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Mighty Patch founder Ju Rhyu
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the founder of Hero Cosmetics, the brand behind Mighty Patch, a skin patch that's used to improve the appearance of acne. Patches like these h...
No suits, four-day weeks: Asia's energy crunch
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With a state of emergency in the Philippines and a series of four-day working weeks and fuel rationing across many countries, the global energy crisis...
ICE: Is it chilling the US economy?
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, around 4000 federal officers were deployed in Minneapolis in a major immigration crackdown.Local firms say the resulting upheaval and prote...
Could the Arctic rewrite global trade?
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the potential and the challenges for Arctic shipping. As global warming causes sea ice to retreat, passages are opening up through this vas...
Can Cuba turn its economy around?
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cuba is in the grip of a deep economic crisis. The country’s communist government says it will open up the struggling economy to greater private inv...
The struggle to find care that sparked a business
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Chika Madubuko, the founder and CEO of Greymate Care, an online platform that connects people that need support with professional caregivers i...
Oil crisis lessons from Iran to Kuwait
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the world faces another energy crisis, what can past shocks teach us? We look back at earlier oil crises to understand how conflict has disrupted g...
The cost of calling home
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re living thousands of miles from home, how do you keep in touch, especially when your loved ones don’t have reliable internet? There’s a...
Germany turns to India for skilled workers
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Germany is in the throes of a demographic crisis, in which there are not enough young people entering the labour market to replace those who are retir...
China’s new economic reality
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We look at what China’s latest “Two Sessions” reveal about the direction of the world’s second-largest economy. With Beijing setting its lowes...
Starting a jet company against the odds
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the founder of one of India’s largest private aviation companies who overcame several life challenges before starting the business. After do...
How is the world feeling the impact of rising oil prices?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since the US and Israel began their war against Iran, economies around the world have been coping with the impacts of energy prices and food secu...
Kidnapping for ransom
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the rising threat of kidnap for ransom. In West Africa, it's a growing criminal industry.But how should any of us respond if or when the wo...
Why are more people suing businesses?
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From humble beginnings in England in the 12th century, to landmark civil rights court cases in the US in the 1960s, class actions are now rarely out o...
The book that built the modern economy
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
250 years ago, on the 9th of March 1776, a book was published that didn’t just explain the economy, it changed it. The Wealth of Nations, written by...
Finding peace through chocolate
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rahul Tandon talks to a man whose family chocolate business – founded by his father in Syria in the 1980s - was destroyed by war. His family was rip...
Can the Gulf stay open for business?
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From Hollywood adverts fronted by Idris Elba to glittering skylines and global events, Gulf countries have spent decades pitching themselves as stable...
Are weight-loss drugs reshaping business?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of our series on the weight-loss drug boom, we explore how the global surge in demand for obesity medications could be reshaping ...
The worldwide weight-loss revolution
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are reshaping the treatment of obesity around the world. But even when these me...
Weight-loss drugs. Who pays?
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro are reshaping the treatment of obesity — and transforming the global pharmace...
How a spiked drink led to a startup
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today - from a teenage DIY invention, to US national TV, to changing legislation, and now global sales. What started as a way to protect a friend who’...
How modular homes are rebuilding Portugal’s ruins
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re looking at a wooden house revolution that's happening in Europe. Concrete’s carbon footprint is turning architects and construction c...
Are passengers ready for digital borders?
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The use of electronic travel authorisations or ETAs is growing worldwide. Dozens of countries have brought them in, or are bringing them in this year,...
Why 'scarcity mindset' still persists in India
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
India is home to more than a billion people. For decades, many families lived with uncertainty around food, water and work. Even as incomes rise and t...
The deepfake CEOs
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fraudsters are increasingly using deepfake videos of CEOs and other company executives to trick firms out of millions of dollars. And with the evoluti...
Canva CEO Melanie Perkins
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Melanie Perkins, the CEO and co-founder of graphic design platform Canva, which has hundreds of millions of users and a valuation of nearly $4...
Why is India striking so many trade deals?
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In just a few months, the country has signed or advanced several major trade deals with other nations. Is it a reflection of the growing size of the I...
Why are so many French restaurants closing?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in France, where traditional eateries, bistros, and brasseries, once a huge part of the economy, as well as the culture of the country, are di...
How ethical is “ethical” investing?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in Toronto in Canada, North America's second-biggest financial centre after New York, where so-called ethical investing has become big busines...
Is AI about to transform food production?
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We go right to the cutting edge of food production and glimpse into the future of farming. Farmers are increasingly using artificial intelligence-powe...
The banker who loaned to women when no one else would
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Riria grew up in a rural village in Kenya, juggled motherhood and university studies in her late teens, and ended up running one of the bigge...
What next for Venezuela?
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Six weeks after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela appears to be shifting its economic strategy. The government is reopening its cruc...
Biohacking: where fad meets finance?
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Biohackers say they're making their bodies and brains run better by hacking their biology. And it's not just kitchen counter experimentation anymore. ...
After the cyclone: Can Sri Lanka’s economy recover?
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sri Lanka: a country long loved and marketed as a tropical paradise is reeling after Cyclone Ditwah, which hit the island nation last November. The st...
Is Poland’s “economic miracle” for real?
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Poland’s economy is expected to be the fastest-growing in Europe this year according to the European Union, with the spending power of its average w...
The ex-ballerina betting big on prediction markets
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our first edition of Meet the Founders, we meet Luana Lopes Lara, creator of Kalshi, a prediction markets startup that allows users to trade on the...
Japan's economic crossroads
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Japanese people prepare to head to the polls, economic concerns are back at the centre of public life.We explore how inflation, wages, demographics...
Spain's economic case for more migration
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Spanish government has announced plans to legalise the status of half a million undocumented migrants. Many arrive with student or tourist visas b...
Gates Foundation CEO on cuts to global aid
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As governments cut back on how much they spend on global aid, the head of the Gates Foundation Mark Suzman speaks exclusively to Business Daily about ...
Can Starbucks regain its buzz?
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s probably the world’s best-known coffee chain but just over a year ago, business wasn’t doing well. Sales had slipped, customers were drifti...
The man who built Africa's largest AI firm
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the deserts of Tunisia to the boardrooms of global tech giants, we meet Karim Beguir, the mathematician who turned two laptops and 2000 dollars i...
Why you buy what you buy
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We lift the curtain on how everyone from toothpaste brands to the United Nations is using science to influence your choices in ways you’re probably ...
Copper theft: A growing economic problem
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Demand has been surging for copper around the world - from renewable energy projects, to AI data centres, to infrastructure networks. Production, howe...
How country music became cool
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Country music is in the midst of a grand renaissance. The genre - whose popularity was previously confined to the American South - is now climbing the...
How global conflict's changing air travel
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Global conflict areas are growing.One of the world’s largest airline groups has told Business Daily that airspace closures, due to war zones, are no...
Lew Frankfort: building a billion-dollar brand
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Lew Frankfort joined Coach, it was a family run, wholesale handbag business worth six million dollars.He spent 35 years at the company, from open...
Can an island of flowers become a global chip hub?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Forty years ago Japan made more than half of the world's semiconductors. Today, it produces just over 10%. But the country has big ambitions to turn t...
Small country, auto giant
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Slovakia was part of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the cars it made were noisy, thirsty and slow by western standards at the time. But whe...
America's affordability question
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of two programmes, we look at Donald Trump's record on the economy one year into his second presidential term. Today, we are asking is t...
Life after DOGE
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term as President, we examine what it’s meant for the US workforce.For government workers it has been a y...
CEO of the Folio Society, Joanna Reynolds
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet retail turnaround expert Joanna Reynolds, the woman behind the revival of the Folio Society, one of Britain’s oldest publishing houses. Ten ...
The 'Dry January' effect
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Festive celebrations at Christmas and New Year often involve increased alcohol consumption in many parts of the world. For some, that’s followed by ...
Iran: inside an economic crisis
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Outrage has been growing in Iran over the country's struggling economy. Any growth this year or next looks unlikely.Protests starting in the capital h...
Bonds: has the debt become too big?
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The power of the global bond market seems to have grown in recent years, to the extent that it can now dictate government policy and even topple polit...
Bonds: heroes or villains?
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of two programmes, we explore how the world became so dependent on bonds, those IOUs from governments and firms that helped build the mod...
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from a man who is immersed in the world of startups, innovation, venture capital, and the work of policymakers whose job it is to strengthen E...
The UAE's growing influence in Africa
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The United Arab Emirates has become the largest state investor in Africa. It's spending billions of dollars across the continent; building ports, powe...
How might tech shape our world in 2026?
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Will the boom in artificial intelligence continue in 2026? We hear how the world’s biggest companies are jockeying for position in the race to domin...
Can Asia’s economic growth hold up in 2026?
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We explore how economies and companies rode out the tariff-driven economic storms of 2025 and hear how many continue to forge new partnerships in a ch...
What's the future for Venezuelan oil?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After American forces arrested and removed the leader of Venezuela...Rahul Tandon looks at what the future is for the world's largest oil reserve and ...
2026: What next for the global economy?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tariffs and trade wars dominated 2025, but what does the year ahead have in store? And what about the prospect for rising prices we’ve seen around t...
What's it like being a delivery rider?
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doorstep delivery services boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic and they're still popular in many parts of the world: ordering hot meals, or groceries,...
Business Daily meets: Ned Guinness
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With 250 years of brewing history behind his family, Arthur Edward Guinness was discouraged from taking on the responsibility that the men of his fami...
Yiwu: Christmas city
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're in Santa’s grotto – sort of - a Chinese city that some call the Christmas capital of the world. With 75,000 traders, across 50,000 stores, Y...
The art of the Christmas advert
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look at what makes a great Christmas marketing campaign. From a budget-friendly advert based around coffee cups, to multi-million dollar epic comme...
How Christmas spending is changing
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Festive spending habits are changing, with many, especially younger shoppers, predicted to cut back.We look at what’s driving the shift, the impact ...
Business Daily meets: Balsam Hill's Mac Harman
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As millions of households around the world put up their Christmas trees, we hear from the founder and CEO of US-based company Balsam Hill - one of th...
The rise of the 'ghost job'
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You might be familiar with the term "ghosting" when it comes to dating. One minute you’re talking to someone, the next they disappear.The same thing...
How Peru's Chancay Port is changing trade
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We return to Peru’s mega port - the Chancay Port. This $3.5bn project is a joint venture between China’s state-owned shipping company Cosco Shippi...
Is tech good news for truckers?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s transforming the world of road haulage, but has the recent ‘Uberisation’ been good news for truckers? From Nanjing to Nairobi, we discove...
The cost of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan in October following sporadic fighting between the two countries.Since then, the movement of goods has sto...
John Pagano: the CEO trying to grow Saudi tourism
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the real estate developer who’s been tasked with turning Saudi Arabia into a global tourism hub.It’s part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal...
What's the future for state-owned postal services?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More countries are considering selling state-owned postal services - many have failed to make a profit for years. As businesses and people send fewer ...
The cost of Australia’s social media ban
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the country becomes the first in the world to implement a social media ban for under 16s. We look at the impact on content creators, tech co...
Formula 1’s new business model
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one richest sports in the world but it still needs to adapt to the times. F1 is now trying to appeal to a younger fan base through deals with N...
Miishe Addy: from Silicon Valley to Accra
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miishe Addy started her first company in California’s Silicon Valley followed by another business in Accra, Ghana. Now, she runs one of Africa’s f...
The making of a World Cup
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you call it football or soccer, next summer, the US, Mexico and Canada will host the FIFA World Cup. It’s the first time three countries hav...
Welcome to 'Bitcoin city'
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Lugano, Switzerland, the cryptocurrency is accepted in some shops and for local municipal services.But the drive towards using what can often be a ...
Is it the end of the music video?
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TV channels dedicated to them are shutting down around the world and some superstars have even stopped making them, so are music videos in decline, or...
What's happened to Europe's air traffic controllers?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Staff shortages and strikes are leaving passengers and airlines frustrated. So why are there such problems in recruitment? Industry bodies estimate ov...
Business Daily meets: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hear how a free online encyclopaedia, run by volunteers, became one of the internet's most popular sites.Co-founder Jimmy Wales tells about the ide...
What makes a basketball team worth $10bn?
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers which has just been approved by the board of the NBA - or National Basketball Associatio...
The cocoa conundrum
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can Europe be weaned off cheap chocolate? EU efforts to block cocoa linked to deforestation were due to come into force at the end of this year – bu...
Is this the end for South East Asia's scam centres?
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the biggest human trafficking operations of modern times. Scam centres across South East Asia have been making hundreds of billions of d...
Monetising Machu Picchu
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peru is home to Machu Picchu - the ancient Inca city in the Andes mountains. It's one of the seven wonders of the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage S...
What happens when the aid money runs out?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our two-part series on tightening aid budgets, Sam Fenwick explores what shrinking donor support means for global health — from the...
What's next for USAID funded projects?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We examine the fallout from the cuts to US foreign aid.We meet projects in Rwanda and Nepal that were close to shutting down - and hear the story of a...
Is cricket financially healthy?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of world sport's biggest rivalries gets underway this week, with England and Australia going head to head in the Ashes. Most matches will last aro...
A special interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to the tech executive leading Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. Sundar Pichai gives us his take on the 'AI bubble', saying no compa...
Can global shipping go green?
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the collapse of a landmark deal, with opposition from both the US and Saudi Arabia, we hear from those in the industry. What's next for a secto...
The ex-soldier building defence software
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As war becomes more high tech than ever, artificial intelligence companies are making software which is increasingly being used on the battlefield. Wi...
Drones: Who is making the new weapons of war?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Ukraine and Russia to Gaza and Sudan, drones have become a key weapon of war. Which companies are making them, and profiting from this rapidly ex...
What is oshikatsu and can it boost Japan's economy?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The superfan culture involves doing everything you can to be closer to your idols - often through concerts, merchandise, and streaming support.And now...
A fresh start for the carbon market?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We find out whether new rules could allow it to move away distance itself from previous accusations of "greenwashing" and fraud? There have been prev...
What’s gone wrong with the Dutch power supply?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the country shifts away from fossil fuels, thousands of homes and businesses have been left on waiting lists to connect to its electricity grid. Ha...
Business Daily meets: Tim Brown, co-founder of Allbirds
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Brown is a former footballer who went on to co-found Allbirds, a billion-dollar brand known for its woollen shoes. We hear how Tim balanced his pa...
Why are analogue cameras experiencing a comeback?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We go to the heart of street photography in Berlin, Germany, to visit an independent camera shop where sales of analogue cameras are flying because of...
Raising Japan’s female leaders
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We find out why the country Japan ranks so poorly in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index and hear about what’s being done to change things...
Is the AI boom a bubble?
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When is a bubble a bubble? When is hype around a new technology signalling the dawn of a new industrial revolution? We assess the arguments for and ag...
Is this New York’s cost of living election?
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York City is in the midst of a cost of living crunch. As a result, the race to become its next mayor this week has been dominated by how to make t...