thejudge concluded that the judge concluded that there was no evidence of links between syrian officials the mammals trafficking. but we have gained access to a 600 page report which contains a series of whatsapp messages he sent to someone he called the boss, whose phone number consists of mainly the same digit repeated numerous times. in syria, it s known as a code number. 0ur our investigation of the number indicates it belongs to this major general. he is an asset s right hand man in the fourth division and is to run its powerful security bureau the tip if the boss really is hassan, it suggests that one of syria s most senior officers is linked to the legal captagon trade worth billions of dollars. the illegal captagon trade. elites in syria profit. while the arab world struggles to contain an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale ofthe an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale of the revenues an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale of the revenues dwarfs an epidemic of drug abus
i mean by that is the perception of china from outside, even those who have businesses here and have teams here, for whom china is a very important market and then the writ lived reality on the ground. that is due anywhere in the world but i think one of the world but i think one of the confusions during the pandemic period particular contributed to the gap. what they will find is and they will visit their own teams and factory floors and get an idea on what the outlook is but the truth is zero covid and some of the other challenges have really stomped on consumer investor confidence and it has beenin investor confidence and it has been in unbalanced so far so it isjust not been in unbalanced so far so it is just not the recovery people were hoping for even if it is not as grim as the more sensational headlines suggest. we just want to ask you because regulations in china have tightened. this is not good for a business environment, for anyone. a business environment, fo
at the university of copenhagen. thinking forjoining us. do you think that this was in mr bogosian words, it wasn t a mutiny but a protest about what was being threatened to be done for the wagner group? i threatened to be done for the wagner arou - ? ~ . threatened to be done for the wagner i rou . ? ~ ., , group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example - group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of- group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of what| here is a prime example of what happens when you outsource the use of force to unregulated actors the wagner group has been around for a number of years. it came out of the conflict in syria and has been active in many armed conflicts around the world and has been allowed to ask with the support the tacit support of the russian government and we have seen the fact that it has engaged in as trustees in many different countries includin
to boost foreign investments in the country as its own economic engine slows. for clues on what we can expect. mattie bekink of the economist intelligence unit spoke to us. i think one of the reasons that this meeting and the stream of executives and world leaders turning to china in the last few months since the very surprisingly exit from the zero covid and the reopening is because there has been a perception gap that has only widened in the three years that china was close. but i mean by thatis china was close. but i mean by that is the perception of china from outside even those who have businesses here and for whom china is a very important market and the lived reality on the ground. that is true anywhere in the world but i think some of the geopolitical tensions and confusion during the pandemic. particularly contributed to this perception 93p- contributed to this perception gap. so what they will find is, one, but they will discover is a chance to revisit their own tea