Albania appoints AI-created minister

Many Nepali businesses were closed during deadly anti-corruption protests, which toppled the government and saw its first female interim prime minister appointed. We look at India’s trade negotiations with the European Union and the United States. Plus, we hear from a South Korean worker caught up in immigration raids in Georgia, who was later deported.

Albania appoints a minister to root out corruption, but is it just a PR stunt or could it really make a difference to how the county is run? We speak to Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, about the new appointment.We also ask whether funding for the Eurovision Song Contest is under threat as nations threaten to pull out over the war in Gaza.And one of the world’s most popular rappers, Bad Bunny, has added millions to Puerto Rico’s economy since July. We hear from a journalist about the artist’s impact on the island.

More than 300 South Koreans who were arrested in the raid in the Hyundai plant in Georgia have now been released from detention and flown to their country. And how can this affect the economic relations between both countries? London's underground rail system – the Tube – has been closed for five days by a strike over pay and conditions for train drivers, and this has been very stressful for commuters, but more than that, it has been very damaging for businesses. And Roger Hearing hears about the use of artificial intelligence to write speeches for politics and business, and how you can detect if it's written by AI or a human.

Mexico plans to increase tariffs on vehicles from China and other Asian countries to 50 percent. We speak to a former Mexican trade official about why President Sheinbaum is making this move and what it could mean for businesses and consumers.We have the latest on the fallout from the mass immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the US state of Georgia.And a rollercoaster ride for Universal? We look at the ups and downs of the company’s plans to build its first theme park in Europe.

US tech billionaire Larry Ellison becomes the world’s richest person for a brief period after shares in his business Oracle soars in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. We examine how he briefly overtook Elon Musk.We are in Mexico City to hear about protests about the increasing numbers of outsiders coming in and pushing up things like house prices , and the impact this having on local residents.Presenter Roger Hearing examines these stories as well as hearing about some of the challenges facing Gen Z, those born in the late 1990’s and early 2000s as they head into the world of work.

In her annual State of the Union address, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has told the European Parliament it needs to regain its independence and bolster its defence capabilities in a 'hostile' world. Also, Danish company Novo Nordisk, the maker of weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, has announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs. And the British horse racing industry has gone on strike for the first time ever, in protest at proposed tax rises on bets placed on the sport. You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.

The number of jobs created in the United States has been revised down. Not as many people got jobs as expected during the last months of Joe Biden's presidency and the first months of Donald Trump's return to the White House. It suggests the world's largest economy is weaker than expected, but could it also mean that Donald Trump will get his way and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates? Roger Hearing speaks to two businesses in North Carolina and Ohio caught up in the tariff chaos. Elsewhere, we hear about Apple's latest tech offering. And, how a high murder rate is threatening tourism on a Caribbean island paradise. The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

Ethiopia opens a power project it thinks could transform its economy. We'll hear from the project manager at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.Also, new electric car batteries that promise to end your range anxiety, and power up our EVs in super quick time...Also, how to reduce the cost of reoffending for the government? Let prisoners to ern their own money.You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.

France's political crisis has deepened with the government being toppled in the National Assembly through a no confidence vote. It forces prime minister François Bayrou to resign over plans to deal with the country's deficit by cutting public spending. Andrew Peach examines the family settlement confirming the long battle for control of Rupert Murdoch's global conservative media empire has drawn to a close. We are in Munich where the European auto industry is talking about threats from the US and China, while we find out the latest in the immigration raid on a huge Hyundai car plant in the US state of Georgia. And we'll look at Donald Trump's plan to offer residency in the US for five million dollars. The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

The French prime minister, François Bayrou, is expected to be ousted in a confidence vote on Monday afternoon - which could lead to the collapse of his government. The Eurozones' second biggest economy is mired in debt - 114% of its annual economic output - and the prime minister has introduced an austerity budget, aimed to slash government spending by €44bn. But he does not have the votes to get it through.In Germany - the Munich car show is usually a glitzy and glamorous display of the latest models by an industry that thrives on style and tech. But it’s a more subdued affair this year as European carmakers face a series of problems: sinking sales in China and tariffs on sales in the US.AI has been used in many aspects of film-making and now the company OpenAI is putting its muscle behind a full-length animated movie, Critterz, which could be screened at the Cannes Film Festival next year. Roger Hearing speaks to Dr Dominic Lees, lead writer on AI for the BFI’s Sight & Sound magazine - and Associate Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Reading, about what this means for the creative side and business of filmmaking.