World Business Report - EU-Mercosur deal gets green light

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A free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc is approved, but some countries aren’t happy. We speak to a European Commissioner for Trade about the deal.

And there's another big deal brewing - this time in the mining sector, as Glencore and Rio Tinto are in preliminary talks about a takeover worth two hundred and seven billion dollars. A mining analyst gives us his take on what it could mean for the industry.

And how has news of that deal affected markets? We’ll be finding out.

Published on Friday, 9th January 2026.

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