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Oil crisis sees Biden visit Saudi Arabia

The US President says he 'won't be quiet' on the matter of human rights as he travels to Saudi Arabia for crucial trade talks. But there's concern from activists.

The US President, Joe Biden, says he 'won't be quiet' on the matter of human rights as he travels to Saudi Arabia for crucial trade talks. But there's concern from pro-democracy groups about the ethics of the trip, as well as questions over what outcomes it will achieve. Sarah Leah Whitson, a colleague and friend of Jamal Khashoggi, joins us on the programme alongside Bloomberg energy analyst Fernando Valle.

Business Matters is also joined by Samon Ellis from Bloomberg's Taipei Bureau, and Hayley Woodin, the executive editor of Business in Vancouver magazine.

We'll hear the latest from Sri Lanka and Italy, two countries in political turmoil over the condition of their economies.

Meanwhile, the NFL wants to make American football an Olympic sport. But it's already got competition from Nigeria. The owner of a successful Lagos football team, Alaezi Akpuru, tells us why the sport's growth could be big business for Africa.

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Fri 15 Jul 2022 00:06GMT

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