BBC World Service - Business Daily

How 'cheap' English is conquering the world

English language has become a basic skill that kids are picking up in surprising places

The pitfalls when soccer tries to break into the US and Asian markets

Why the owners of movies and artworks don't want you to see them

Chinese tech giants are gaining ground, but can they truly go global?

Meetings are the bane of many an office worker's life, so why are we having more of them?

Offshore wind power is about to hit the big time in northern Europe

A criminal turned athlete and a journalist turned teacher on the art of the career switch

Do promises of increased government spending in the UK mean the end of benefits cuts?

Cryptocurrency mining is booming across parts of the former Soviet Union

US public support for trade unions is at its highest for years