Ed Butler

Okei. Dr. Peter Bujari, Tanzanian public health expert. My thanks to you and of course my thanks to Dr. Amy Jadasimi of the business hub Ladol in Lagos in Nigeria. Thanks to you all for listening as well. That's it for this double take edition of Business Daily. From me, Ed Butler, and the rest of the team, take care.

Hi there, I'm Ed Butler.

Well, I have not made a lot of money yet.

Saletisti onnistui!

Saletisti onnistui!

The idea is to connect the markets so that they can be able to find a place to sell their diamonds when they find diamonds.

And also to empower them to be able to know what they are doing.

Access to markets and a fair value.

We give them training.

The reputation of the industry, which I think we are following by introducing the Genfer standard.

Sinulle, joka haluat enemmän kuin pelkän kuntosalin. Elixialla pysyt motivoituneena ammattitaitoisten ohjaajien ja yli 70 erilaisen ryhmäliikuntatunnin avulla. Saat personal trainerin tukea silloin, kun sitä tarvitset ja olet osa treeniyhteisöä, jossa jokainen kannustaa sinua. Tutustu Suomen monipuolisimpaan liikuntatarjontaan ja aloita harjoittelu osoitteessa elixia.fi. Motivation included.

Today we're investigating the Chinese city that claims to be the home of Christmas.

From the UK, this is Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

I'm Ed Butler, and Merry Christmas to you all.

I hope you're having a good Christmas morning.

Have you ever wondered where your festive lights, the baubles and the toys all come from?

Well, there's a good chance a fair few of them originate in the Chinese city of Yiwu.

Join me as we find out more about this place and just how it's being affected by the latest US tariffs.

The sound of traders in the town of Yiwu in central eastern China attempting to master Spanish.

Language skills like these are important because Yiwu is a major international trading hub, especially at this time of year, selling commodities to a global market.