About this episode

The episode discusses China's economic slowdown, the impact on the global economy, falling durian prices, and New York's AI data centre regulations.

Connecting the timezones this week are Will Bain in London, David Kuo in Singapore and Emily Peck in New York to unpack the week's biggest business stories. China's economy has recorded one of its weakest quarterly growth rates on record, raising fresh questions about the country's outlook and the impact on the global economy. Plus, why prices for durian, the 'king of fruits', are tumbling across Asia. And New York's move to target AI data centres. Presenter: Will Bain Producer: David Cann You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk (Picture: People walk in the Lujiazui financial district, in Shanghai, China, 14 July 2022. Credit: ALEX PLAVEVSKI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

People in this episode

Host: Will Bain

Guests: David Kuo, Emily Peck

Topics covered

• China's economy
• global economy
• durian prices
• AI data centres
• business news

Keywords

• China economy
• durian glut
• AI data centres

Mentioned in this episode

Products: durian

Places: China, Singapore, New York

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