you know the international monetary fund once germany and china to be more prone to make more progress with policies germany for example has for a long time been criticised to be too focused on austerity on a very conservative way of dealing with government debt and government expenses the i.m.f. once germany to spend more on infrastructure and do more on domestic demand and we shouldn't forget it's the time of the i.m.f. spring meeting right now in washington home off donald trump and his america first policies of course stronger growth in both germany and china would support the multilateral approach that the i.m.f. stands for and also countries like germany and china on our boots on frankfurt thank you and we apologize for the problems we had there with our connection your leaders will be holding another emergency summit in brussels later today of britain still under resolved exit from the european union european council president donald tusk proposed a flexible one year extension of brics postponing the crucial day would be in line with hopes of people in the french port town of ca

friendly they have no objections when a crash is friends with china when hungary's friends with china when germany's friends with china these are double standards so it's the same with the germans and the northern european countries that can use russian gas from the north stream but the serbs should not use russian just a little bit because they will be done by germans and others would be these are double standards. that's actually in my last question because that's another point of divergence between serbia and the turks training pipeline that's going to pass through through turkey from russia through turkey and the balkans very wary about it and your energy minister says no a survey will not pressure but one heard that before with bulgaria and south but look what happened are you sure that it's not going to happen with turks treatment therapy at the same thing that happened with gary at. the companies that will build the infrastructure and distribute the jazz. differently to the high of i completely agree with you that there is a lot of pressure everyone against the stream pipeline on the other ha

chinese food doesn't matter where i am it's always reminds me of home after decades of living in germany china's food is one of the things i miss the most but that taking a step back i see things i need to differentiate knowledge many of fluids first as i'm going to send that exists as a part of the war haven't been implemented in china that's new but i'm not a chinese people wondering if they're going to say that but if people have a right to another quote that is this is their job a job that has them on how i see it and that's why i've been up to my job because i tried to do it exactly an hour a day by name of the uninsured and i was added up to. this is it really was life or grew in mozambique bears the brunt of another giant cycle out. tropical storm kenneth unleashes high winds interventional rains on this beleaguered country destroying homes and pushing thousands of people in the lead just six weeks after psycho needed a submerged and devastated the country also coming up trolls long control lease launch fresh rate as they hunt for suspects behind sunday's to the church and hotel bombings

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well chris you know in both countries china and germany the focus of the governments for a long time has very much been on stability in the case of china for example the government in beijing has tried a lot to make the financial system the banking system more stable here in germany the focus of the government was very much on austerity you know a very conservative way of handling state debt and the state spending well christine lagarde and her people at the i.m.f. want both the governments in china and germany to be more proactive to make more progress policies in the case of germany for example this means be less concentrated and less focused on you know financial stability or you know the south as of the state budget and more focused on infrastructure spending and domestic demand and conrad another delay of bragg's it is on the agenda today in brussels where e.u. leaders are gathering now the governing council of the european central bank is also meeting today what rican what can we expect there in regards to the braggs drama. well of course the e.c.b. council members must be very

and a project of truly epic ambition britain and germany china's belt and road trading network and that's the countries take part in a major economic forum on beijing's plan. you're watching r.t. international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned six pm welcome to the program. the french president has gone on the defensive claiming he's done nothing wrong in dealing with the country's issues and a televised address on thursday night the manual mccrone made an impassioned plea to yellow vests protesters who've been demonstrating across the country for almost six months. as id be a complete movie q i ask myself the question did we take a wrong turn i think it's quite the opposite i believe that to lead a democracy today no matter the country has to accept not to be a popular one and i'd rather be responsible for it and be unpopular rather than to seek to charm in such a way that would always be fleeting only look around also revealed big tax cuts and their pensions burst he added that french democracy needs more decentralized government and its rules for organi

the projects of truly at the combination britain and germany china's belgian road trading that with conditions if that's the countries take part in a major economic forum beijing's plans. for joining us this evening this is not. something without breaking news story the russian citizenry a bit tonight accused of conspiring against the us and being of russian agent has been sentenced to eighteen months jail by a federal court and his lawyer spoke to the media after sentencing. clearly ripe for reform you've got an odd situation where maria could not have been prosecuted under civil farah which is the one that everyone knows about through metaphor and other cases because she had no knowledge of the statute in order to truly prosecute under fair you need to have a willful violation so because of her lack of knowledge she ended up being charged with a more serious crime the foreign agent statute i think it's an area that's ripe for reform if you take it seriously and literally the government's position in this case and apply to other circumstances you really end up in a in a pretty dangerous situa

a project of true britain and germany china's belt and rhodes trading network initiative that says the countries take part in a major economic forum on beijing's plans. for joining us this is. breaking news that russian citizen maria boots and are accused of concern the media after sentencing. clearly ripe for reform you've got an odd situation where maria could not have been prosecuted under civil farrah which is the one that everyone knows about through metaphor and other cases because she had no knowledge of the statute or to be criminally prosecuted under fair you need to have a willful violation so because of her lack of knowledge she ended up in charge of the more serious crime of the foreign agent statute i think it's an area that's ripe for reform if you take it seriously and literally the government's position in this case and applied to other circumstances you really end up in a in a pretty dangerous situation not only for foreign nationals here but i think for americans and abroad doing similar activities i think would not be thrilled with this and i don't know if i'd go tha

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germany is very vulnerable to a china slowdown. one of the leading economists in the uk formally with goldman sacks says germany is in danger of becoming a derivative of china you are so dependent on china. possibly this was not in a scientific comment, but the hope of the commentator.” was not in a scientific comment, but the hope of the commentator. i don't think so. i think so. there is not good reason for that. we are still really successful. it would be a really successful. it would be a really big economic mistake to act as if we would be in a recession when we have the highest number of people in our country. but look at the united states. it is notjust the united states. it is notjust the china problem. the united states is now a country considering slapping tariffs on european auto exports. for germany that would be a disaster. i think the german and the european economy are strong enough to be successful in different situations. there is always up and down in the economy. you have to be able to face this. and if you want t

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and a project of truly epic ambition britain and germany held china's belt and rode trading network initiative of the country to take part in a major economic forum on beijing's plans. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher in moscow for joining us this hour. the french president has gone on the defensive claiming he has done nothing wrong in dealing with the country's issues and they televise address on thursday night emmanuel micron made an impassioned plea protesters who've been demonstrating across the country for almost six months. please many of e.q. i asked myself the question did we take a wrong turn i think it's quite the opposite i believe that to lead a democracy today no matter the country has to accept not to be popular and i'd rather be responsible for. and be unpopular rather than to seek to charm in such a way that would always be fleeting. one can also reveal the big tax cuts and their pensions he added that french democracy needs more decentralized government and its rules for organizing public referendums artists has the details. president mich

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a project of truly epic ambition britain and germany held china and the rogue trading network initiative i think countries take part in a major economic forum on beijing's plans. you're watching r.t. international bringing you your life news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the french president emmanuel mccrone has gone on the defensive claiming he's done nothing wrong and the way he's been dealing with the country's issues. address on thursday night he made an impassioned plea to the public and the protesters who've been rocking the country for almost six months. as i please may. i ask myself the question did we take a wrong turn i think it's quite the opposite i believe that to lead a democracy today no matter the country has to accept not to be popular and i'd rather be responsible and be unpopular rather than to seek to charm in such a way that would always be fleeting. claiming that the reforms were right when you are mccrone revealed his new plan which included significant cuts in taxes and they both to pensions he also said french democracy needs more

britain and germany hailing china's balance in the road trading network initiative that sas the countries take part in a major economic forum on beijing's plans. going to live from the russian capital this is our national welcome to the program . a u.s. court has sentenced a russian national media blitz in the two eighteen months in prison after she pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent her lawyer robert driscoll's spoke to the media after the sentencing. we've got an odd situation where maria could not have been prosecuted under civil farrah which is the one that everyone knows about through metaphor in other cases because she had no knowledge of the statute in order to be criminally prosecuted or fair you need to have a willful violation so because of her lack of knowledge she ended up in charge of the more serious crime the foreign agent statute i think is an area that's ripe for reform but i don't know if i'd go that far then we have a overall a good process in this country i don't think she's in jail for old because of politics but i think anyone who th

every journey begins with the first step and every language the first word in the nico case in germany to china. why not i'm with him for am. it's simple online on your mobile and for e. w z e learning course. german made easy. what is coming up all in the booklet is so much movement a major speech. he told you don't expect to take a look at what all that means for the title. going to sleep every weekend here w. . hello and welcome to news from arts and culture i'm karen helms said and in this edition but nanna's as a symbol of freedom in poland we'll see why artists have staged an inn in front of the national museum in warsaw and also coming up. the berlin philharmonic has just rolled out its plans for the season starting in august marking the beginning of a new era for the orchestra under chief conductor kitty in. the celebrations and events abounds to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci we look into the legacy of the tuscan master. artists in poland have taken to the street and to social media to protest the decision to remove a video installation fro

germany needs china to do well. hopefully having this turnaround will help the european numbers.riya: i would agree with victoria. the u.s. economy is growing around trend. 2% gdp. butpe is still a laggard what this is telling us is that the fed and other global central banks have managed to extend the cycle. the big fear or something the market is grappling with is has the fed extended the cycle? the fact that the data is telling you growth is ok in china growth is picking up, therefore we should back in the reach for carry trades. this divergence between rates as , the factsk assets that rates have broken out to the upside is going to get that risk assets are ok. >> i agree with everything that was said so far. there seems to be some natural law that we have to be toward the end of the cycle, as if it is a baseball game in the third out in the ninth inning of the game is over. that is not the case. we were saying australia has been expanding for 30 years, china, korea, india. there is no natural limit. the fed is off the table. they're willing to let inflation run hot if need b

transactions have triggered concerns among businesses the workforce and politicians in germany the main worry is that china is not only interested in the companies and shares but in buying up german technology and know how as well as influencing corporate strategy chinese direct investment in germany remained at a low level until twenty fifteen after that it shot up reaching more than twelve billion euros in twenty seventeen though last year did see a drop of twenty percent. analysts say that's because chinese investors no longer have as much ready cash and because the german government has tightened restrictions on acquisitions by foreign companies. president of the institute for the world economy and joins us from munich so why aren't the chinese as cashed up as they once were. because the chinese economy has done through a very substantial restructuring over the last two years as china ones was the biggest exports of capital to the world and it no longer is in two thousand and eighteen it has run a current account deficit and we predict that in two thousand one thousand and twenty this will be the same

friendly they have no objections when a crash is friends with china when hungary's friends with china when germany's friends with china these are double standards the same with germans and the northern european countries that can use russian gas from the north stream but the serbs should not use russian just a little bit because they will be done by it germans and others would be these are double standards. for pets actually in my last question because that's another point of divergence between serbia and the turks training pipeline that's going to pass through through turkey from russia through turkey and . very wary about it and your energy minister says no a survey will not pressure but one heard that before with gary and south rain but look what happened are you sure that it's not going to happen with turks treatment therapy at the same thing that happened with gary at. the companies that will build the infrastructure and distribute the jazz. differently to the high of i completely agree with you that there is a lot of pressure everyone was against the stream pipeline on the other hand what are

seems to be getting itself out of its trough and in many ways, germany is very related to chinaermany is an export related economy. weak,l, global growth is but the thought is this might be the low point. caroline: looking at the redline, the chinese line, just starting to get higher. newloomberg economics has a data tracker. it says 2.2 percent global economic growth, and it will strengthen throughout the year. weaine: back in the u.s., got a retail sales report that at least on the surface looks kind of bad, but i've had people tell me it looks like a relatively good report. a the headline number was 0.7%decline coming off a increase. december was terrible. a lot of people don't trust this number. it seems to be bouncing around a lot. yes, it is not as glom as you would think, sales outright falling. strong ism, the strong construction spending, yield curve no longer inverted. are the concerns of recession off? but i they are never off was never the recession camp to begin with. are going tok we get a recession this year and most economists do not believe we are going to get a

and a project of truly epic ambition britain germany hailed china's belts and road trading network initiative as the countries take part in a major economic forum on beijing's plans.

a project of truly athletic ambition britain and germany hailed china's belgian road trade.

britain and germany hailed china's trading network initiative. in a major economic forum beijing's plans.

george: if you look at the rate of growth, the annual rate of growth from china to germany has falleny 20%. which look at that by 3%, merchant exports from china to germany as -- our worth and you get a number up around .5%. that is just china. impact onina has an surrounding countries in asia, and asia has an impact on the u.s.. all of a sudden you are looking at a global picture for a country exposed in terms of global trade. exposed inthe most the entirety of europe. you get a slowing in china and it has a knock on effect. when you look at the pmi surveys you see a huge divergence between what happened on the manufacturing side which is reflective of international trade, and you have a stronger picture from the domestic side, not unreasonably because we have wage growth rising and unemployment falling below the equilibrium levels. things are looking better for the domestic side of the economy. vonnie: george buckley, we have to leave it there. thank you for joining. european close 10 minutes away from new york and london. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: in new york, i am vonnie quinn.

so his interpretation and his staff a nation is very different from germany's and francis and china knows that compare with the disagreement among e.u. members its investment offers far more attractive so for china it's very easy to understand that no matter what people want to call it as it's them a rival or maker china is confident that more countries will tilt to its site barbara back to you in brussels there won't be a final communique after the summit what are we to make of this. that of course is a diplomatic point that the e.u. is making here because other than sort of reiterating its long list of complaints and then in the end saying ok let's just carry on this time they really want to make sure that the message is heard in paging and that really is the main difference we also know i mean referring to what we just heard from taipei we know that levy is going to go on to quote after he leaves brussels and that of course for many european countries and the big countries are seen as another attempt to sort of divide and rule and trying to carve out some countries from the european un