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Cities at a standstill

Cities at a standstill

How strikes and protests affect business in Paris and Hong Kong

Business Daily · BBC World Service

January 21, 202017m 28s

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Show Notes

How strikes and protests affect the economies of major cities. Will Bain visits Paris to see how strikes on the transport network are affecting local businesses, while Ed Butler speaks to author and former Hong Kong civil servant Rachel Cartland about the economic impact of anti-China protests in the region.

(Photo: Protests against the policies of French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris in January, Credit: Getty Images)