World Business Report Episodes Episode guide
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Review of the year - 2020
Can we build a more efficient world economy for the post Covid-19 era?
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Review of the Year - 2019
Boeing’s 737 Max remains grounded; Brexit resolved; have we reached peak Netflix?
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Review of the Year - 2018
A trade war erupts; Malaysia's government is toppled by a scandal; K-pop goes global.
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Review of the Year - 2017
US share prices jump; calls for action on emissions; Zimbabwe's President Mugabe resigns
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Retailers gear up for Black Friday
Retailers around the world are preparing for one of the biggest shopping days each year
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Republicans Await Trump’s Speech
Donald Trump plans to make his first speech as the official Republican party candidate
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Remembering Northern Rock
It's ten years since there was a dramatic run on the British bank Northern Rock.
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Regulating future technology
The European Union has outlined a strategy for regulation of new and emerging technology
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Reducing the risk of work-related suicide
On World Suicide Prevention Day we ask how employers can prevent work-related suicide.
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Record-breaking strike continues to disrupt France
We take an in-depth look at the causes and implications of France's pension reform strike
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Record US unemployment sparked by coronavirus
US unemployment hit its highest level since the 1930s as coronavirus struck the economy
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Record fine over US basketball player’s wages
LA Clippers fined $30 million - owner and former Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer also fined.
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Record $6.5bn Loss for BHP Billiton
The mining giant is hit by the commodities slump and a deadly mining disaster in Brazil
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Reconnecting America: What can the trillion dollar infrastructure bill achieve?
Can the signature bill of President Biden's first year in office deliver on its promises?
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Reckitt Benckiser boss "profoundly regrets" Korean deaths
The boss of Reckitt Benckiser apologises over a product linked to fatal lung injuries.
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Recession fears and rate hikes around the globe
The US could be heading for recession, we look at what that might mean for business.
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Rebuilding Ukraine: call for Russian oligarchs to foot the bill
Ukraine's leaders call for assets seized from Russian oligarchs to rebuild the country
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RBS Agrees $4.9bn Penalty to End US Probe
Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed a $4.9bn penalty with US regulators
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Rajapaksa to resign: what next for Sri Lanka's economy?
Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirms he is to resign on Wednesday
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Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain's Longest-serving Monarch
We ask if economic change is more dramatic today than it was in Victorian Britain
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Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain's Longest-serving Monarch
We ask if economic change is more dramatic today than it was in Victorian Britain.
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Queen Approves Suspension of UK Parliament
The British Prime Minister suspends government to focus on Brexit
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Quad leaders mark a milestone
Quad leaders meet at a virtual summit.
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Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Deepens
Qatar has been given a further 48 hours to meet demands from its Arab neighbours.
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Putin's Russia after 20 years
After 20 years of Vladimir Putin, we examine the Russian economy and consider his legacy
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Putin visits India
Russian president Vladimir Putin has held high level talks with India's PM Narendra Modi
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Putin says claims Russia is using gas prices as political weapon are "drivel"
His comments come as there is now intense focus on the energy markets
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Putin Brands N Korea Sanctions Useless
Russia's president warns that 'military hysteria' could lead to global catastrophe.
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Putin and Xi announce bilateral deals
Presidents Putin and Xi of Russia and China met and unveiled a number of bilateral deals
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Putin and Biden meet in Geneva
As the Russian and US presidents meet in Geneva, we examine the state of Russia's economy