Freddie Fulston

In London, Freddie Fulston, Bloomberg Radio.

Africans need to invest.

There are deals to be done and business to be won.

China has been delivering on its economic strategy.

The result?

A widening trade deficit with Europe and more competition.

And its latest roadmap gives Europeans yet more reason to question the free market model they've long relied on.

The continent's largest economy, Germany, has seen declines in manufacturing output and a struggling auto industry.

Goldman Sachs says China's renewed focus on manufacturing and trade could cost the euro area,

0.6% of GDP by the end of the decade.

In London, Freddie Fulston, Bloomberg Radio.

Key pillars of the EU proposal will look at price support mechanisms and plans to jointly source the minerals, which are crucial for modern technology.

It also recommends ways to shield both markets from an oversupply of outside minerals and suggests the two sides build supply chains with each other.

Crucially, the EU plan also insists both sides respect each other's territorial integrity, following US threats to seize the Danish territory of Greenland.

In London, Freddie Fullston, Bloomberg Radio.

Key pillars of the EU proposal will look at price support mechanisms and plans to jointly source the minerals, which are crucial for modern technology.

It also recommends ways to shield both markets from an oversupply of outside minerals and suggests the two sides build supply chains with each other.

Crucially, the EU plan also insists both sides respect each other's territorial integrity

following US threats to seize the Danish territory of Greenland.

In London, Freddie Fulston, Bloomberg Radio.