nd half blasting the ball inside the near post dortmund and frankfurt 11. saturday games are. done and dusted so let's take a look at all the results on match day 10 as we saw byron in leipzig drew in frankfurt held dortmund freiburg drew with. cologne involves shared the spoils and beautiful beat months on friday her to beat in the berlin darby braman versus stewart god is currently underway and shaka face. on monday hoffenheim take on her. kenya's condie has smashed the world record in the half marathon in valencia the 24 year old managed to break away from the chasing pack a late in the race candy 57 minutes and 32 seconds beating the previous record of 58 minutes and one second that was set just last year turns out this was one of the fasces half marathons ever with the top 4 men all breaking the previous world record. don't forget you can always get news on the go jus

the grand opening of a shopping center outside of frankfurt in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. the town of long and has just 38000 residents but people from the entire surrounding area have come here today in spite of the mass mandate they've come to shop still the effects of the partial lockdown are palpable in the region. among magnitude it does you didn't notice that people are saying they just want to try to get what's absolutely necessary or just what's important for now and that's the only reason why they'll leave their homes but still i have to say we're very well positioned in the region. and in the nearby town of hono it's a different story with some shops shutting their doors for good and despite the coming christmas holidays traffic on the high street has plummeted as residents follow strict social distancing rooms. just waiting for a vaccine so we can live normal lives again whether you want to or not you've got to go shopping you've got to stay alive it's not going to do the minimum otherwise mahomet our work of art and form hano a downtown shopping center the oper

crisis what crisis the german stock market in frankfurt is and record breaking mood at the end of 2020 the blue chip stocks indexes gained around 4 percent since the start of the year despite the pandemic but what's behind the optimism. that the markets expect that everyone will be vaccinated by the middle of next year. but critics see significant risks many businesses such as love to answer or travel company to eat are only staying afloat thanks to state subsidies if the government were to cut back at short time work allowance many companies could go broke that would lead to mass unemployment as well as bankruptcies for businesses and individuals according to the german institute for economic research. if loans are not repaid the banks could suffer the institute predicts the german economy could lose $400000000000.00 euros by the end of the coronavirus pandemic a bill that they say the government alone will be unable to pay. a columnist warned that a negative social and economic mood would then have negative repercussions on the stock market. the outlook for the coming it may be clear

well and thus worries seem to have reached frankfurt my colleague is standing by. with us what's the mood like there today. well is jubilant today there's no much different from what it was yesterday when the stock market reached record highs even now with you see it's a little on the lower side by the trajectory there but it's still above the what we had seen yesterday and that's the reason we're still in positive territory the reasons there you mentioned about the stimulus in the u.s. that that has been a major positive than the brits a deal that seems to have actually been a major plus and a boost for traders here and of course the vaccination that has started across europe in union right i mean of course we all want to hear good news that's brilliant but what about the doubts i mean critics say that investors are turning a blind eye to the risks and head out what do you think. well it is very difficult to say at this point of time because the people have spoken to they are still very optimistic they see that there is still some potential some still steam left f

now for more on this let's bring in our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea delaney. what has the lock down looked like to disappoint on german streets and how is that likely to change. well so far in particular the retail sector has been doing ok here in frankfurt we have one of the biggest and busiest shopping streets and germany called the sile and it's been pretty much packed every single day but other parts of the economy and other parts of the retail sector have been ahead a lot harder things like small businesses small shops places that don't have much of an online presence department stores all of those have have really seen sales not recover since lockdown this is often measures were lifted and this summer and since then we have seen you know obviously online sales really booming here as well but of course if we do see a stricter lock down if we have to see businesses and shops close thought will be really a devastating blow for many businesses especially these smaller shops and the department stores that have been hit so hard they were really counting on a v

british finance minister there and for more i'm joined now by our financial market correspondent in frankfurt as it does. so now they're saying we can do things a bit differently now what exactly has he got in mind. to begin with you are asking me to be a mind reader this is very difficult to say what's in his mind but definitely he feels that things are going to be different from what they are at this point of time one of the things he's focusing on is on making london the i.p.o. capital. of the world a global i.p.o. par with new york and that's the reason why there is a review of the existing listing rules and the reviews are going to deal with matters late whether during clashes which are not allowed in the you should be allowed. the fluting limitation should be there at 25 percent or should be lower so all these things are going to be decided to but there's still a lot of uncertainty as to how he's planning to use this new form control to the betterment of the financial services sector there but on the possible changes to certain rules go in to be a big problem in achieving a deal with br

the lane in frankfurt thank you. to tons of says that by the end of the end of this year rather it will have cut $29000.00 jobs that's a 5th of its workforce the german flag carrier says it's also planning to slice another $10000.00 jobs and 2021 although demand for flights has risen somewhat towards the end of the year lockdowns worldwide mean much of its fleet remains grounded the company has received substantial state aid this year due to the end of due due to the crisis rather by the end of the 3rd quarter and recorded losses of 5600000000 euros. over south africa where thoughts are slowly turning to the rollout of a coronavirus vaccine some argue to slowly vaccinating a country is a massive undertaking under any conditions but a lack of infrastructure and supplies as well security concerns could be a problem for south africa in particular. temperatures as low as they're so hard to ensure on the african continent as scientists rush to deliver lifesaving covert 19 vaccines around the globe there are concerns that

and for more, let's bring in conrad boozer, a financial correspondent in frankfurt. good morning, conrad. we talk about the boost for investors there. have they already, however, factored in. moderne and what it's doing right now, given that some of this has already been spoken of and talked about before. well, they have not factored it in the term in terms of the share price of modern or itself. it got another major boost of around about 20 percent in the u.s. trading yesterday. this trend continues for the share price in asian trading today at all. so on the early trading platforms here in europe, in terms of the broader market, you know, people, traders here, the ones that are at work in this early hour. they are not expecting another a major boost for the broader market today. they say that, you know, this is simple confirmation that there's reason to be optimistic. you know, this, combined with the enormous amount of money that governments are spending on, you know, businesses to support businesses. this is the reason for hope that next year will be better than

or i manage independent itself a tricky dance let's bring in colorado and now in frankfurt good morning conrad what has this pandemic mitzi young workers just entering the job market. well stephen it all depends on the level of education you have of course and on the sector that you want to work in right now in germany you know of course hotels restaurants are not hiring theaters are closed our television station d.w. is not taking in turns because of the pandemic so obviously the pandemic has made it more difficult to enter the workforce full of those young workers but on the other hand i personally have a couple of kids kids there in that twenty's in my family who just finished their degrees and who managed quite well to find a job of course sometimes they have to accept not the very best 1st work contract some of them of course immediately started to work from home but you know this is the generation that's used to open a laptop into the virtual become active there it turns out it's also possible to find work there the learning curve of course is very steep for them or a very differe

has added another 500000000000 bringing the total for the stimulus tool to 1.85 trillion euros the frankfurt based central bank promises more emergency bond buying that's expected to last until march 2022 and that will give banks cheaper access to money the hope is that it leads to increased spending with governments and corporations investing as much as they can to work themselves out of the deepest economic crisis in decades. all right for more on this let's bring in our financial correspondent frank search chelsea delaney chelsea good morning this decision was expected actually actually what does it really do for europe's pandemic response. well the message here from the e.c.b. is really that they're going to be here to support the european economy and still a long after this pandemic is over so the size of the expansion 500000000000 euros is really not that much it's not a bazooka but what's really important is that the e.c.b. has extended a lot of their programs through 2022 and in some cases through the end of 2023 so they are looking at a very long time horizon here and saying they're

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is g w news wire from berlin and germany's coronavirus numbers take a worrying turn for the worse the head of germany's disease control agency raises the alarm as new infections hit another record high and the death toll mounts what's the next step for decision makers leading the response. also coming up still no breaks of.

well in those worries seem to have reached frankfurt by colleague and they is standing by. what's the mood like there today. well jubilant today there's no much different from what it was yesterday when the stock market here reached record highs even now with you see it's a little on the lower side by the trajectory there but it's still above the what we had seen yesterday and that's the reason we're still in positive territory the reasons there you mentioned about the stimulus in the u.s. that that has been a major positive than the brits a deal that seems to have actually been a major plus and a boost for traders here and of course the vaccination that has started across europe in union i mean of course we all want to hear good news that's brilliant but what about the doubts i mean critics say that investors are turning a blind eye to the risks and head out what do you think. is very difficult to say at this point of time because we people have spoken to they are still very optimistic they see that there is still some potential some still steam left for this rally to go f

ever more this let's go to our financial correspondent in frankfurt conrad booze and good morning conrad as we heard their stock markets down oil is down we've seen the palin taking a fall why are markets reacting so seriously to what's going on in the u.k. . investors are just very very worried that the whole economic recovery a scenario for 2021 is put in jeopardy by the news of the mutation of the corona virus will this scenario be able to remain intact or will things become like during the 1st lockdown earlier this year where remember steven closing borders restricting travel were just the beginning of a huge economic slump this is what investors are concerned about and we shouldn't forget what kind of year this has been for investors from mid february to mid march the german share index stacks lost 40 percent in only 4 weeks this volatility is very rare it shows how nervous investors are and how very willing to act and react very very quickly and at the same time we should mention that yesterday there was very good news on the coronavirus front and the e.u. accepted a or approved i

from the frankfurt stock exchange. there was a sense of optimism on the trading floor behind me traders here are clearly looking beyond the immediate pain caused by the pandemic and are looking forward to the vaccine it they expect that the vaccinations are going to ignite a swift global recovery which could board well for the german economy which is heavily reliant on exports meanwhile in london traders got their 1st opportunity to weigh in on the brics a trade deal and their board it was a bizarre ending approval which sent to the footsie 100 months high well it sounds like the british are getting their act together the u.k. announcing earlier today that it signed a trade deal with turkey now we have the me state media says it's signed on to a trade pact that brings the number of post brags that trade deals except with the e.u. to 60 with over 250000000000 euros back home it sounding more and more like a slippery affair for many british businesses they've only got a few more days to adapt to the new brigs rules if th

all right charles delaney with us from frankfurt thank you very much. and now to some of the other business stories making headlines the white house was unveiled a $1000000000.00 stimulus proposal it's an attempt to break a months long log jam over new aid for the coronavirus stricken u.s. economy time is running out as the current aid package expires on december 26th some 12000000 people could then lose jobless benefits. tesla is planning to raise $5000000000.00 in a fresh sale of its shares the news comes just a few weeks ahead of the car companies listing on the s. and p. $500.00 index which will drive up demand for it stuck. well the 1st covert $1000.00 vaccines have been greenlighted for use and more approvals are blithely on the way now distributors are in the spotlight will have to start moving drugs within hours of each approval but some vaccines need to be transported and stored extremely low temperatures to german companies are at the forefront of keeping them cold safe and effective. with clothes like the few could survive at the north pole b

while on those soirees seem to have reached frankfurt by calling pandey is standing by. with us what's the mood like there today. well is jubilant today there's no much different from what it was yesterday when the stock market here reached record highs even now with you see it's a little on the lower side by the trajectory there but it's still above the what we had seen yesterday and that's obviously very still in positive territory the reasons there you mentioned about the stimulus in the u.s. that that has been a major positive than the brits a deal that seems to have actually been a major plus and a boost for traders here and of course the vaccination that has started across europe in union right i mean of course we all want to hear good news that's brilliant but what about the doubts i mean critics say that investors are turning a blind eye to the risks and hand out what do you think. well it is very difficult to say at this point of time because the people have spoken to they are still very optimistic they see that there is still some potential some still steam lef

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so theyading in london, could move wholesale between paris and frankfurt.is could be just the beginning. if we do not see this in place, we will see service workers and assets moving from frankfurt to paris. where the eu has granted access , wantingearinghouse this bank in euros. it needs to be a period of time. 18 months granted for that. again, we will see that move over time. manus: ok, thank you so much. with thecial reporter very latest on the take on the brexit deal. bankest is quintet private chief economist and macro strategist. ofhave ceiling great deal enthusiasm by sterling, etc. there is a laundry list, it is time to reduce your underweight. what if any action have you taken around this trade deal being inactive? >> the trade deal was our own and in itself, it would not trigger any decision at the moment. but we are looking at how this develops. one month for three-month horizon. frome long-term investors, an extended horizon point of view. the way we approach it is this. from the short-term, potentially border disruption, it also means limited

typhon none of the customers come from hamburger frankfurt. for. almost all of the retailers and germany's most luxurious shopping street that could examine and dusseldorf have closed their doors shopping centers are nearly deserted. but there is still work to be done at least for this jeweler sonia kies is designing a piece for a client the pandemics global impact has hit her business especially hard her family shop creates custom made jewelry. i don't need unique gems which we carefully select in person as uncut stones at the mines but i can't get over there so i can't fulfill my orders now i just. missed a fool and her husband shows images from the last trip to a sri lankan mine in march they've already cut this stone. but more are needed for the order luckily the client is patient an exception to the rule. people shimada gomar industry is in great distress many of us are down 30 percent. overall retail sales are down 14 percent in 2020 which is why the industry's trade association is urgently calling for help. we're experiencing a lack of liqui

and frankfurt 5 did instead for you lee and punt placing him in the unfamiliar position of center forward. strange since it's clear front feels most comfortable in midfield. following too far back he was nowhere to be phoned to make that final top end as holland's normally would fall for a solution didn't seem to be working. which was just one reason why it wasn't fabregas men but instead the homesite particularly saying. that she come out a cold all of fabrice's back 3 off guard to score his 2nd of the season. while the eagles fended off dortmund fivers men once again failed to find the net in the 1st half. only managed to do so 3 times so far this entire campaign time to try out one of those other fixes perhaps. brought on the coco after the break. the young newcomer is the only other genuine striker aside from holland for his disposal he's plenty promising but he's just 16 and still has lots to learn instead it was another team sensation who would come to fight rescue. midfielder gio raina downes cost martin had to egg and sank the ball beautifully into the back of the net. from 14 met

frankfurt. international gateway to the best connection self road and rail. located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and trying our services. be allat guest at frankfurt airport city managed by for bought. this is g.w. news a line from berlin time and hope are running out the threat of a no deal breaks it for the u.k. and the european union looks greater than ever after today's tough negotiations the u.k. government says writes it talks are at a critical stage fishing rights and competition will remain deal breakers as a final deadline.

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it's interesting so for more let's bring in jessica lane in frankfurt and to get in a brussels a good day to both you and i would like to start with you baron to now this deal has been 7 years in the making what's taking so long. but so far china has been reluctant to strike the view because china wanted to protect its own emerging companies and force the as much transfer of technology and knowledge from europe to china as possible this attitude today has obviously changed in you and china now agree on the necessity to have a more level playing field and to use all its are willing to engage in with this one party dictatorship and human rights not much under consideration it's all about business all right we'll get back to the bend but 1st chelsea what potential would this new agreement have foot you business well the aim is to make it easier for european businesses to operate and china so businesses here in europe have long complained that there are a lot of barriers and a lot of difficulties to setting up shop in china and this can include everything from very high bureaucratic and r

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