Business Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Bulgaria on the Edge
Are corruption, organised crime and human trafficking rife in this EU member state?
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How To Be Ambitious
Some say it's destructive, others a force for good. We explore the art of being ambitious
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Robots in the Developing World
What impact is automation having on low-wage economies in Asia and Africa?
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Tesla's Cobalt Conundrum
Sourcing the mineral, essential for Tesla batteries, is being hampered by war.
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Have We Reached the End of Globalisation?
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Rise of the Social Media Influencers
Manuela Saragosa explores the growth in social media influencers, paid to push products.
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The World of Male Grooming
The male grooming industry is worth 20 billion dollars worldwide, how much of it works?
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The World's Most Expensive Election Campaign?
Kenya's extravagant election campaign and the US and UK discuss future trade deals
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Sicily's Rural Mafia
Are EU farm funds unwittingly funding organised crime on the Italian island?
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Childcare at Work
The age-old conundrum of career vs kids, and how it's paid for in China, India and the US
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Hormones: They Cost How Much?
Have pharmaceutical companies been hiking prices on life-saving drugs for pure profit?
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Global Trade After Brexit
Who's going to be trading with who after Britain leaves the EU?
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Bankers in Court
Prosecuting banks nearly ten years on from the global financial crisis.
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Emojis: Love 'em or Hate 'em?
They're everywhere, but can businesses actually make any money out of them?
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Machines v Manpower
Robots and the jobs market - perhaps the outlook is not as gloomy as everyone assumes
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Sicily: Migrant Economics
Sicily, one of Europe's poorest regions, at the forefront of the migrant crisis.
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Hormones: Adrenaline and Panic
An adrenaline rush can have devastating consequences for stage performers and for police
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The Missing Female Executives
What is preventing progress in addressing the gender imbalance on large company boards?
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Japan: The Super-Ageing Society
The challenges facing Japan and its rapidly ageing population.
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North Korea: Still Trading
How does Pyongyang evade trade sanctions? And who is selling them so many luxury goods?
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Hormones: Adrenaline Sports
From bungee jumping to cycle couriers, the businesses that run on the adrenaline rush
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Drought in East Africa
The impact on Somaliland - an autonomous region of Somalia calling for recognition.
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The Asian Financial Crisis 20 Years On
How did 1997's Asian Financial Crisis unfold, and what has been its lasting impact?
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Micro-Targeting Voters
Did data analytics companies influence the outcome of the Brexit referendum?
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Hong Kong: Losing Out to China
Hong Kong was the world's busiest port, but since 1997 it's lost out to the mainland.
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Hormones: Oxytocin
The "love hormone" evokes cuddles and affection, but in Indian dairies it has a dark side
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The End of Globalisation?
Does the advent of automation and re-shoring spell the end of global trade growth?
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Kazakhstan Looks East
Kazakhstan looks to China to revive its ailing and oil-dependent economy
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Are We Overmedicated?
We ask if patients are being prescribed too many medicines.
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The Bank in Your Pocket
Smartphones are giving emerging markets access to credit and banking.