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World Business Report Episodes

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    First broadcast 30/03/2020 21:32 GMT

    The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

  2. Coronavirus boosts gaming industry

    Whilst many businesses suffer as a result of coronavirus, gaming is bucking the trend

  3. How is Africa coping with coronavirus?

    Zimbabwe goes into lockdown and South Africans face supermarkets stripped of food.

  4. Signs of life in China's economy

    We take the temperature of China's economy amid signs it is sputtering back into life

  5. Signs of life in China's economy

    We take the temperature of China's economy amid signs it is sputtering back into life

  6. UK government unveils aid for self-employed

    Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has announced help for some self-employed workers.

  7. G20 meets online to discuss coronavirus relief

    As new US unemployment claims hit a record the G20 met online to discuss a global rescue

  8. Can India's economy weather the Covid-19 crisis?

    As India enters lockdown, is $20bn enough to get it through the Covid-19 crisis?

  9. The challenge of working from home

    As coronavirus forces more of us to work from home, we explore the challenges it poses

  10. Gender and coronavirus

    We ask whether gender makes a difference to how the coronavirus pandemic could impact you

  11. Gender and coronavirus

    We ask whether gender makes a difference to how the coronavirus pandemic could impact you

  12. UK under lockdown

    South Africa and France also announce further strict measures

  13. Chinese wild meat markets may be linked to Covid-19

    We take a closer look at the trading of wild meat in China

  14. More shops temporarily close due to coronavirus concerns

    McDonalds becomes the latest food outlet to temporarily close.

  15. UK pubs and restaurants told to close

    UK pubs and restaurants told to close in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus

  16. The businesses defying the global trend

    Whilst business is tough for many, we look at some of the firms bucking the global trend

  17. Coronavirus and the gig economy

    We ask how the economic shock of coronavirus is likely to impact those working freelance

  18. Coronavirus and the gig economy

    We ask how the economic shock of coronavirus is likely to impact those working freelance

  19. Financial market sell-offs continue

    As market sell-offs continue we get the latest from Susan Schmidt at Aviva Investors.

  20. Italy under lockdown

    We hear how Italian life has changed after the country was put into coronavirus lockdown

  21. UK government pledges emergency cash to help businesses

    An "unprecedented" set of financial measures has been announced to help the UK economy

  22. Germany introduces new coronavirus measures

    Germany has brought in measures including border closures to try and head off coronavirus

  23. Stocks plunge despite global central bank action

    Wall Street halted trading again despite efforts to ease the coronavirus economic pain

  24. Stocks plunge despite global central bank action

    Wall Street halted trading again despite efforts to ease the coronavirus economic pain

  25. Coronavirus: US Fed slashes interest rates

    The US has cut interest rates to almost zero and launched a $700bn stimulus programme

  26. President Trump declares national emergency

    US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency

  27. Share markets rise as global sell-off eases

    Share markets in Europe and the US recovered some ground after a challenging Thursday

  28. Global stocks plunge as coronavirus fears spread

    Shares are falling as investors see coronavirus bringing the world economy to a halt

  29. Global stocks plunge as coronavirus fears spread

    Shares are falling as investors see coronavirus bringing the world economy to a halt

  30. UK pledges $40bn to combat coronavirus

    The UK unveiled measures worth $40bn to combat the economic effects of coronavirus

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