(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Businesses are turning away from Saudi Arabia after reports a dissident journalist was killed by the country’s security forces. Then, we hear from Paul Romer, who won this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences for his research into how innovation can be used to protect the environment. Afterwards, Netflix and Amazon are battling in India to increase viewers. But competition from Indian production houses is complicating efforts. We’ll take you to a film set in Mumbai and hear from filmmakers there competing for eyeballs online. Today’s show is sponsored by GAIN Capital Group, (gaincapital.com), LinkedIn (linkedin.com) and Selligent (selligent.com). (10/12/2018)
Businesses turn away from Saudi Arabia amid uncertainty about dissident journalist’s fate
A woman holds a portrait of missing journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi reading 'Jamal Khashoggi is missing since October 2' during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate on October 9, 2018 in Istanbul. OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images