Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican says

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  Hello and welcome to Business Matters.

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  I'm Roger Hearing.

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  On the program today, a look at the life and legacy of Pope Francis.

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  Also shares drop heavily on Wall Street as investors worry about the future of the chairman of the Federal Reserve,

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  the US Vice President in India on holiday,

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  but also talking to the Prime Minister there about trade ties.

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  Plus,

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  how smuggling in West Africa is costing governments billions at a time of increasing concern over global trade.

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  People are bringing in a lot of cosmetics, food, alcohol,

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  and then increasingly we also see high value smuggling of gold and other things, cocoa.

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  And we'll look at the plight of those forced to work in scam centres,

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  as the UN says the phenomenon is growing across the world.

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  And I'll be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides,

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  the world, Peter Marisi,

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  economist and professor of business at the University of Maryland,

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  who's joining us from Alexandria, Virginia.

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  Peter, very good evening to you.

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  I'm delighted to be with you just again.

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  Good to have you there.

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  And across the other side of the world, Sushma Ramachandra,

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