Hello and welcome to the fourth of our world in specials.

This week we're coming to you in place of money talks as we look ahead to issues that will be shaping the world economy in 2018.

We'll be investigating the future of American business.

This year companies will still find it incredibly difficult to escape politics.

How Brexit looks from China.

Brexit is about just uncertainty.

People are concerned that we're not moving more quickly.

What 2018 has in store for developing markets.

You know, there's always a risk, of course,

with making big predictions like this,

but of course, given that this is the name of the show

all, I will stick my neck out.

And why bigger might be better for the car industry.

It might seem odd that sports car makers want to make SUVs and there's a simple reason for that.

People want to buy SUVs. But first I should introduce my co-host across the table for this trip around the world in a year to come.

Daniel Franklin is editor of our World in 2018 Supplement.

Hello there Daniel. Hello Anne. And welcome

back. Now why do you think the economic lens is one that's so important particularly

as we look into 2018 as opposed to at any other given time? Well it's always important for

itself for the well-being of people it colours how people experience the year ahead

it's also affects so much else. It affects politics. It feeds into

elections, it feeds into the state of public opinion, and it affects policies too. So I think

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