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 January 24, 2025

Japan’s interest rates hit their highest in 17 years

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From the BBC World Service: Many hope that by increasing interest rates to 0.5%, the Bank of Japan might help spur growth for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Then, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the U.K. government says it should be excluded from tariffs on exports to America. And later, we hear from a company working to make rice production more sustainable.

Aired January 24, 2025

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