World Business

World Business was a weekly half hour features programme on CNBC presented by Raya Abirached. The show covered recent trends in global business, technology, luxury markets and the business of sport. The programme aired in Europe on Friday nights and in Asia on Saturday mornings.

World Business was cancelled after it was revealed that the show's production company was doubling as a public relations firm for Malaysian politicians, including Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud. The Sarawak Report, a blog run by Clare Rewcastle Brown, reported that FBC Media had been receiving payments from Malaysian politicians in return for positive coverage, including carrying puff pieces on the programme to improve Taib's international image.

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External links

  • Official website
  • World Business's channel on YouTube

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    'Consequences': WSJ editorial turns on Trump for 'shattering trust' and 'punishing allies'

    Raw Story 03 Apr 2025
    economy and the world trading system," the board wrote, noting the tariffs "look 'reciprocal' in name only." ... But if retaliatory tariffs are widespread, "the result could be shrinking world trade and slower growth, recession, or worse." ... That "includes being able to trust America’s word as a reliable ally and trading partner....
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    Trump tariff global reaction – country by country

    The Guardian 03 Apr 2025
    Global markets and businesses were reeling on Thursday, as US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on major trade partners and struggling countries alike....
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    British jobs at risk from Trump's trade war: PM warns of 'economic impact' from 'limited' ...

    The Daily Mail 03 Apr 2025
    Last night's announcements are deeply troubling for businesses and will have significant ramifications around the world ... 'Tariffs will cause untold damage to small businesses trying to trade their way into profit while the domestic economy remains flat,' Tina McKenzie, the FSB's policy chair said....
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    What Trump’s tariff bombshell mean the UK, Europe and China

    The Daily Telegraph 03 Apr 2025
    Donald Trump has just turned the world ... John Denton, general secretary of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the world’s biggest business organisation, said the announcement was a “watershed” for US trade policy that “poses severe downside risks to the global economy”....
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    UK and European markets set for more turmoil after Trump’s tariffs unveiled

    AOL 03 Apr 2025
    Investors are braced for another day of turmoil on the UK and European markets after heavy falls in Asia following US President Donald Trump’s move to unveil sweeping trade tariffs across the globe ... “Investors and businesses are waking up to a new world this morning after Trump’s tariff announcement....
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    Liberation Day? Big business plays tariff games while workers pay the price

    People's World 02 Apr 2025
    Click here for more People’s World articles on Trade and Tariffs. Corporate-controlled politicians and big business CEOs keep pushing two big lies about trade. First, they claim free trade deals will “lower prices and grow the economy.” Then they say tariffs—taxes on imports—will “protect American jobs” but raise prices....
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    Trump wants to rescue US jobs but ‘America first’ will plunge the world into recession

    The Daily Telegraph 02 Apr 2025
    In upending the established global order on trade, Donald Trump has not only made enemies of long-time allies, but he has also given succour to Chinese hopes of usurping the US on the world stage as defender of today’s status quo ... ‘A couple of months business leaders at the World ......
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    DP World finalises deal for Berbera port free zone

    The National 02 Apr 2025
    Located next to the port, the Berbera Free Zone (BFZ) is intended to support the growth of Berbera as a regional trading hub for East Africa and generate jobs, DP World said on Sunday ... investments and trade in the warehousing, logistics, manufacturing and related businesses....
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    Donald Trump Slaps 10% Tariffs On All British Goods Imported To US

    Huffington Post 02 Apr 2025
    We want to negotiate a sustainable trade deal, and of course to get tariffs lowered ...Business has been clear. there are no winners in a trade war. Today’s announcements are deeply troubling for businesses and will have significant ramifications around the world....
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    Op-ed | NYC should rebuild the working waterfronts that built New York

    AM New York 02 Apr 2025
    11, 2001, and we’re proud that these piers received the supplies used to build the Oculus standing at the World Trade Center today. And during the COVID crisis, when businesses shuttered and most New Yorkers stayed home, Red Hook Container Terminal stayed open maintaining critical food supply to the city....
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    China blocks its firms from investing in US ahead of trade war escalation

    New York Post 02 Apr 2025
    China is reportedly cracking down on domestic firms doing business in the United States as the world’s two largest economies gear up for an escalation in their trade war ... The Chinese government led by President Xi Jinping is not allowing businesses to invest in the US, according to a report....
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    Government commits to streamlining regulations for enhanced business growth

    Business Ghana 01 Apr 2025
    Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, said this at the launch of the World Bank's Business Ready report in Accra on Wednesday ... However, it scored between nine and 42 per cent in Business Entry, Digital Infrastructure, Market Competition, Dispute Resolution, Tax Compliance, Trade Logistics, and Financial Services....
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    With SA’s relations with US souring, our imports and exports market will be the blameless victim

    Independent online (SA) 01 Apr 2025
    A business needs to be registered with the CIPC to legally trade ... Without this license, a business cannot clear goods at customs, legally cannot trade across borders, especially because SARS tracks imported and exported goods for tax and compliance ... Lastly, businesses must remain cognisant of any product restrictions and trade agreements....

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