Sudan’s civil war devastates both lives and the economy

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  Hello, this is Business Matters on the BBC World Service with me, Sam Fennick.

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  Coming up on the programme today, two years into Sudan's brutal civil war,

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  the country is grappling with the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis,

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  with millions forced from their homes, aid agencies warn the humanitarian situation is reaching catastrophic levels.

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  And as Xi Jinping tours round Southeast Asia,

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  we'll examine what Malaysia stands to gain from new trade deals with China.

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  Also coming up in the programme, there's nothing a Chinese factory can't make.

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  Buy a bag from our factory in China, see the real world.

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  How to effortlessly browse Chinese website.

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  We'll talk about the viral videos on TikTok promoting how US consumers could avoid high prices caused by President Trump's tariffs.

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  As ever on Business Matters, we're joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world.

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  And today we have the pleasure of Erin McLaughlin's company.

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  She is the senior economist at the conference board,

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  which is a global nonprofit research organisation that provides economic insights and business analysis.

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  Erin joins us today from New York.

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  So it's a very good evening to you, Erin.

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  Thank you for being with us.

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  Well, thank you for having me, Sam.

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  And we have Simon Littlewood.

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  Now he's the founder of the Raffles Crew, which is a business networking company in Singapore.

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