Business Daily
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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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Has sports arena advertising gone too far?
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pitchside advertising signs in stadiums are getting bigger and brighter, using advanced, digital technology to create new opportunities for marketing ...
The craft brewers and tariffs
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump’s announcements on tariffs have had businesses around the world analysing their supply chains and reassessing their bottom...
The cost of a can of beer in the US
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Pilsner, an American Pale Ale, American IPA or cold lager. However you like your beer – it's part of life in the US and usually comes out on top ...
Could categorising heatwaves help businesses?
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heatwaves don’t have names unlike storms or hurricanes - which are categorised. But extreme heat can have a huge impact on people’s lives, on ove...
The economics of Hajj
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For more than 1,400 years, Saudi Arabia has hosted pilgrims from across the world who travel to this sacred patch of desert to fulfil a religious obli...
The business of not dying
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is longevity the next growth industry? We look at why billionaires are betting on 'rejuvenation' tech and whether any of this could help more of us li...
Ice hockey: back from the b-rink?
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ice hockey was hit hard by the pandemic, with empty arenas and financial losses threatening the sport's future. Now in 2025, North America's National ...
Paraguay: South America's Silicon Valley?
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The small country has big ambitions to become a tech and innovation hub. It has a reliable source of renewable energy, thanks to the Itaipu Dam - a hu...
Is the solar industry entering a new era?
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new type of solar cell has been developed and has made it to market.Perovskites have been called a 'magic material' that many believe will be the ne...
Critical minerals: What does the future hold?
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of our series, we've gather together a panel of experts who all have an interest in critical mineral mining.Demand for minerals l...
The environmental impact of mineral mining
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rising demand for critical minerals to fuel the green energy transition means an expansion of mining around the world. New mines are opening, existing...
Can Europe build a mineral supply chain?
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China’s headstart in market dominance is significant, and its grip on critical mineral supply chains remains tight. The question now is whether othe...
China: The mineral superpower
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The country dominates the global processing of critical minerals - materials essential to clean energy, defence, and modern manufacturing. In the seco...
Critical minerals: The global race is on
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They’re essential to the green transition, modern tech, and defence systems—and global demand is soaring. In the first part of our series on criti...
How marriage equality changed the wedding industry
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been 10 years since Ireland made history by becoming the first country to legalise same-sex marriage through a public vote. While other countri...
Valencia: Recovering from the floods
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Six months on, we head back to the Spanish city to hear from residents and businesses.If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: b...
The world’s most dangerous place to be a trade unionist
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're in Colombia where workers have been been shot at, threatened with violence and seen their work colleagues killed – all because of union member...
A nuclear future for Africa?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nuclear power is back in favour, as more countries across the world consider ways to cut carbon emissions to combat climate change. Countries like Chi...
Nuclear power’s global revival
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dozens of new nuclear power projects are planned across the world, amid efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels. But why build more reactors when re...
Portugal's immigration dilemma
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Portugal heads into its third general election in four years, immigration is proving to be a key issue. The famously welcoming country is facing ...
How airline fees turned baggage into billions
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From extra bags to choosing a seat, airline passengers are faced with an array of extras, for a fee. And stricter limits for luggage in particular hav...
Is dollar dominance coming to an end?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The value of the US dollar has fallen in recent months. Currencies rise and fall all the time, but since US President Donald Trump announced a raft of...
The US-Gulf relationship
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US president is flying in to Saudi Arabia for a high profile visit to the region. It's his first official foreign trip in office - apart from a br...
Tariffs and terroir
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in the French winemaking region of Burgundy which last year sold 400 million dollars of wine to the United States. The US is the region’s bi...
How Zara changed fashion
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're in Galicia, in Northern Spain, at the HQ of the global retailer Zara. It's a rare glimpse behind the scenes of how they create the clothes for ...
Businesses on wheels
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mobile businesses - or businesses on four wheels - are growing in number. Seen as an affordable and flexible way to set up a venture, more of them are...
How prepared is China for a new trade war?
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With tariffs of up to 145% on US imports from China, we take a look at how its playing out in the country. China’s leaders are downplaying the poten...
Inside Spain's housing crisis
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of people in the country are struggling to find affordable homes. We’ll be looking at why rental costs have been rising so sharply. We hear...
Counting the cost of childcare in the US
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Raising a child is expensive - and in the US, families can pay more than their monthly rent to cover childcare and enable them to get back to work.We ...
Business Daily meets: US healthcare CEO Judy Faulkner
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Judy Faulkner started Epic in 1979 from a basement, with $70,000 in start-up money and two part-time assistants. Now, the company has grown to become ...
From guerrillas to entrepreneurs
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly a decade has passed since the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Farc, the larg...
The adults saving the toy industry
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What gift did you open for your birthday this year? Were you gifted any toys? Lots of adults were.In fact, figures suggest that adults buying toys fo...
Trump’s tariffs: The price of spice
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For thousands of years people have traded spices across continents, sharing recipes and wealth. But what could happen to the modern spice industry if ...
Why is Europe falling behind the US?
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Even before there was talk of a trade war between the US and EU, Europe was on the economic backfoot. But it wasn’t always the case. In 2008, the EU...
Meet the 'workfluencers'
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From filming 'day-in-the-life' videos, to capturing casual conversations in the office, some employees are no longer just working behind the scenes. T...
What's going on with US egg prices?
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are egg prices in the US so high? The price of a dozen eggs has risen dramatically this year, and in some stores, consumers face prices approachin...
How to reduce west Africa’s smuggling problem
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consumer goods as well as fuel and cocoa are all crossing Ghana’s northern border illegally, and in large volumes. It's costing the government billi...
Ghana: the real cost of smuggling
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consumer goods, fuel, gold and cocoa are all crossing the border illegally - it's costing the government billions of dollars - so can it be stopped? E...
Argentina's 'agri-tech' innovators
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Argentina, a country often associated with economic turbulence, is emerging as a frontrunner in agricultural biotechnology and home to a third of Lati...
Armenia: Silicon Valley of the Caucasus?
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The small country of Armenia in the South Caucasus has long been positioning itself as an emerging technology hub. Hundreds of tech start-ups with str...
India’s frugal start-ups
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In India’s villages, innovation is being born from necessity. From a fridge made of clay, to silk fashioned from lotus stems, to smart devices helpi...
Can Finland compete as Europe’s start-up capital?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in Helsinki where Europe’s biggest campus for startup companies is being built. What role could it play as Finland strives to create the con...
Start-ups: from campus to commerce
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of businesses have 'spun-out' from universities - so is this an opportunity for further growth? The model has seen great success in the US,...
Business Daily meets: Julia Hartz
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From noticing a gap in the market, to launching a start-up with her husband, CEO Julia Hartz tells us how she's built Eventbrite to become one of the ...
Is Colombia’s flower power under threat?
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colombia has emerged as the world's second-biggest exporter of cut flowers, and the largest supplier to the United States. Local growers suffered a sc...
South Korea: Why are more stores going staff-free?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A shortage of workers is leading some retailers to forgo hiring altogether. The number of unmanned, or staff-less stores in South Korea has grown rapi...
South Korea: Can immigration grow its workforce?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The country is facing a labour shortage following decades of low birth rate and depopulation.By the year 2032, it’s estimated South Korea will need ...
South Korea: How has it managed to reverse depopulation?
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea has grappled with an unprecedented decline in birth rate over the past nine years.However the latest figures show a slight rise in the num...
Microsoft at 50
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In its 50th anniversary year, we chart Microsoft's history and look at where the tech giant is heading into the future. It's one of the world's bigges...
Saudi Arabia: The saviour of boxing?
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, boxing was on the ropes. Fans were fed up, and rival promoters were playing the blame game, as egos, finances and broadcaster commitmen...
Is the Vatican Jubilee living up to its promise?
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than 30 million pilgrims are expected to visit The Vatican city this year, to pass through the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica, opened especiall...
How Finland became a hotspot for defence tech
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in Helsinki to find out why this small, cold, Nordic capital is spawning growing numbers of technologies designed to help countries protect an...
How the Covid pandemic changed us
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Restrictions and government assistance varied, but for small business owners the challenges were similar.Five years on, we hear from three entrepreneu...
Business Daily meets: Benedetto Vigna
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The CEO of the Italian luxury car maker tells Business Daily how his background in physics and electronics is helping him lead the company through unp...
The future of the Olympics
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're in Greece to find out what challenges await the new IOC president Kirsty Coventry - the first woman and first African to hold the most powerful ...
Chile's salmon farming puzzle
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite its growing popularity and its success as a global export, the industry is facing a number of challenges. We found out how the South American ...
'Made in Canada': is manufacturing coming home?
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'Made in Canada': Words that are now a common sight on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump's tariffs sparked a trade war with the country.The US pres...
USAID: What happened when the funding stopped?
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping USAID projects worldwide, saying he wants overseas spending deci...
Business Daily meets: Sim Tshabalala
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sim Tshabalala is the CEO of one of Africa's largest banks, Standard Bank. In this edition of Business Daily, he tells Ed Butler about his journey fro...
Myanmar scam: A victim's story
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from a Sri Lankan woman who was trafficked and forced to conduct illegal online activity, including cyber fraud against vulnerable victims. An...
Is DEI really dead?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many prominent US companies have been pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.US President Donald Trump and his allies have ...