Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the Economist.

In New York, I'm John Fassman.

And in London, I'm Jason Palmer.

Every weekday and marking a thousand episodes so far today, we provide a fresh perspective

on the events shaped in your world.

No country produces more of the world's chocolate than the Ivory Coast, but growing cacao

isn't easy or lucrative for the farmers.

Our correspondent visits in Eivwari in Village to learn about a battle brewing over how to improve

cacao farmer's lives.

And there's a lot going on with street names.

They can reflect the values of an age and the ideologies of a nation.

Even if you don't notice them, we take a wander around the city of London to consider

street names present and long since passed.

We're stuck though.

To many people, Europe looks to have it back together.

In helping to support Ukraine and resisting Russian aggression, the continent has shown

unity, grit, and a principled willingness to shoulder huge costs.

But a brutal economic squeeze is coming in the year ahead.

One that will test Europe's resilience even further.

And that's a worry for its friends around the world, particularly for America.

Europe has both a short term crisis and a long term crisis.

Henry Curry is our economic senator.

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