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Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan whilst awaiting trial, says he鈥檇 be willing to go to court in Lebanon on financial wrongdoing charges. Speaking to the 大象传媒鈥檚 international business correspondent Theo Leggett, Mr. Ghosn said he had not profited from financial impropriety. Plus, ahead of the second round of France鈥檚 presidential election on Sunday, the 大象传媒鈥檚 Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield tells us how the two candidates wound up their campaigns, and what their economic priorities are. Chris Low from FHN Financial tells us how stock markets in the US have been affected by the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggesting that half percentage-point interest rate increases could be on the horizon. We hear from a resident of Shanghai in China, who describes the impact of the city鈥檚 stringent Covid-19 lockdown. And Kristin Schwab of World Business Report partner programme Marketplace reports on how current high inflation rates are hitting women harder than men.

(Photo: Carlos Ghosn in Beirut in January 2020; Credit: Getty Images)