A Christmas roundup: Germany’s economy, the Crowdstrike outage and Ireland’s constitution vote
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🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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From the BBC World Service: “Marketplace Morning Report” host Leanna Byrne and producer James Graham look back at some of the year’s biggest business stories. First, this year has tested the dominance of Germany’s economy in Europe, and the transition to electric has tested German automakers. Then earlier in the year, a Crowdstrike outage shook air travel. And Byrne and Graham reflect on the role of women and work in Ireland.
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| 0:28.1 | Let's get this year wrapped. |
| 0:30.5 | Merry Christmas. |
| 0:31.5 | I'm Leanna Byrne. |
| 0:32.3 | And you're listening to the Marketplace Morning Report by the BBC World Service. |
| 0:36.5 | Okay, so it's time to look back on the year, |
| 0:39.0 | and our producer, James Graham, is back to co-host with me this Christmas. Hello, James. Hi, Leanna. |
| 0:44.7 | Any Christmas gifts on your wish list? I've started learning the piano, so I've requested piano lessons. |
| 0:50.7 | Oh, lovely. Okay, well, maybe we'll get you back on next year to show a bit of your skills. |
| 0:55.1 | Tinkle me ivory, too. |
| 0:56.6 | Anyway, I just wanted to get you in the festive spirit. |
| 0:59.2 | So let's have a little bit of magical music. |
| 1:04.1 | Feeling festive. |
| 1:05.5 | Feeling festive. |
| 1:06.4 | That's the tabernacle choir, the campanologists. |
| 1:09.1 | Has that got you in the spirit? |
| 1:10.1 | Absolutely. |
| 1:11.2 | James, it's been a good year, hasn't it? |
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