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Business Daily meets: Harry Stine

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We speak to the American founder and CEO of Stine Seed, the largest private seed company in the world, Stine Seed Company. Harry Stine recalls worki...

Can Canada become an energy superpower?

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Canada’s trade war with the US rumbles on, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced ambitions for the country to become an "energy superpower" in...

Afghanistan: Can its private sector step up?

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since the Taliban took over from a US-led government in Afghanistan in 2021, the economic challenges facing the country have been huge. The amount of ...

The blurring of K-beauty

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned for its multi-step skincare routine and its foundation in the ever trendy Korean culture, K-beauty has become a multi-billion dollar industry...

Can you buy your way into a job?

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We look at a growing industry where candidates are spending on career coaching, résumé redesigns, AI tools, and job boards.In a tough job market, wi...

The two-year Tesla strike

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Sweden where a handful of mechanics are taking on one of the world’s richest companies - and the world's richest man Elon Musk.The strike...

Business Daily meets: Pinterest CEO Bill Ready

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Ready started his working life in his parents' auto repair shop. Now, his world looks very different as CEO of the social media platform, Pintere...

The Americans investing in British football

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From private equity Mega funds to Hollywood actors and hip hop stars, we look at the appeal of British football. More than a third of clubs in England...

Why are medical students going to Bulgaria?

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We head to the Eastern European country to find out why it's become so popular with people from the UK and elsewhere in the world, who are going there...

Can China’s debt problem be solved?

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As China’s Communist Party conclave gets underway, we take a look at one of the biggest things affecting the country’s economy; debt. 2024 saw an ...

Business Daily meets: Lamborghini's Stephan Winklemann

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The president and CEO of Lamborghini doesn’t just sell supercars, he sells a symbol of status, speed, and style. But what does it take to lead one o...

God in your pocket

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can your smartphone bring you spiritual fulfilment? We look at the growth of religion-based apps, as the “faith tech” industry sees rapid growth. ...

What's going on with Indonesia's economy?

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Indonesia’s president has now been in power for a year but having won the election on policies to support the lower classes, the economy is struggli...

Has Canada lost its trade war with the US?

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The country has dropped tariffs on a wide range of US products, a major U-turn in the trade war. It comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had...

Thailand’s debt spiral

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thailand has one of the highest levels of consumer debt in the world as a proportion of its GDP. We hear from people who have borrowed and cannot pay ...

Business Daily meets: Fani Titi, Investec CEO

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The South African grew up under the racist apartheid system as one of 14 children. He looked set for a life in farming, until a chance event took him ...

Small country: Big tariffs

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Switzerland, a small but very successful country with a population of just 9 million.And now coping with some of US President Donald Trump’...

Should we expect more airline delays?

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Passengers are suffering more disruption as technology at airports, airlines and air traffic control is failing.But why is aviation software becoming ...

The cost of a shutdown

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time in nearly seven years, federal operations have been drastically curtailed as the US government shuts down. As it enters a second w...

Cyprus has a 'brain gain' plan

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We look at how the European country is trying to lure talent back home.It is specifically targeting people from science, technology, engineering and i...

Afghanistan: Women disconnected

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Women and girls in Afghanistan have been excluded from much of the working world, as well as from the chance to get an education. Many are finding way...

Business Daily meets: Thailand's Chef Pam

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thailand’s Pichaya Soontornyanakij, widely known as Chef Pam, was this year named the best female chef in the world by a panel of more than 1,000 ga...

Trump's green retreat

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping subsidies for renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. He has ...

Fighting economic abuse

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a controlling partner takes over your income and spending?More countries are now recognising the harm that economic or financial abu...

Keeping Chile's older workers... working

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The country has one of the fastest growing aging populations in the region - we hear how businesses and politicians are adapting to the situation.We v...

Is France failing its older workers?

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The French government has launched a campaign against what it calls “the last discrimination”: ageism. It’s one that a lot of people in the coun...

Business Daily meets: Rahul Vatts

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thirty years ago, India made its first mobile call. Back then, Rahul Vatts was just starting out at India’s telecom giant, Airtel. Now the company’...

Home is where the debt is

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the dream of home ownership slipping out of reach for many Americans? Prices are climbing, supply can’t keep up with demand, and high interest ra...

The growth of barefoot shoes

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once a niche product for runners, footwear that makes you feel like you’re not wearing any is now crossing into the mainstream. We’ll hear from fa...

Why China’s property bubble burst

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 2000s, the country had one of the biggest real estate booms seen anywhere in the world - at its peak accounting for 30% of GDP. But in 20...

No AI, thanks

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many skilled professionals working within creative fields are unhappy about how AI is impacting their industry. They want to protect their work and th...

Could AI ever replace the news?

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2023, a video was posted on X that generated a lot of attention. Gaining more than five million views in 24 hours, it showed a team of AI-...

UAE: The next AI powerhouse?

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When US president Donald Trump visited the Middle East earlier this year, he announced a number of deals between the US and countries in the region. O...

The global AI divide

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US and China dominate the field of artificial intelligence - between them they’re responsible for 90% of the world’s AI infrastructure. Where ...

Generation AI

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Entry level jobs are likely to be the most affected by artificial intelligence. AI can already do a lot of tasks typically given to junior staff, and ...

How do you build a successful theme park?

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Around the world, entertainment companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on shiny new theme park rides and attractions. It's a highly co...

Has Gen Z lost the will to work?

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the newest generation to enter the workforce, in their late teens and twenties, but many say they already feel burned out.From fears about AI tak...

Why are millions of cars being recalled?

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Transport regulators around the world are forcing the automotive industry to fix faults in their cars, even if they are discovered years after the mod...

Trump card: what are golden visas?

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As US President Donald Trump tries to lure wealthy foreigners with a $5m Gold Card residency visa, we explore the growing global marketplace of so-cal...

Business Daily meets: Surinder Arora

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The billionaire entrepreneur was sent to England at the age of 13 after getting into trouble in his native India. His family shared a house and his mo...

Does getting up early breed success?

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You might have seen it online - social media influencers sharing their morning routines before work. Some start as early as 4 or 5 AM, turning those h...

The rise of online therapy

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It started with a man and a couch. Today, it’s an industry worth half a trillion dollars. The growing demand for therapy has made it a lucrative sec...

Who is financing Myanmar's civil war?

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re in Myanmar, a country that’s been ravaged by intense fighting for decades. But especially so since a military coup overthrew the elected gov...

Turkey's 'Year of the Family'

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Turkey is facing a growing global problem: a declining birth rate. The number of babies being born reached an all-time low in 2024, of 1.48 children b...

Business Daily meets: Allan Kilavuka

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From taking on the role of Kenya Airways' CEO in the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, to leading the company to profitability after years of financial t...

The global trade in stolen phones

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We investigate smartphone thefts - which are rising in number in some major cities. What's the impact, and where are the phones going? And how can peo...

Making a career from golf in Africa

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the continent aims to grow the sport, we hear from professional golfers who say they’re having to take on other jobs because there’s not enough...

Is Gen Z the most investment-savvy generation?

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Generation Z - people born in the mid-to-late 1990s up to the early 2010s - is reportedly the new driving force behind retail investing. We look at th...

Spain's power blackout: what went wrong?

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the morning of the 28th of April, Spain lost electric power equivalent to that generated by ten nuclear plants, leaving the whole of the Iberian Pe...

Business Daily meets: Spencer Horne

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The South African entrepreneur tells us about his experience growing up under the apartheid regime, before securing a scholarship that would take him ...

Are you a personality hire?

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The trend has taken off on social media as it's resonated with office workers around the world. So what value does an extroverted colleague bring to a...

Denmark's "burp tax"

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Farmers in Denmark are getting ready for an ambitious new scheme that will transform the country's landscape from 2030.As well as giving land back to ...

Is cybercrime the biggest threat to business?

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cyberattacks are on the rise, with retail, banking, and airline industries all targeted in recent months. The cost to the economy is huge and thought...

The feud between Trump and the Fed

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does a row between one of the world's most powerful politicians, and one of the world's most powerful bankers, have real consequences for the global e...

Business Daily meets: Tiguidanke Camara

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tiguidanke Camara shares how her experience of modelling jewellery in New York led her back to her home country - Guinea - where she set up her own bu...

Is the B Corp bubble about to burst?

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

B Corp certification is meant to signal that a company is socially and environmentally conscious. The logo graces the packaging and advertising of any...

Australia’s rare earth ambitions

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rare earths have been a major sticking point in trade negotiations between China and the United States. China dominates the production of these critic...

The cost of reconstructing Ukraine

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Homes, businesses, transport and energy infrastructure have been s...

Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The country was the economic success story of the 2000s. But declining natural gas production has lead to a downturn. Now, fuel and food prices are s...

Business Daily meets: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was a significant moment when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was declared president of Liberia in 2005 - Africa's first elected female head of state. Altho...

Singapore at 60: Raffles and the Republic

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We take a tour of one of the world's most famous luxury hotels, the Raffles in Singapore. Raffles' 83-year-old resident historian Leslie Danker tells ...

From China to California: What's next for Chinese migrants?

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023, Business Daily met Chinese people trying to get into the US using an unexpected route – the established migrant trail through South and Cen...

The quiet power behind smart tech

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WiFi, Bluetooth, and mobile networks are familiar names in wireless communication - but there’s a fourth contender transforming everything from city...

France: Building a ‘war economy’

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

France, the world's second-biggest arms exporter, is expected to double military spending in the next two years. We visit a factory in the north of th...

Business Daily meets: Sean Turnell

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The university academic was working in Australia when he developed an interest in Myanmar.He then became an adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi but was jailed...

Thailand and Malaysia: Powered by migrants

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Around a fifth of the workforce in both come from abroad. That’s much more than in most high income countries - and these workers are key to powerin...

Wine in decline?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're in Chile, where it’s grape harvesting time and vineyard workers are busy cleaning their barrels to make way for new batches.The South American...

Zambia: Copper country

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The African nation relies heavily on its copper industry and exports – the football team is even nicknamed Chipolo-polo - The Copper Bullets. Now, U...

The Syrian businesses leaving Turkey

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Syria remains an unstable country, with outbreaks of deadly violence, yet many refugees in Turkey are still choosing to return home after their brutal...

What next after India's sandal scandal?

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Italian luxury brand Prada showcased leather sandals that looked a lot like India’s traditional Kolhapuri chappals, and didn't credit their roo...

Business Daily meets: OYO CEO Ritesh Agarwal

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Indian billionaire speaks to Rahul Tandon about his journey from selling sim cards in a small Indian town to founding OYO, a global hospitality ch...

How to start a women's pro-football team

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The founders of Dutch women's team Hera United are finalising preparations for their first ever season in the Netherlands' top flight. They're the fir...

Did kids movies save Hollywood?

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Films for children and young adults are giving a major boost to cinemas. The recent A Minecraft Movie smashed records, making $301 million globally in...

Nigeria’s underage gambling problem

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A boom in betting - both online and in shops - is fuelling addiction and debt among young people. We speak to teenage gamblers, whistle-blowers, and c...

The rapid rise of online gambling in South Africa

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of a two part series, we investigate the explosive growth of online gambling since the Covid-19 pandemic. While betting company revenues ...

Looted: the risks of buying ancient history

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It may be a key plot point in films and video games like Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, but the real-life looting of ancient artefacts has reportedly ...

Home loans, different ways

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mortgages - or home loans - are commonly taken out in countries with high homeownership rates. In some parts of the world, the majority of people own ...

Has crypto come of age?

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US has plans for a strategic Bitcoin reserve - effectively a massive stockpile of cryptocurrency. Countries hold reserves of all sorts of assets ...

EVs: China in the driver's seat?

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China's automotive companies have accelerated their global expansion in recent years, leaving the competition struggling to keep up. We explore what's...

Business Daily meets: Max Levchin

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fintech entrepreneur tells us about co-founding PayPal, and how an embarrassing personal moment when trying to buy a car, led him to start the buy...

The impact of 'thirsty' data centres

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're in the US state of Georgia, where huge data centres need water to keep cool. But how is this need for cloud storage and AI capability affecting ...

Does university still get you a well-paid job?

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Graduates are facing one of the toughest jobs markets in decades. We hear from students in India, the US and UK about whether they feel a university ...

Returning to Ukraine?

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The UN estimates that nearly seven million Ukrainians have left their home country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Many have se...

How trade deals are really made

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grab your briefcase, we’re heading into the negotiation room, to find out about the art of the trade deal.With deals being drawn up around the world...

Business Daily meets: Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The entrepreneur grew up in a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas with no electricity.He went on to found a cloud-based cyber-security com...

Space: the next investment frontier?

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Billionaires, scientists and start-ups are all trying to get in on the action. And it's not all about sending rockets and satellites into space. Space...

Can Manchester United be turned around?

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the 24/25 season the club finished in it's worst ever Premier League position. It also failed to qualify lucrative European football. Off the pitch...

Twenty-five years of ‘The Bridge’

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Öresund Bridge, which connects Sweden and Demark, opened exactly 25 years ago today. It is one of Europe’s most iconic bridges, carrying road a...

Cashing in on cassava

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's one of the world’s most versatile crops and a critical source of food security - it’s also a commodity under increasing global demand.Nigeria...

How are Gulf businesses responding to the Israel-Iran conflict?

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're in Dubai looking back on two weeks of uncertainty and concerns the world’s busiest oil shipping channel, The Strait of Hormuz, might shut. The...

When a home DNA testing company fails...

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to our data once it's been handed over to DNA testing companies? One such firm, 23andMe, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The comp...

From pro gamer to what?

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We look at job security and long-term options for esports players after they hang up their controllers.The industry is worth billions of dollars and p...

Game over? Sport sponsorship and the Dutch gambling crackdown

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From 1 July 2025 there will be complete ban on untargeted advertising of online gambling in the Netherlands. That's a dramatic reversal in policy from...

India’s '10-minute' delivery craze

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Groceries delivered to your doorstep in just 10 minutes? India’s online platforms are promising this instant delivery for millions of shoppers – i...

Why are Westerners moving to Thai care homes?

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fed up with their own inadequate and expensive care systems, many elderly Westerners are choosing to retire to Thailand, where care is cheaper and oft...

Thailand's casino gamble

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thailand’s government has long been wary of opening up the country to gambling, imposing major restrictions on betting.Small-scale, illicit gambling...

Thailand’s battle against e-waste

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Southeast Asian country has witnessed a huge influx of electrical and electronic waste in recent years. Old mobile phones, computers, circuit boar...

Thailand and Malaysia: Growth under pressure

16 Jun 2025

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Thailand and Malaysia both depend on exports to countries like China and the US for economic growth. The Southeast Asian nations are now potentially f...

Thailand: An economy on hold?

15 Jun 2025

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From rice to rubber, manufacturing to tourism, Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s most important export-driven economies. And its trading partners ...

Business Daily meets: Activist investor David Webb

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Webb has spent decades campaigning for the rights of ordinary investors in Hong Kong. Since arriving in the city from the UK as a young investme...