About this episode

The episode discusses how Chinese electric vehicles are helping to boost the economy amidst slowing GDP growth and covers the end of passport checks at the Gibraltar-Spain border post-Brexit.

Chinese GDP growth slowed to 4.3% but success in electric vehicles and EV batteries boosted export earnings. We also head to Gibraltar where citizens and businesses of "The Rock" and Spain cheer the end of passport checks on the frontier border following the post-Brexit agreement between Spain and the UK. World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world. The stories that matter: World Business Express brings you the essentials on the fast-changing global economy. What forces are driving the markets and industry? Hear unique insight from top CEOs, investors, economic thinkers and small business bosses.

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Host: BBC World Service

Topics covered

• Chinese economy
• electric vehicles
• export earnings
• Gibraltar border
• Brexit agreement
• global economy

Keywords

• Chinese GDP
• electric vehicles
• EV batteries
• export earnings
• Gibraltar
• Brexit
• UK
• Spain

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Places: China, Gibraltar, Spain, UK

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