bishes plans by one of germany's legacy industrial firms siemens is to build a big start up company in berlin can it succeed where google just failed. it's the tenth anniversary for the world's most famous crypto currency where does bitcoin stand a decade after the introduction and can we finally trust it. also on the show panama introduces the so-called tourism card for cuba how it should help the caribbean nation to gain more investment back home. is the business as welcome siemens will invest six hundred million euros in an integration center in berlin it's called future campus under spires to become the german silicon valley it will include research laboratories high tech production facilities offices and housing siemens has engaged startup companies to take part of almost science scientists in the conceptualization of the campus project for berlin it is the largest single investment in industrial company has made since the end of world war two cities in asia and the u.s. were also interested in hosting the innovation center google announced last week it will drop similar plans for

also a bishop's plans but one of germany's legacy industrial siemens is to build a big startup company in berlin can it succeed where google just failed. and introduces a tourism call for cuba going to help the caribbean nation get up more investment back home. this is the business as welcome today is the tenth anniversary of bitcoin founded at the outset of the great recession the cryptocurrency was supposed to usher in a digital revolution in payments just about a year ago its price truly is rocket skywards before coming back to earth in spectacular fashion bunning a lot of investors on reentry into the real world today as much hope as there was hype around because. in the heart of moscow there's a small and conspicuous shop it may look normal but inside it's a different world the world of bitcoin. there are a fake chocolate bitcoins as well as virtual bitcoins on servers for many of the crypto currency remains a great mystery even though russia produces more bitcoins than almost any other country. it wastes to quit the good it yeah actually custom is coming to us and say i want but

all that will be an entirely new image for the siemens campus, bringing in the area into a new age.eporter: it only took eight weeks to go from the idea to the signing. the innovation center will house officers, research labs, and high-tech production facilities for startups. and in a city currently locked in an accommodation prices -- crisis, 50,000 meters we set aside for affordable housing. >> that means we're looking at how we can build a campus that is not elitist, but inclusive. that is something we have worked on and considered. we look at the most varied of locations around the world and said, where can we really to find the future of work, and then we came back to our place of origin. reporter: siemens in berlin is already home to their largest production site, with some 10,000 employees. the new innovation center is expected to be completed by 2030. christoph: u.s. carmaker general motors has reported third-quarter earnings and they are better than expected. earnings stood at $2.5 billion, up from a loss of $3 billion one year ago. gm sold fewer cars in north america than

this is usually not a big investment in the digital future for berlin as far as siemens is investing six hundred million euros in an innovation center in berlin with a goal of creating a german silicon valley siemens invited startups and scientists to help come up with a concept for the campus project is said to be the the largest single investment by an industrial company in berlin since the end of the second world war google just withdrew a similar proposal four billion last week due to massive protests in the local neighborhood and lack of political support. berlin pulled out all stops to get the signatures that would make this possible and bring siemens back to its birthplace in the german capital's northwest revitalizing a part of town that already bears the seaman's name. around six hundred million euros will be invested in berlin in the coming years that alone is a killer it will lead to a lot of infrastructure innovation job creation and all that will be an entirely new image for the zener study campus bringing the area into a new age. it only took eight weeks to go from the

ambitious plans by one of germany's legacy and dust trail companies siemens is to build a big start of campus here in berlin the move comes barely a week after google dropped a similar plan it's also on the program as the tenth anniversary for the world's most famous crypto currency where does bitcoin stand a decade after its introduction and panama introduces a tourism card for cuba can it help the caribbean nation gain more investment back home. i'm crystal coburn bilin good to have you with us siemens is putting six hundred million euros on the table to finance and innovation center here in the german capital it's meant to be part of what some hope will become a german silicon valley one day the investment would be the biggest of a single company in the city since world war two and then the announcement comes only a week after google withdrew a similar proposal due to massive protests the local neighborhood and lack of political support berlin pulled out all stops to get the signatures that would make this possible and bring siemens back to its birthplace in the german capital's nor

of german industrial giant siemens has pulled out as well albeit reluctantly. kitty dimitri a c.e.o. of their russian direct investment fund an idea. the organizers had launched a charm offensive to ensure the conference met super billing with a high profile roll call of business names to to attend but the reality on the ground as the conference opens is a sobering one. that among those giving the event a miss on the u.s. treasury secretary the head of the i.m.f. and the c.e.o. of industrial conglomerate siemens joke asia he cancelled only at the last minute prompting further criticism back home in germany. men saying the business of business is doing business business has also the responsibility is this leaders are also moral leaders in our well now with. ford j.p. morgan and likewise dropped out of the event. the organizers have refused to reveal just how many guests will be absent and have taken down a list of plans speakers posted earlier on line. the three day meeting dubbed davos in the desert is still expected to see the signing of major billion dollar d

of industrial conglomerate siemens joke asia he cancelled only at the last minute prompting further criticism back home in germany. i. meant saying the business of business is doing business business has. the responsibility is this leaders also moral leaders in our well now. ford j.p. morgan and i have likewise dropped out of the event the organizers have refused to reveal just how many guests will be absent and have taken down a list of plan speakers posted earlier on line. the three day meeting dubbed davos in the desert is still expected to see the signing of major billion dollar deals. saudi arabia wants to become less dependent on oil revenues spied on first refining its economy needs launched an investment for a range of new infrastructure projects the promise of job creation is another factor one in three people under thirty in the kingdom are currently unemployed investors had seen the young crown prince mohammed bin salman as a positive influence for the future after he lifted the ban on cinema and permitted women to drive cars. but after the international outcry over the death of di

of german industrial giant siemens announced today that he'll pull out of the davos in the desert now that's the massive investor conference set to begin this week in riyadh move may not be a surprise in the wake of the suspected murder of journalist jamal. but for kaiser and his company it's not an easy one. preparations are well underway the mood though is muted said his future investment initiative a conference known by some as davos and the deserters kicks off in riyadh on tuesday but the number of participants is dwindling delicious business leader to polish of the event is this man seaman c.e.o. joe kayser he announced his withdrawal following pressure to respond to allegations of saudi involvement in the killing of journalist jamal to shoot a turnaround last week when qasr said he was still planning to attend in a statement posted on his linked in profile he said i will not attend the future

also ambitious plans by one of germany's legacy industrial firms will tell you were siemens is about to build and why. and panama introduces a tourism card for cuba could help the caribbean nations more investment back home . i'm stephen beardsley in berlin thanks for joining us today is the tenth anniversary of bitcoin founded at the outset of the great recession the cryptocurrency was supposed to usher in a digital revolution in payments just about a year ago at the price of one of its life before coming back down to earth now today there's still a lot of hope and decline and plenty of hype sometimes even those who want to are really sure how it works. in the heart of moscow there's a small and conspicuous shop it may look normal but inside it's a different world the world of bitcoin. there are a fake chocolate bitcoins as well as virtual bitcoins on servers for many of the crypto currency remains a great mystery even though russia produces more bitcoins than almost any other country. with ways to quit the good yeah actually customers come to us and say i want but i don't know what

siemens will invest six hundred million euros in an innovation center in berlin it's called siemens city two point zero and that aspires to become the german silicon valley the project will include research laboratories high tech production facilities offices and housing siemens has pulled in sort of companies and researchers to bring the project to fruition for berlin it's the largest single investment in industrial company has made since the end of world war two cities in asia and the u.s. are also interested in hosting the center. now to take a little bit more into this one scene is trying to do we have daniel koch joining us from frankfurt daniel what is seen as trying to do here is a legacy german firm what do they want to accomplish with this innovation center. well i have to admit i had a little bit when i was hearing about this at the beginning because frankly speaking cements is certainly unknown here and germany and probably also around the world for producing high quality products but not really known to be extremely innovative it seems to be a little bit that the old dinosaur

of the united states is confirmed for more now let's cross to washington where he wus a stiff and siemens is standing by on capitol hill. schiff in the u.s. senate has now voted brett kavanaugh on to the supreme court fifty votes to forty eight what is the mood like on capitol hill. seem to have a bit of a technical problem connecting it to stephens e-mails but we'll be getting back to him when we can in the coming minutes now to some of the other stories making news around the world in contrast to the political akara monye back home in washington the u.s. first lady millennia trump has spent the last leg of her low key tour of africa visiting the egyptian pyramids and the sphinx her trip took her to three other african countries where she spent time promoting her charity work. and at least fifty people have been killed in the democratic republic of congo after an oil tanker collided with another truck authorities say at least one hundred people were injured the tanker was on its way from the western city of metacity to the capital kinshasa it is not yet clear what caused the collision. a

the recent news about siemens. bring in three hundred thousand bring electricity to three hundred thousand iraqis is a very welcome news the problem is as eventually you can increase. powered power generation but then the demand increase because the consumer doesn't take responsibility at the same time if you know if you're not paying your bills you wouldn't be keeping tabs on how much how much electricity you use so the more you increase generation the consumption grows up and given the iraqi population is growing at a fast rate. this catch up game is just never works i was at an iraqi reconstruction conference in coate last year where around thirty billion u.s. dollars was committed to help iraq particularly with its infrastructural problems if any of that money actually materializing. not really no i think and that's a testament to itself that investors international community are willing to help investors are willing to invest because iraq as you mentioned there's a huge wealth or oil wealth is coming through e

in berlin now it's meant to be part of what some hole will become a german silicon valley one day siemens investment would be the biggest of any single company in the city since world war two and it comes only a week after google withdraw a similar withdrew a similar proposal for berlin due to massive protests in the local neighborhood and lack of political support berlin pulled out all stops to get the signatures that would make this possible and bring siemens back to its birthplace in the german capital's northwest revitalizing a part of town that already bears the seaman's name. that made you an oil would you need around six hundred million euros will be invested in berlin in the coming years that alone is a killer it will lead to a lot of infrastructure innovation job creation and all that will be an entirely new image for the xena study campus bringing the area into a new age in. that. it only took eight weeks to go from the idea to the signing the innovation center will house offices research labs and high tech production facilities for startups. and in a city currently locked in an

space g e seem to have taken the entire prize from siemens a germany but now it appears looks like there will be more business for both corporations in the war torn iraq the german firm says they will contract to build new infrastructure that can generate as much as eleven gigawatts of power that's enough to increase current production by fifty percent overall and sell one point five gigawatts of that yield to iraq over four years seaman c.e.o. reportedly flew directly to iraq to avoid missing out entirely on this round of iraqi infrastructure upgrades. and chinese leaders are pushing back after u.s. secretary of state mike pompei all last week.

berlin pulled out all stops to get the signatures that would make this possible and bring siemens back to its birthplace in the german capital's northwest revitalizing a part of town that already bears the seaman's name. around six hundred million euros will be invested in berlin in the coming years that alone is a killer it will lead to a lot of infrastructure innovation job creation and all that will be an entirely new image for the xena study campus bringing the area into a new age in. it only took eight weeks to go from the idea to the signing the innovation center will house offices research labs and high tech production facilities for startups. and in a city currently locked in an accommodation crisis there are to be some fifty thousand square meters set aside for affordable housing. that means we're looking at how we can build a campus that isn't elitist but inclusive and that's something we've worked on no one considered we looked at the most varied of locations around the world and said where can we really define the future of work and then we came back to have a place of orig

let's say i am siemens andi doesn't work.rrency, i still have operations in the us which i need to safeguard, and the iranian market is relatively small, it is 80 million people, and you have the huge us market, the largest economy in the world, so for any company it is a no—brainer where they will go because companies have to get profit. interesting. thank you so much. cornelia will be back. she has plenty to get her teeth into later in the news briefing. still to come: bradley cooper, on camera and behind it. we talk to the actor about his directorial debut a star is born. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited t

seems to have taken the entire prize from siemens germany but now it appears looks like there will be more business for both corporations and the war torn iraq the german firm says they will contract to build new infrastructure that can generate as much as eleven gigawatts of power that's enough to increase current production by fifty percent overall and sell one point five gigawatts of that yield to iraq over four years seaman c.e.o. reportedly flew directly to iraq to avoid missing out entirely on this round of iraqi infrastructure upgrades. and chinese leaders are pushing back after u.s. secretary of state might pompei all last week warned latin american leaders of pitfalls of involvement in chinese dollar diplomacy and mexico city the u.s. top diplomat and former director of the central intelligence agency warn latin american leaders that chinese officials may show up with deals that seem too good to be true because they are mr pompei all specifically called the behavior of state owned companies in panama the other country he had visited on the trip as predatory some scholars note

space g e seem to have taken the entire prize from siemens a germany but now it appears looks like there will be more business for both corporations in the war torn iraq the german firm says they will.

space g e seem to have taken the entire prize from siemens ag in germany but now it appears looks like there will be more business for both corporations in the war torn iraq the german firm says they will contract to build new infrastructure that can generate as much as eleven gigawatts of power that's enough to increase current production by fifty percent overall and sell one point five gigawatts of that yield to iraq over four years seaman c.e.o. reportedly flew directly to iraq to avoid missing out entirely on this round of iraqi infrastructure upgrades. and chinese leaders are pushing back after u.s. secretary of state might pompei all last week warned latin american leaders of pitfalls of involvement in chinese dollar diplomacy and mexico city the u.s. top diplomat and former director of the central intelligence agency warn latin american leaders that chinese officials may show up with deals that seem too good to be true because they are mr pompei all specifically called the behavior of state owned companies in panama the other country he had visited on the trip as predatory some

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siemens technology tell us how is that what he shares are doing today. saudi shares and not doing well today there's a sell off in early trade on monday and that was following data released from last week that show that where. a sell off was also happening foreign investors actually dumped four point zero one billion reals that's over one billion dollars worth of shares in the past week that's one of the biggest sell offs since the market open to financial to foreign financial investment in twenty fifteen and in case you're wondering siemens shares after the news of joe k.'s are not attending they also started a downward movement against them because first at the frankfurt stock exchange thank you. another big topic for the markets italy it's here to stay according to prime minister just because he says his country won't leave the european union but that it will stick to its deficit hike as despite e.u. criticism he argues the economy needs a lift biggest member state germany has warned wrong to be careful with debt and moody's has cut italy's credit rat

siemens will invest six hundred million euros in an innovation center in berlin it's called future campus and aspires to become the german silicon valley it will include research laboratories high tech production facilities offices and housing siemens has engaged startup companies to take part along with scientists in the conceptualisation of the compass project for berlin it is the largest single investment industrial company has made since the end of world war two so it is in asia and the u.s. we're also interested in hosting the innovation center. as bringing down the open front for turning a google just abandon plans for an old start its own startup campus in berlin why is siemens not trying it yes you're right google stopped their plans in berlin because they were frustrated about the protests of against the project and talking about zemin i have to admit that was smiling a little bit when i was hearing about this first because frankly speaking the men's is poorly known here in germany and also around the world for very high quality products but not really known to be extremely innov

of germany's siemens joe kayser. kayser took his time before announcing he'd pull out of the event allegations of saudi involvement in his death forced his hand. his events was one of several business giants that found themselves caught between morality and profit companies that pulled out included j.p. morgan bert and ford exactly how many guests cancel this still unclear the organizers removed a list of plan speakers from their website just what i hope we value for school but others were happy to attend the three day meeting which promised major billion dollar deals. saudi arabia wants to diversify its economy and needs large scale investment for a range of new infrastructure projects job creation is another push factor one in three people under thirty in the kingdom are currently unemployed investors hadfield saudi crown prince mohammed bin sun mon as a positive influence of the future after he lifted the ban on cinemas and allowed women to drive but now many companies are distancing themselves from the regime. sh

of might be bigger than the one which up until now has been the largest one here in germany so far siemens healthy there just briefly good timing for these guys i mean there's a sell off at the moment which continues. that's true but if anything this encourages companies to make their i.p.o.'s now you know with interest rates rising in the u.s. there is the idea on the markets that we are ending the end of a cycle and that this is the time for a company to go public if you want to do it conrad who is in at the frankfurt stock exchange things. the presidential race in brazil is headed for a deeply polarizing runoff between a far right and a leftist candidate and brazilians of fighting an uphill battle of their own economy has gone through years of shrinking g.d.p. growth including a heavy were sation only last year the country clawed its way back into growth territory at the same time many problems remain unresolved corruption unemployment and rampant inequality. stock exchange in rio de janeiro but when he suddenly lost his job he needed a new source of income now he works as an driver to

i mean physical and let's do business and where starting with some breaking news siemens chief executive joe kayser has just announced that he will not attend the future investment initiative conference in saudi arabia following the killing of journalist john mica shockey the german engineering giant is one of the last companies to decide against sending its top executives to the davos in the days it many companies including j.p. morgan and ford had previously pulled out of the event as has u.s. treasury secretary statement. italy is here to stay prime minister because he says his country won't leave the european union but that it will stick to its deficit hike that's despite e.u. criticism he argues the economy needs a lift biggest member state germany has warned room to be careful with debt and moody's has cut italy's credit rating by one. it's a difficult position that you use economics commissioner pierre moscovici see says that italy should decide its own fiscal policy but he has a stipulation. on the other hand it has to respect a common rule e.u. countries have done for ten years

siemens chief executive joe kayser is the latest to pull out of the future investment initiative following the killing of journalists. the german engineering giant is one of the last companies to decide against sending its top executives to the posts in the days that many companies including j.p. morgan and ford had canceled as well as u.s. treasury secretary stephen moved. to give a response to this story from pocas blitz a financial corresponded frank but how. is this going to have knock on effects i mean we're talking about just one called friends but is this going to have no one affects on the economy as a whole for saudi arabia. a lot of people are not going to want to hear this but it's probably going to have a very minimal effect on saudi arabia our first three reasons first at this conference business talks are still going to happen russian direct investment fund is going even the u.s. and u.k. do not want to get rid of their defense contracts so they're going to send representatives and with banks like they just b.c. and j.p. morgan pulling out well they're pulling out their c.e.o

of might be bigger than the one which up until now has been the largest one here in germany so far siemens healthy there just briefly good timing for these guys i mean there's a sell off at the moment which continues. that's true but if anything this encourages companies to make their i.p.o.'s now you know with interest rates rising in the u.s. there is the idea on the markets that we are ending the end of a cycle and that this is the time for a company to go public if you want to do it conrad who isn't at the frankfurt stock exchange things. european air space plane making giant air bus has just announced that she your fall he will succeed tom indices and distance down this april its year old fall he is headed. commercial aviation division and job will probably keep what he takes over the leadership. brazilians are on the cusp of handing the presidency to a brash former captain who's written his fondly of dictatorship far right congressman e.o. bodies so know who has pledged to jail corrupt politicians and reform the economy something that's desperately needed. but that's just good for th

let's get more from the debate correspondents deafened siemens and washington welcome stuff and so does it look like brett kavanaugh is going to get this job. you know you got it you just played the clip with this it's over and it's actually getting better not only susan collins the g.o.p. senator everybody was wondering will she vote against or for brett kavanaugh decided to go with the republicans and vote yes for his nomination and confirmation a democrat joe manchin also just tweeted he's going to vote yes for brett kavanaugh all that means fifty one senators will vote tomorrow for the confirmation of fred governor and forty nine will probably vote against it fifty republicans one democrat voting for brad covering all so it's over all the drama all the thrill looks like brett kavanaugh come breathe lighter now and can prep for his new job on the supreme court so you mention that it has been dramatic. the supremes court nominations usually as rancorous as this has this been particularly bad. oh this has been particularly bad and mind blowing for not only if you're a nerd and us polit

of might be bigger than the one which up until now has been the largest one here in germany so far siemens healthy there just briefly good timing for these guys i mean there's a sell off at the moment which continues. that's true but if anything this encourages companies to make their i.p.o.'s now you know with interest rates rising in the u.s. there is the idea on the markets that we are ending the end of a cycle and that this is the time for a company to go public if you want to do it conrad who is in at the frankfurt stock exchange. by two of your team and china's allegations against the ex of interpol that's why i've been the chinese government is investigating the for my head interpol the main cong way for bribery and other crimes a spokesman for china's ministry of foreign affairs said the investigation shows the government's determination to. fight corruption man's wife says he disappeared two weeks ago after he left france for a trip to his native china on sunday interpol announced that he had bizarre and as president of the. international police agency. this has been a strange cas

kevin or any republican or conservative agenda through the senate and through the house stuff and siemens in washington thank you . the u.s. the u.k. and the netherlands' are accusing russia of spies of involvement in a series of cyber attacks the us has now indicted to seven russian agents in connection with attacks on domestic and international targets earlier today dutch officials said they fend off a russian cyber attack on the un chemical weapons watchdog in april investigators allege four suspects packed a car full of electronic equipment outside the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague and left a trail of other evidence the chemical weapons watchdog says it has suffered increased cyber related activities since the beginning of the he it. all russia has denied the allegations which came as nato defense ministers as well busy meeting in brussels. this miles and friendly handshakes on the second day of nato summit of defense ministers were overshadowed by news of a possible cyber attack by russian agents in the netherlands. nato allies expressed their soli

our correspondents stuff and siemens is standing by good evening to use stuff on this possible breaking news story that saudi arabia reportedly planning to admit to that its interrogators were part of the killing of this journalist has there been any reaction in washington to this report. no not so far not until now or as of yet stares no reaction from the white house the white house's ministration or from any of the parties democrats republicans g.o.p. senate or house whatsoever. this c.n.n. reports. relating this on to sources that the saudis may be prepared to admit to a enter a geisha and gone wrong makes the president of course look at a little bit outdated with his alternative narrative that maybe roque killers or somebody wrote was involved in this but we'll see this is so far still speculation two sources c.n.n. is claiming they have now let's wait what this will come out of there right just doesn't leave a developing story for who responded chiffon on the story for us not in washington john thank you. well police here in germany say that they have not ruled out the possibility

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america's general electric has agreed a slightly bigger deal than germany's siemens, but both could bers. iraq is trying to rebuild the country after years of conflict. however, the contracts with the incoming government are not yet binding. one of the world's biggest tobacco firms, philip morris, has been accused of staggering hypocrisy over its new uk advert that urges smokers to quit. the tobacco giant says it is an important next step in its aim to ultimately stop selling cigarettes. but the charity cancer research said the firm was simply trying to promote its smoking alternatives, such as heated tobacco. fiat chrysler is expected to announce a $7 billion deal to sell its high—tech car parts unit, magneti marelli, later on monday. several uncoonfirmed reports suggest that japan's calsonic ka nsei will take control, in a deal that will make it a world leader for parts, including electronics and lighting. a sale would be the frst big change made by fiat‘s new chief executive, mike manley. and now, what is trending in the business news this morning? the financial times is reporting o

energy and also is chairwoman of siemens usa.et right to it. investors are really worried about some of the pricing pressures that are facing industrials because of the tariffs, because of those escalating trade tensions. where are you seeing that show up in your business? >> well, we're seeing that show up in our business really in the pricing that we have, both from our third-party suppliers and where we buy our raw materials and our supply chain but what we're doing to combat that is facilities like this, where we're investing in technology and innovation that helps us bring our costs down. it helps us make our business more robust. this facility here will export globally, so these, the parts that are made here will go into turbines around the world, and that's what allows us to be more competitive in today's really difficult market. >> reporter: one of the key pieces of uncertainty that we hear from businesses is they're just not sure how long the tariffs and the trade war are going to last. how do you handle long-range plann

but at the latest headlines from siemens show, it's not business as usual at all.lion deal is going ahead here it is just the timing that has been postponed. the optics are completely off on this particular occasion, and the ceo of total as well signed an agreement with the saudis for the asian companies represented. they might as well be signing some agreements as well. what is clear is that the european and american presence is much less than it was last year. you can feel that. that is what some of our colleagues have been telling us in the halls and corridors. >> china's greater bay area received a huge infrastructure boost on tuesday. the world's longest sea bridge is set to connect the former european bastions of hong kong and macau to juhai on the mainland, and it should solidify xi jingping's vision of a high-tech megalopolis. what does this bridge mean for hong kong and china? >> so, the bridge is going to connect hong kong much closer to china in a literal sense. the trip to juhai used to be 3.5 hours, now it will be 30 minutes. for china, it is very sign