that was the executive director of the international trade centre. ing perspectives on where we are heading in terms of global trade. thank you very much. we got a real example on that whole issue of trade —— we‘ve got. later today us regulators decide whether to back huge tariffs, or taxes, of 300% on imported planes made by canadian firm bombardier. thousands ofjobs could be at stake, including many here in the uk. samira hussain reports now from new york. this test is the pride of bombardier‘s fleet and the source of one of the most bitter trade disputes between canada and the us in recent memory. how many more job losses? these workers in northern ireland could end up paying the price. big orders of bombardier‘s c series planes from american buyers pondered cries of an setka petition from us plane making giant boeing. complaints that fell on receptive ears in the white house, which has been trumpeting americans —— america first when it comes to trade policy. there is no question that the trump administration has sent out the message to companies i

centre stage. is it actually clear what he wants, if he knows what he wants? well, as far as trade and internationalhat the president wants is at least back at home to be seen as the president, as the leader, who is selling america, putting america first, as he has said many times. he wants, and i think his audience back at home, he wants them to see him on the world stage fighting for his country. he has some good cards at the moment, because the economy is doing really well, and even some of his critics, sceptics back at home, are saying look at what the dow is doing and the status of trade, with the weak dollar, though trump says not for long, it is making trade easier. that is what his base wants to see. how much did he inherited? a lot of america likes what he is doing. as do people at davos. that is right. although you might have expected a bit of a frosty reaction. perhaps there has been in some quarters. he generally seems to have had a good response from the european leaders. a lot will hinge on the details of his keynote speech, how far he pushes things. of course, he is the protectionist

out, but with the help from the new rare diseases centre and his remarkable spirit, there is always hope. graham satchell, bbc news. the international traderibed china as an important market for british companies. there is talk that britain mayjoin an ambitious transatlantic trade pact as well. he has got a trickyjob because nothing formal has been agreed on before the uk leave the european union next year. but the key is to put trade arrangements in the. one is with china and the uk is exploring being part of the transatlantic trade partnership. this is the pact that donald trump pulled out of. trade between the companies are leave countries is estimated at $80 billion. if britain succeeds at the ttp, it will be the first country without a board on the pacific ocean or the south china sea. the other states includejapan, china, mexico, singapore and canada. the fashion retailer next has upgraded its profit forecast, after a rise in sales over christmas the high street giant said full—price sales were 1.5% higher than expected in the 5a days leading up to december 24. online sales jumped 13.6% in the period, while high street sales decline