End-Gulfed: Preparing for a post-oil future
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The petrostates of the Gulf are modernising their economies, growing more tolerant and liberalising their social contracts as they prepare for a world run on fewer hydrocarbons—but who will be left behind? A Chinese maker of electric vehicles prepares to steal a march on Tesla. And a look at Britain’s newest islands reveals they are made of wet wipes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
| 0:04.6 | Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday. |
| 0:12.1 | So I'm counting this Caribbean rum distillery tour as professional development. |
| 0:22.4 | Yours calling. |
| 0:24.2 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday. |
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| 1:05.7 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. In New York, I'm John Fastman. |
| 1:11.5 | And in London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:13.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:20.4 | Tesla is the world's biggest maker of electric vehicles, but a Chinese firm called BYD may soon challenge its supremacy, setting the stage for a competition that could shape car markets around the world. |
| 1:34.5 | And you might not worry much about flushing a wet wipe down the toilet. |
| 1:39.4 | Many are allegedly biodegradable, right? |
| 1:42.3 | It's not as simple as that. |
| 1:44.3 | There are so many going down British pipes |
| 1:46.4 | that whole islands of them are forming in the country's rivers. |
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