BBCNEWS World Business Report July 7, 2024
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start in germany where soaring prices and an energy crisis have europe's biggest economy on the brink of recession. and bracing for possibly its highest inflation in 70 years this autumn. rocked by limited gas from russia and the expensive business of weaning themselves off kremlin supplies, germany's central bank has warned that the current squeeze on the cost of living is set to continue. now, the government has put in place measures to save energy with things like lighting restrictions on workplaces, and they've bee...