World Business Report

President Donald Trump’s announcement comes hours after G7 finance ministers said they were ready to use strategic oil reserves if necessary. Also, Anthropic sues the US government for calling it a risk. And we mark 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith’s iconic economics book, The Wealth of Nations.
(Picture: Motorists queue at a gas station in Skopje, North Macedonia, 09 March 2026. After the Regulatory Commission announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices at gas stations, people rushed to fill the tanks of their vehicles. Credit: Photo by GEORGI LICOVSKI/EPA/Shutterstock)

Bangladesh starts rationing fuel for private motorists. It's a result of the rapid rise in oil prices as a result of the US/Israel war on Iran.
And Nepal has a elected a new government, six months after the previous administration was toppled by Gen Z protests. Leanna Byrne hears from Nepal.

Israel bombards Beirut and Tehran and many people are being displaced. We hear from the restaurant owner keeping the ddors open for her customers despite the explosions.
Also, Ed Butler finds out why hundreds of trafficked workers were released from scam centres in Cambodia, only to end up wandering the streets of the capital without a way back home.
And we dig into the growing numbers of young Roblox millionaires.

The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, says he will grant India a 30-day waiver to buy sanctioned oil from Russia to help ease supply concerns in the global market.
It comes as the Qatari energy minister warns that all energy producers in the Gulf region could shut down exports within weeks.
Plus - we hear from Nepal where votes are being counted in what’s being dubbed the young versus old election.

What do people in Iran think about the war? We hear from Iranians across the country who tell us how life is changed.
Also, we look at the life of foreign workers living in neighbouring countries, hearing from two Indian construction workers from Qatar. We ask how they are feeling since the war started.
But others are willing to pay over $250,000 just to escape from the United Arab Emirates.