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Representatives of the Indian and British governments have held a first day of talks over a free trade deal, potentially worth billions of dollars. The UK鈥檚 Secretary of State for International Trade, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, told us that the proposed agreement will bring growth opportunities to British businesses. Plus, a dispute over lithium mining concessions granted by Chile鈥檚 outgoing president Sebastian Pinera has sparked fierce debate in recent days. Chilean economist Francisco Meneses tells us about the importance of lithium to the country鈥檚 economy, and how incoming head of state Gabriel Boric is walking a tightrope when it comes to building a political coalition. We鈥檙e joined by Cary Leahey of the New York-based Decision Economics for a look at what鈥檚 been happening in the US markets on Thursday. Plus, Twitter is freely available in Nigeria for the first time in seven months. The 大象传媒's Chris Ewokor in Abuja tells us why the social media site had been blocked in the first place, and online food vendor Chef Marvy tells us how Twitter's suspension affected her business. Plus, following a shortage of French fries for Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Kenya, the 大象传媒's Tamasin Ford explores why multinational fast food chains don't simply turn to local suppliers to meet their needs.

(Picture: Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal and UK international trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan in New Delhi. Picture credit: Getty Images.)