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German chancellor Angela Merkel has discussed immigration at the World Economic Forum. Anne McElvoy of The Economist is in Davos, and assesses how serious an issue rising tension between Italy and France over the topic is likely to become. Also in the programme, ahead of next month's elections in Nigeria, President Buhari has proposed a 50% increase in the minimum wage. Our reporter in Lagos tells us why unions are calling for an even bigger rise. With a partial US government shutdown now in its fifth week, our regular US economic commentator, Irwin Stelzer of the Hudson Institute, explains how the deadlock might be broken. We hear from our reporter at the first criminal trial of senior UK banking executives in the wake of the financial crisis, where four former bosses at Barclays bank are charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. Plus as a number of British social media 'influencers' agree to clearly state if they've been paid or received other inducements to post material in return for their endorsements, British Instagrammer Em Sheldon tells us how the industry works.