Israel-Iran conflict's impact on the global economy

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  Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Leanna Byrne.

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  And on this edition,

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  President Donald Trump has lashed out at both Iran and Israel, despite a ceasefire deal.

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  But as the region pauses for breath, we're asking what's the impact on the global economy?

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  Plus, we're in Taichung, China for the Summer World Economic Forum,

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  where global leaders are meeting against a backdrop of slowing growth and rising trade tensions.

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  Also, we'll head to rural northern Uganda.

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  One social enterprise is using agricultural waste to power homes and plug the energy gap.

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  But first, two political and economic allies are at odds.

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  Donald Trump said he's not happy with Israel.

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  Israel, as soon as we made the deal,

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  they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I'd never seen before.

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  The biggest load that we've seen.

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  I'm not happy with Israel.

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  You know, when I say, OK, now you have 12 hours,

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  you don't go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them.

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  So I'm not happy with them.

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  I'm not happy with Iran either.

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  You know what?

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