Sunak previews UK budget, von der Leyen warns of more pandemics, Lucid takes on Tesla

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce the UK’s budget on Monday and it includes a £5bn “restart” grant scheme, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warns that Europe could face an “era of pandemics,” and Japanese officials are preparing revisions to the country’s corporate governance code in an effort to change an inward looking corporate culture. Plus, the FT’s Patrick McGee explains how Lucid Motors will challenge Tesla in the electric vehicle market. Sunak to give £5bn boost to Covid-hit companies in Budget https://www.ft.com/content/9c6e7088-5577-4b17-adc1-502bffd33a76 Europe must prepare for ‘era of pandemics’, von der Leyen says https://www.ft.com/content/fba558ff-94a5-4c6c-b848-c8fd91b13c16? Japan prepares to shake up corporate code https://www.ft.com/content/a8de1297-52b1-4ee7-aa24-b4e966790dba Lucid takes on Tesla as electric vehicle competition hots up https://www.ft.com/content/8e01e59e-5b89-46c2-a798-6945fa2f255d Note: This episode has been updated to reflect that the Sputnik V vaccine was developed in Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.