BBC World Business Report

Businesses prepare for Trumps ‘Liberation Day’

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Businesses prepare for Trumps ‘Liberation Day’ as the United States heads towards massive introduction of import taxes later this week
Japan is one of the US’s biggest investors. How will they cope with tariffs? We hear from Stephen Nagy Professor at the International Christian University in Tokyo.
We also hear from Cleveland-Cliffs steel, a US steel company that supports the implementation of tariffs
31 Mar 6PM English United Kingdom Business

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