Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Episodes to download
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Africa's animation scene: Ready for takeoff
Thu 15 Oct 2020
A grassroots animation industry is building across the continent
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Over 50 and out of work
Wed 14 Oct 2020
What's it like for older people losing their job in the Covid pandemic?
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Sexism in African investment
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Why do female entrepreneurs in Africa not get the investment capital they need?
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The future of Hong Kong
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Can Hong Kong retain its position as Asia's financial capital?
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The end of the line for cruise ships?
Thu 8 Oct 2020
Once a lucrative market, cruises have been all but wiped out since the coronavirus
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Does big tech need a reboot?
Wed 7 Oct 2020
A leading Silicon Valley boss says the big tech companies need more empathy and diversity
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Is Facebook bad for democracy?
Tue 6 Oct 2020
How the social media platform is poisoning politics around the world.
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Is it time to rethink the electricity grid?
Mon 5 Oct 2020
Are our century-old grids fit for the era of solar and wind power?
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Business Weekly: 03/10/2020
Sat 3 Oct 2020
What policies on the economy or the environment did the US presidential candidates offer?
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Final countdown for a Brexit trade deal
Fri 2 Oct 2020
Why state aid may be the sticking point for a Brexit trade deal
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Trump's taxes
Thu 1 Oct 2020
What can the NY Times' revelations can tell us about the President's financial affairs?
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Facebook's face-off in Australia
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Why Facebook has threatened to ban all news on its Australian site
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China to the rescue?
Mon 28 Sep 2020
Has President Xi just fired the starting gun on a global race to decarbonise the economy?
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London's dirty financial secrets
Fri 25 Sep 2020
How some of the world's biggest banks are helping criminals launder money
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Venture capital in Africa
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Investment in African based start-ups is more likely to go to non-African founders. Why?
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Why is fashion still not sustainable?
Wed 23 Sep 2020
It’s been a cause célèbre for decades, but it seems like little has changed.
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Craft beer in a pandemic
Tue 22 Sep 2020
How is the craft beer industry faring during the coronavirus pandemic?
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Has Coronavirus killed the nightclub?
Mon 21 Sep 2020
Nightclubs around the world are struggling to survive with social distancing guidelines
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US Elections: California burning
Fri 18 Sep 2020
The West Coast wildfires have lifted climate change to the top of the campaign agenda
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US Elections: The end of Reaganomics?
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Will the elections usher in a sea-change in economic thinking?
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US Elections: Immigrants welcome?
Wed 16 Sep 2020
President Trump's immigrant crackdown is popular with his base, less so with businesses
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US Elections: What it means for healthcare
Tue 15 Sep 2020
How voters' decision in November could affect their coverage
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US Elections: The view from Beijing
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Would China policy differ all that much under a Biden or Trump presidency?
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Business Weekly: 12/09/2020
Sat 12 Sep 2020
Resurrecting dead viruses and and raising curtains in theatres once again.
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Biotech: The future of materials
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Can spider silk and grasshopper rubber wean us off our addiction to oil-based plastics?