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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Italy's low birth rate

Italy’s population is shrinking rapidly – we take a look at the economic impact.

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Nigeria's brain drain

We look into Japa - Nigeria's problem with highly skilled people leaving the country.

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Japan's aging population

We look into what the ever decreasing workforce means for businesses in Japan.

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Population: Your questions answered

Dr Jennifer Sciubba, population expert, on the impact of having more people in the world.

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Happy Birthday barcode

The barcode turns 50. What next for one of the most important innovations in retail?

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Fair pay for rooibos tea

We hear from the people who discovered rooibos tea and are now being paid back by farmers.

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Coffee: Time for a new bean?

Could the Liberica bean future-proof the world's favourite drink?

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Business Daily meets: World Chess CEO Ilya Merenzon

How do you make a game with a conservative image more marketable, and more profitable?

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The Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on

Has stability in Northern Ireland helped the economy?

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The modern pilgrimage boom

How new pilgrim paths and trails are boosting local businesses.

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How wearing glasses can improve the economy

A simple solution which improves literacy, job prospects, and keep families safe.

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Inside the semiconductor factory

Almost everything electronic is powered by chips. But what goes into making them?

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The Phantom of the Opera: Goodbye Broadway

After 35 years, the musical is closing in New York.

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Bringing the Tasmanian Tiger back from extinction

Australian scientists are aiming to bring a long-extinct animal back to life.

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How Covid shifted US tipping

With customers using less cash, we look at the impact.

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Why are African flights so expensive?

Prices are around 45% more expensive than equivalent trips elsewhere.

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Argentina: Still a nation of beef lovers?

The much-loved meat is becoming unaffordable for some consumers.

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Counting the cost of Iftar

We find out how the rising price of food is affecting Muslims around the world.

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Business Daily meets: Athletic Brewing CEO Bill Shufelt

The non-alcoholic craft beer company has become one of the largest in the US.

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Is Mexico benefiting from the US-China trade war?

US-based multinationals are moving their operations closer to home

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Quiet quitting in France

Why are so many young French people feeling demotivated and quitting their jobs?

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Peru’s blueberry boom

How Peru became the world's top blueberry exporter in just a decade.

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GM mustard in India

Could growing genetically modified mustard be the answer to oil shortages in India?

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Business Daily meets: Tim O'Reilly

We speak to the Silicon Valley veteran about failing tech stocks, and an AI revolution.

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The homes only locals can buy

Londoners are moving in thanks to a ownership scheme which started in the US in the 1960s

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Recycling heat from kitchens to keep restaurants warm

The start-up that's worked out how to use hot fumes from kitchens to heat restaurants.

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Female electrical line workers

The women who work in very challenging conditions to keep the electricity flowing.

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Making money and doing good

Social entrepreneurs contribute billions of dollars to the global economy.

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Business Daily meets: Sir John Hegarty

What's the future of the advertising industry? And how businesses can survive recession.

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Bridging the gap between creative and tech

We hear from Thomas Dolby, Jan Harlan and Lyndsey Scott.

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The dominance of the US dollar

For decades the US dollar has been king when it comes to global trade, is that changing?

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Northern Ireland and American investment

Are American firms really ready to triple investment in Northern Ireland?

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Turkey election: Young people and the economy

Turkey election: How will 5 million young people vote as the cost of living soars?

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Eurovision 2023 heads to Liverpool

We look at the value of hosting, and hear from fans making the journey.

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A new coal mine for the UK

Bringing jobs and investment – or an environmental backwards step?

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Leaving Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Economic chaos means more people are leaving than ever before.

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Is a four-day working week the future?

We hear from companies and employees who've been trialling the idea.

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The world's fastest EV

Mate Rimac tells us how he designed and now produces the world's fastest electric car

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The game that shocked the world

Grand Theft Auto changed gaming. Controversy and creativity drove its success, but how?

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Jason Derulo: Music and business

The musician reveals how an unlikely investment made him millions of dollars

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Music and business: Breaking in

The music industry is worth billions of dollars - how can you get a slice of the pie?

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Music and business: Gospel

Gospel: Is the spiritual message of the music getting lost in the world of commercialism?

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Music and business: New trends in India

Bollywood still dominates but regional music and other genres are attracting investment.

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Music and business: Gigging

Musicians, promoters and comedians take us inside the grass roots gigging industry.

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Microfinance in Sri Lanka part 1

How taking out small loans has left many women in rural Sri Lanka with crippling debts.

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Microfinance in Sri Lanka: part 2

One Sri Lankan woman’s struggle with debt after taking a small loan.

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Business Daily Meets: Tony Elumelu

Rethinking the role of business in Africa with the Nigerian economist.

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The economics of cocaine

The illegal trade in cocaine could be contributing as much as 4% to Colombia's GDP

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The 'right to repair' movement

World Service listeners tell us about making items last a lifetime.

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The US banking system on life support

Meet Tim Mayopoulos, the "financial first responder" brought in to protect SVB customers

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