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The US-China economic relationship
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As US President Donald Trump travels to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, we look at the tensions and the relationship between the world's...
How US funding cuts are reshaping aid in Africa
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How has the development and aid sector in Africa adapted in the 15 months since the Trump administration started closing USAID? Have predictions of mo...
How lucrative licences are shaping the toy industry
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the multi-billion-dollar toy industry. We ask why backing the right movie, YouTube show, or social media trend can affect your bottom line....
Is Chile becoming Argentina's shopping centre?
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Argentineans cross the Andes looking for bargains. We'll be finding out why, and if it's a trend that's going to ...
The baker’s daughter bringing mochi to the mainstream
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the creator of a dessert business whose story starts in her parents’ bakery. Vivien Wong tells us how she faced a family loss and eventually...
Why female led startups stall in Sub-Saharan Africa
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, according to the World Bank, and most founders there are women. Why, then, d...
Hired or hidden? AI’s new power in the job market
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence has upended the market for entry-level jobs, but could AI be blocking graduates from getting a foot on the jobs ladder altoget...
Why is filling your tank costing so much?
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Getting a barrel of crude oil out of the ground in Saudi Arabia costs around $25. The market price right now is around $95. So where does that $70 go ...
The city that’s banned high-carbon adverts
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban commercials for low-cost flights, petrol and diesel cars, and burgers from its billboards, ...
The founder making cutlery out of palm leaves
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to the Emirati entrepreneur who set up a business making biodegradable cutlery made from discarded date palm trees, driven by the goal to rep...
Does cutting game time boost the bottom line?
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The world of sport is being reshaped for the algorithm, with new formats emerging for quick, shareable moments online. From influencers managing sport...
Why gas still rules power prices
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The price of natural gas has shot up around the world after the war began in Iran, but how is the gas price linked to electricity in some countries mo...
Diamonds: lab-grown vs mined
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Diamonds in places like Sierra Leone have long had a tarnished association with war and corruption – blood diamonds, as they’re known. There’s n...
Diamonds' uncertain future
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in Sierra Leone where the gems have helped to fuel war and, many would say, decades of corruption. The closure of the country’s biggest diam...
The founder tackling Africa’s data scarcity problem
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Kate Kallot, the founder and CEO of Amini AI, a startup working to make farming and environmental data easier to obtain across Africa and othe...
Inside gaming’s cheat problem
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the costly and growing problem of cheating in video games. It’s an issue that frustrates many players, but what about the impact it’s h...
Why Kenya is betting on geothermal power
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kenya is emerging as one of Africa’s leading producers of geothermal power. While it remains a niche but growing industry globally, in Kenya it has ...
The new fitness tourism
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever travelled to another city to run a marathon? Or gone away to train with your amateur tennis or hockey club? Millions of holidaymakers ar...
Getting goods to the ends of the Earth
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In one of the most remote and unforgiving regions on the planet, the final stretch of any delivery becomes a test of endurance, ingenuity, and sheer d...
L.O.L. Surprise creator Isaac Larian
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac Larian left Iran as a 17 year-old with $750 and went on to build a successful career in the US toy industry. Today, at 72, he’s the founder a...
How wrestling became big business
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Professional wrestling has grown into a global entertainment industry worth billions of dollars, driven by sponsorships, new broadcasting deals, and a...
Reinventing Kodak
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kodak was written off as a casualty of the digital age. Now, it's betting on film again.We hear from the chief executive, Jim Continenza, on rebuildin...
Iran’s economy: Counting the cost of war
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran’s economy is under strain from war, long-standing sanctions and a nationwide internet shutdown. We hear from people inside the country, and ask...
The Dutch village at risk from an energy project
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today - a Dutch fishing village that could be wiped off the map to make room for a mega‑energy hub. We visit Moerdijk, to meet families, eel‑smoke...
Bonus: Introducing Inheritance: Samsung
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the Samsung Chairman has a heart attack, his heir is pushed into the spotlight. The complex manoeuvring to secure his succession re-opens old fam...
The tech boss who 'x-rays' businesses
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Alexander Rinke, the co-CEO and co-founder of Celonis, a billion-dollar company that started life as a university project between three friend...
Food prices after Hormuz: What changes now?
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Conflict in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through the global food system. Even with signs of a ceasefire, the impact may not be over.Disruption ...
Anthropic: the $300bn AI firm at war with the White House
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic’s rise from startup to one of the world’s leading players in artificial intelligence has been staggering, but so in recent weeks has bee...
Headspace CEO on the use of AI in tackling burnout
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.T...
Wind power: A lifeline or gamble for islands?
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Highly exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices and intensifying climate change, island nations around the world are starting to ask: could they make a ...
The self-taught coder building a drone empire
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from a founder who taught himself how to code as a child, set up several businesses, and now with his drone delivery firm Manna Air Delivery -...
Is this social media's 'Big Tobacco moment'?
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the fallout from the recent court case which found Meta and Google liable for harming the mental health of one their young users and delibe...
Afterlife: The business of celebrity legacies
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the growing industry built around the legacies of celebrities after their deaths. We hear from estate managers, the agents representing the...
The whistleblower who exposed a massive tax scam
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from a man who was once a high-earning, high flyer in the finance industry. But, after he blew the whistle on a major financial scandal, he fo...
After Liberation Day: Who’s footing the tariffs bill?
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly 12 months, a raft of import duties - tariffs - have made it much more expensive to ship consumer goods into the United States. They've shak...
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...