A special interview with the boss of the World Bank

World Bank President David Malpass on the consequences of global debt.

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Sri Lanka: Life after an economic crisis

We revisit the country to see how much, if anything, has changed.

• 17 mins

Business Daily Meets: Jason Bell

The photographer tells us about working with some of the most famous people in the world.

• 17 mins

Qatar: The migrant workers behind the World Cup

We explore the questions still to be answered around mistreatment and compensation.

• 17 mins

Qatar’s World Cup tourism gamble

Will a boost in visitors for the Qatar World Cup lead to more visitors in the long run?

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The footballers transforming their home towns

The huge wages in Europe’s football leagues are making a difference in Africa.

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Women in business in Qatar

We explore the challenges and opportunities facing Qatar's female entrepreneurs.

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How much is it costing fans to go to Qatar?

How much are football fans willing to spend to watch their team at the 2022 World Cup?

• 17 mins

Africa’s Middlemen: Rent-seekers or cultural brokers?

Are Africa’s middlemen a crucial part of business transactions or a distraction?

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The Morality of Machines

We explore the ethical issues raised by new developments in artificial intelligence.

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Rebuilding lives after flooding in Pakistan

We hear from three people whose lives were devastated by the recent floods in Pakistan.

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Business Daily Meets: Boyan Slat

We speak to the man who wants to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

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Business Daily Meets: Nico Rosberg

F1 champion Nico Rosberg is reinventing himself as a champion of green technology

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Africa Super League – new dawn for football?

Will the new lucrative club tournament help or hinder the game in Africa?

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The cost of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean

We meet the crew and some of those on board humanitarian rescue ship The Ocean Viking.

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Reinventing recycling in Louisiana

We explore a New Orleans project using recycled glass to fight coastal erosion

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Business Daily Meets: Patrice Evra

As the 2022 World Cup kicks off Patrice Evra talks to us about footballers and money.

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Business Daily Meets: Mathieu Flamini

Mathieu Flamini tells us what playing professional football taught him about business.

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Floriade: Was it worth it?

As one of the world's biggest garden events closes, we find out how successful it was

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Napping on the job

We explore sleep breaks at work and how a quick nap could make us all more productive

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Growing opposition to mining in Panama

Will Panama ban open pit metal mining like a number of other Latin American countries?

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Business Daily Meets: Krept

The UK-based rapper talks about mixing music and entrepreneurship.

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Beauty costs: How do you create a beauty empire? With Marcia Kilgore

Marcia Kilgore on how she created five huge businesses, including FitFlop and Beauty Pie

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Beauty costs: A spotlight on skin lightening

Why are skin lightening products still selling despite being banned in several countries?

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Beauty costs: Beauty disruptor brands

How start-up beauty companies are dominating the mainstream market

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Beauty Costs: Why is Korean skincare so popular?

Why K-beauty has become the world's second biggest exporter of beauty products.

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Beauty Costs: Girls, beauty and advertising

How do pictures of women in the media make girls feel about themselves?

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Regulating online gambling

Why moving gambling online means regulators are rethinking the rules.

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Nollywood: Nigeria's billion dollar film industry

Find our more about the fastest growing film industry in the world, Nigeria's Nollywood.

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What's happened to the titans of big tech?

We explore why this is proving to be a tough time for Google, Twitter and Meta.

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Toy trends: Are people still spending?

We look at the global toy market, and how consumer preferences are changing.

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The rising stars of football and their money

After the World Cup some lesser known players could land huge deals, but are they ready?

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Money jobs: Making money on the tables

The high stakes world of working as a croupier or playing poker for a living.

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Money jobs: Cashing or crashing with crypto

Find out more about the risky business of trying to make a living in the world of crypto.

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Money jobs: The truth about trading

We find out what it's really like working as a commodities trader.

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Money jobs: The reality for realtors

Find out what it’s like selling houses in the most expensive markets in the world.

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Money jobs: Inside the auction house

Leanna Byrne goes behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest auction houses

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Review of 2022

We look at how the big business stories have affected your money and your work this year

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Women, sport and business: Haley Rosen

The former pro soccer player trying to change coverage of women's sport.

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Women, sport and business: Media deals

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Women, sport and business: Merchandise

We explore why merchandise and sports wear are so important for women's sport.

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Women, sport and business: Betting

Is women's sport the next step for the gambling industry?

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Women, sport and business: Making NBA history

Cynt Marshall tells us how she became the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks.

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Business and conscription in Russia

How are Russian businesses coping as their employees are called up to fight in Ukraine?

• 17 mins

Who is Jack Ma?

Brian Wong, former special assistant to Mr Ma, on working at Alibaba and what lies ahead

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The return to burning wood

Demand for wood to burn to heat homes is growing - but is that a problem?

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China's Covid nightmare: Can Beijing bounce back?

As borders open, we ask how much of a turning point this is for the Chinese economy.

• 17 mins

Why is Nashville a magnet for entrepreneurs?

Samira Hussain finds out what makes the US city so attractive and how residents feel

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Tackling the global food crisis in 2023

How we can avert global famines in 2023? Find out why small hold farmers could be key

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Why does India have so many female pilots?

At 12.4% India has the highest percentage of female pilots in the world. We find out why

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The nappy problem

Nappies are one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste - we look the alternatives.

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Long Covid and work

We explore the impact long Covid is having on people's working lives.

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The resurgence of vinyl records

Demand for vinyl records is rising but how is the pressing industry coping with the rush?

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Cost of living: Transport

How is the cost of living crisis affecting our transport systems?

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Cost of living: Childcare

The cost of living crisis is pushing parents to the edge of their finances.

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Cost of living: Housing

Whether you’re renting or buying, your housing costs could be going up.

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Cost of living: Hospitality

Why, after surviving the pandemic, are hospitality businesses closing now?

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Cost of living: Dresden, Germany

How the rising cost of living is affecting people, prices and power supply in Dresden.

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The boss of Africa's biggest bank

Ecobank CEO Ade Ayeyemi says African governments should subsidise less and tax more

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The market for military memorabilia

The ethics of buying and selling military artefacts and replica uniforms

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My hijab, my way

We meet four women who make a living making, modelling, buying and selling hijabs.

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ASML: Inside Europe’s most valuable tech company

Tech giant ASML makes machines that print advanced microchips but who should have them?

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What is the cost of lower inflation?

We ask whether central banks are taking the right approach

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Getting into business: Mentoring

Can having a mentor make you more successful?

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Getting into business: Selling on social media

How selling on social media is leading to sky rocketing sales in Southeast Asia.

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Getting into business: Starting out

Business owners tell us what it’s been like to start-up since the pandemic.

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Getting into business: Start-up capital in Africa

Investment in African tech start-ups is growing 6 times faster than the global average

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Getting into business: Founding a billion dollar firm

How Aadit Palicha founded Zepto, a grocery delivery firm valued at over a billion dollars

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Big sporting event, very small town

We explore the costs and benefits to a small town of putting on a big sporting event.

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What does studying in the UK cost Africans?

We explore what some African students have to do to get a place to study in the UK.

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Nigeria's election and the economy

We explore the challenges facing Nigeria’s economy as it goes to the polls.

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Turkey earthquake: What is the future for young people?

We speak to students facing a difficult decision.

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Sweden leads green steel race

How a remote town in northern Sweden is racing to make the greenest steel on earth.

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Ukraine war: Economic fallout

A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, we examine the real state of the Russian economy.

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Ukraine war: Refugees starting again

We hear from three Ukrainian refugees rebuilding their lives and their businesses.

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Ukraine war: Refugees and resilience

Ukrainian refugees tell us about finding work and keeping their businesses going.

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Ukraine war: Preserving culture

How the art world is trying to keep Ukraine's cultural and artistic heritage alive

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The importance of handmade products

We explore why the market for real handmade products has surged in recent years.

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Syria: Starting a business in a warzone

The founder of Syria's first ride-sharing app tells us about starting his business.

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Unionising the US workforce

There has been a surge in the number of people voting to join a labour union.

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How Portugal is cycling to success

Portuguese bike manufacturers tell us why business is booming.

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A story of modern slavery in the UK

Ayo tells us about being trafficked from Nigeria into domestic slavery in the UK.

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Trains in the USA: Your take

US citizens share their experiences of using the rail network in America

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Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 1

How increasing tourism and private investment is helping the Uzbek economy grow.

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Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 2

Young entrepreneurs and digital businesses are central to creating a new Uzbek economy.

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Do attractive people earn more?

How our physical appearance affects our earning potential

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Health apps: Are we sharing too much?

We find out whether companies can protect our data in an ever changing environment.

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Oscars: Celebrity gifting suites

Behind the scenes at a celebrity gifting suite, who gets what and what does it cost?

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Syria: Life after the earthquake

A month on from the devastating earthquake in Syria. How does life and business rebuild?

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Syria's child labour problem: Abdullah's story

Abdullah, 14, tells us he's been forced into child labour just to keep his family fed.

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What is Rumble? The streaming platform building an alternative internet

We take a deep dive into the alt-tech company “immune to cancel culture”

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The unbanked

We ask why 1.4 billion people can't get a bank account, and what's being done to help.

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Business Daily Meets: Sarah Willingham

The hospitality entrepreneur talks about launching a business in the pandemic.

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Antibiotics: How to fix a broken market

Research into new antibiotics is crucial - how can we fix the market so it happens?

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Afrobeats: A multi-million dollar industry

We find out whether other sectors can capitalise on the music genre's success.

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Chatbots and business

We explore how AI chatbots are changing the way businesses are run.

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Venezuela: 10 years on

The country has been through an extraordinary economic collapse. Where does it go next?

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The business of returning treasures

We explore the debate around returning problematic museum artefacts

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India's growing population

India is about to become the most populous nation on earth, we explore what that means.

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