The World of Business

Turkey (2)

08 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Turkey is rethinking its’ geographical position in the world. In the second of his programmes on Turkey, Peter Day looks at the country’s new busi...

Strong Medicine

06 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Big problems loom over the pharmaceutical industry which influences so many people's lives. Giant corporations are beset by scandal and their pipeline...

Turkey (1)

01 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day reports from Turkey which is fast developing into a significant economic power. In the past two years, growth has reached 8% on a par with t...

Start Up City

29 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Every city wants to become a high technology business hub, but ambitious entrepreneurs from all over Europe are rushing to set up shop in Berlin. So-c...

Brooklyn Start-Ups

24 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day reports from the New York City borough of Brooklyn, that used to be the city’s industrial heartland, and home to companies like the pharma...

On Their Metal

22 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day travels to the Midlands to find out how beleaguered manufacturers are coping with the most difficult economy in decades. The region used to ...

Start Up City

17 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Every city wants to become a high technology business hub, but ambitious entrepreneurs from all over Europe are rushing to set up shop in Berlin. So-c...

Silicon Somewheres

10 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day asks how you create a high technology hub exploding with entrepreneurial activity. In other words how do you replicate Silicon Valley in the...

The Innovator's Dilemma

03 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

With innovation there are often unseen consequences. Managing what is expected and what isn't can make or break business leaders. This week Peter Day...

School for Entrepreneurs

26 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day talks to the US enterprise teaching young school students to be entrepreneurs. Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Jeremy Skeet

Global Fashion 1

19 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Global Business, Peter Day is getting fashionable. He talks to 3 family owned companies one as famous for its campaigns as its brightly ...

A Great Disruption

12 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Cries have gone up from all corners of the working world that things have got to change, that capitalism is broken and that the system can’t go on i...

Face the Music

05 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Public spending cuts are putting a big squeeze on orchestras all over the world. Peter Day hears how musicians are trying to find new ways of ensuring...

Iceland (2) – Crisis Refugees

28 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The Banking bubble in Iceland not only created a bust but it also took many of the bright young brains into its institutions. But when the banks crash...

In from the Cold - Iceland (1)

21 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

It is less than four years since Iceland was plunged into financial disaster. But now country is growing again. Peter Day finds out whether Iceland's ...

Emerging Markets

14 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day talks to three experts about a new wave of companies with multinational ambitions springing up from the developing world. Editor: Stephen C...

Iceland - In From The Cold

13 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In 2008 Iceland's three main banks went bust plunging it into financial disaster. In Business reported on the crash in early 2009. Three years later P...

Join the Crowd

07 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Short of cash to start a business? More and more people are using the Internet to get customers or would-be investors to make their projects happen. P...

A Great Disruption

06 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Amid economic turmoil and diminished public trust businesses are coming under great pressure to change the way they work. Peter Day hears from some of...

New Gateway

31 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Britain is getting a new port on the River Thames near London, the first for many years. When London Gateway opens next year, it will be able to handl...

Face the Music

30 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Public spending cuts are putting a big squeeze on orchestras all over the world. Peter Day hears how musicians are trying to find new ways of ensuring...

Coal Comfort

25 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if c...

Join the Crowd

23 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Short of cash to start a business? More and more people are using the Internet to get customers or would-be investors to make their projects happen. P...

Coal Comfort

16 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if c...

Computer Games 2

10 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In the second of two parts on the rapidly developing business of mobile gaming, Peter Day is in conversation with writer Naomi Alderman and Adrian Hon...

The Fizz Biz

09 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

There's a new boom in English sparkling wine. It is taking on Champagne and (sometimes) beating it. But what's behind the bubbles? Peter Day finds out...

Computer Games 1

03 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day looks at the business of mobile gaming and how smart phones have opened up huge new markets for the industry. Including an interview with Mi...

New Gateway

02 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Britain is getting a new port on the Thames, the first for many years. When London Gateway opens next year, it will be able to handle several million ...

Euro Peril

27 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

As the euro struggles for survival, continental businesses are caught up in the crisis. Peter Day asks what they make of their plight and what sort of...

Japan Gone Grey

26 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Japan is ageing faster than anywhere else, and the population is shrinking. 2012 is the crunch year as many of their baby boomers reach retirement age...

Family Entrepreneurs

20 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day reports from the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Summit, where he meets two entrepreneurs, one German, one Portuguese, who ...

Euro Peril

19 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

As the euro struggles for survival, continental businesses are caught up in the maelstrom. Peter Day finds out what they make of their plight and what...

African Entrepreneurs 2

13 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day finds out more about entrepreneurship in Africa by talking to three entrepreneurs who are tapping the continent’s vast potential. Produce...

African Entrepreneurs 1

06 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day finds out more about entrepreneurship in Africa from two men who took over failing local banks and turned them into leading financial instit...

Japanese Work Culture

29 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Japan has a very strict corporate culture which has been in place since World War II. In the 1970's and 1980's when Japanese companies were world bea...

Anne Glover

22 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day talks with Anne Glover, an expert in spotting companies which excel at the process of frugal innovation and asks what this trend means for s...

Diaspora Bonds

17 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day looks at the investment possibilities of diaspora bonds and how well off expatriates are trying to improve lives back home. Editor: Stephen ...

Japan Gone Grey

15 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week Global Business is in Japan, a country that is growing old fast. In addition it’s population is shrinking too. Peter Day reports on Japan’...

For Sale

08 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The art of selling goes back centuries and can be the difference between a company surviving or dying on the vine. Peter Day talks with author Philip ...

Called to Account

01 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The global Big Four accountancy groups are under sharp scrutiny from the authorities in Britain, Europe and the USA. Peter Day finds out why they are ...

Anders Dahlvig

25 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day talks with the former CEO of Ikea about how the company's new ideas changed the way we all think about design and the impact it has on all o...

Called to Account

24 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The global Big Four accountancy groups are under sharp scrutiny from the authorities in Britain, Europe and the USA. Peter Day finds out why they are ...

Through The Mill

18 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The Lancashire cotton industry, in the north of England, was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British econ...

Dragon's Den (2)

11 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In the second of two reports from China, Peter Day looks at private financing. Until now a somewhat grey area of the financial market but crucial to ...

Bank to Basics

10 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Britain's big four banks are being challenged by newcomers. Peter Day asks what new arrivals on the high street have to do to prize loyal customers aw...

Dragon's Den (1)

04 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Global Business Peter Day reports from China where political strife is in the news. But behind the headlines cracks are appearing in the ...

Frugal Feast

03 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Big companies may have lots to learn from the cheap and cheerful improvisation which is commonplace in the developing world, particularly India. Peter...

Reverse Innovation

27 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day hears about 'reverse innovation' – innovation that is adopted first in the developing world. Producer: Richard Berenger Editor: Stephen Ch...

Through The Mill

26 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In the 19th century the Lancashire cotton industry was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British economy. I...

Dragon's Den

19 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

After 30 years of tearaway economic growth, there are fears that China may be rapidly slowing down, putting great strains on the system. Peter Day rep...

Two Views of Japan

13 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The last twenty years in Japan look to have been abject grey economic failure. It seems that successive attempts to restart he economy have not worke...

French Lessons

12 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

As the EuroZone struggles for survival, France remains at the heart of Europe. Peter Day finds out how French business is faring in an era of huge Eur...

Growing Old

05 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

As Baby Boomers start turning 65, many countries are quite suddenly growing old. The trend means big changes for the economy, healthcare, social life ...

New Capitalist Manifesto

30 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day hears from Umair Haque about a new set of business ideals.

Diaspora Bonds

24 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The investment possibilities of the money the African Diaspora sends to their own countries. Producer: Richard Berenger Editor: Stephen Chilcott

No Straight Lines

17 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day hears from Alan Moore author of No Straight Lines: making sense of our non-linear world and asks him 'what next' for the industrialised worl...

Frugal Innovation

10 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day hears from innovators keeping things simple and looking hard at what people really need. Producer: Richard Berenger Editor: Stephen Chilcott

The Start Up of You

03 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Reid Hoffman is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LinkedIn and has just written a book called The Start-up of You. It’s described as ‘...

Future Pharma

25 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

The global pharmaceutical industry is facing some difficult strategic choices. As the costs of Research and Development rise, other more reliable reve...

Africa’s Future?

18 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In this programme you can hear from the author Duncan Clarke. His new book, Africa’s Future: Darkness to Destiny: how the past is shaping Africa’...

A New World of Wine

11 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day hears from far-apart places where the wine industry is changing the global balance of supply and demand. He visits China, a country with a ...

The Road Ahead For Electrical Engines?

04 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Schey is just 26, and in the garage of a fairly ordinary house in west London where he, and a few other fellow London students, built a batt...

Do It Yourself Jobs

28 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

If times are hard, why not set up your own business rather than try to find a job somewhere else? Peter Day hears from young entrepreneurs who think t...

Class Struggle

21 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In nearly every country in the world, there's one sector that everyone seems to think is in crisis: education. America produces legions of Nobel laure...

Do It Yourself Jobs

19 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

If times are hard, why not set up your own business rather than try to find a job somewhere else? Peter Day hears from young entrepreneurs who think t...

Two Authors

14 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Global Business hears from two authors about their recently published books. Books which are not about the world’s current financial crisis. Robe...

All Together Now

12 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In these tough times, are there better ways of doing business: worker cooperatives, for example? In crisis-battered Spain, Peter Day visits the world'...

The Curse of the Bonus

07 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

It started off as a nice pat on the back for exceptional work. But then the bonus became some people's primal motivation first in the financial market...

Class Struggle

05 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

In nearly every country in the world, there's one thing that everyone seems to agree is in crisis: education. America produces legions of Nobel laurea...

Future Tech

31 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of year when Mark Anderson tells us which way the technology winds are blowing in the USA and he joins Peter Day for this edition of ...

A Glass of Its Own

29 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It's the perfect time of year for a celebratory gin-and-tonic, and these days the tipple raised at Christmas may well have been made in London. After ...

A Glass of Its Own

24 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It's the perfect time of year for a celebratory gin-and-tonic, and these days the tipple raised at Christmas may well have been made in London. After ...

21st Century Unlimited

22 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The American business guru Joe Pine thinks we have moved into an era of what he calls "Infinite Possibility". Peter Day finds out what he is talking a...

Cuba (pt 3): Cuba Now

17 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Global Business Peter Day is back in Havana, Cuba for the third and final programme in this short series. This week he’s looking ...

Cuba Now

15 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

After 53 years of revolution, President Raul Castro is trying to change the state-controlled Cuban economy with moves to promote private employment, a...

Cuba (pt 2) A view from Havana

10 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Global Business Peter Day reports from Cuba in the second of three programmes on the Cuban economy. This week he is at the annual In...

The Curse of the Bonus

08 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It started off as a nice pat on the back for exceptional work. But then the bonus became some people's primal motivation … first in the financial ma...

Cuba 1: The view from Miami

03 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of two programmes about Cuba, Peter Day reports from Miami. There are over 850,000 Cuban Americans in Florida more than half the total n...

Don’t Cry for me, Argentina

01 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Is there life after a sovereign debt default such as Greece is now facing ? Peter Day reports from Argentina, a country which went through a similar s...

Mass Customisation and the Experience Economy

26 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Pine's career as a business coach began at IBM when he brought business partners and customers into the development process of a new computer. Tak...

Survival Strategy

24 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

As economic gales blow even harder, are there lessons to be learnt from previous recessions? Peter Day finds out from some veteran small business surv...

Politics and Economic Policies in Argentina

19 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Argentina is familiar with huge political, economic and social ups and downs, currency inflows and outflows, great wealth evaporating, unemployment so...

Argentina - Ten Years On

12 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Nine years ago Peter Day visited Argentina at its lowest economic ebb. It had defaulted on its overseas debts. The country was in chaos with rampant...

Doing Business in Russia

05 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Three businessmen tell Peter Day about doing business in Russia. William Browder was an investment fund manager in the country who campaigned, with so...

Unfair Trade

28 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

When you buy a pair of trainers or that new mobile phone or laptop do you ever stop to think about the person on the other side of the world who made ...

Richard Florida

21 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day hears from Richard Florida, author of The Great Reset, who tells him about the patterns that will drive the next Great Reset and simultaneou...

Consulting India

14 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Global Business hears from the man at the head of India's largest high tech organisation, Tata Consultancy Services - N. Chandrasekaran. Producer: Ric...

Mondragon

07 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day visits a very unconventional business in the Basque country of Northern Spain. What can other businesses learn from the world's biggest work...

Silicon Roundabout

30 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Hundreds of small companies have set up shop in East London. But could ‘Silicon Roundabout’ really rival Silicon Valley? Producer: Michael Wendlin...

Bitter Pill

23 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day returns to what was, until recently, a famous centre of excellence in the UK pharmaceutical industry. But now its owners, Pfizer, are closi...

Cyber Security

16 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day asks how safe is Cyberspace? Mobile phones and social Networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have meant that we now readily give up per...

The Apprentices

15 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

With big increases looming in the cost of going to university, the number of people choosing apprenticeships is rising fast. Peter Day finds what mode...

Bad Company

09 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Business leaders make a lot of fuss about corporate governance, but the scandals keep on coming. So, in this programme, Peter Day hears from some lea...

Silicon Roundabout

08 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Hundreds of small companies have set up shop in East London. But could ‘Silicon Roundabout’ really rival Silicon Valley? Producer: Michael Wendlin...

Poland 2.

02 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In the past year several member countries of the European Union have been facing economic meltdown; Spain, Greece, Ireland. One country that is managi...

Prize Performers

01 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

At a time of grave crisis, some of the world's top Nobel Prize winning economists have been meeting for a conference on an idyllic Bavarian island. Pe...

Crunching the Crisis

25 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

As global economic confusion continues, maybe it is time to rethink the way the world works. Peter Day hears from three influential business gurus wit...

Leader of the Brand

19 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

How important is the brand today? Think of Apple, Coca-Cola, Burberry, Nike and the lifestyle choices they suggest. In this week’s Global Business...

Made In India

18 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In 1995, Peter Day visited India as it was just starting to take off, fuelled by deregulation and a huge pool of high-tech talent. He recently revisit...

New Dimensions for Manufacturing (2)

12 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Day finds out more about 3D printing and its potential to revolutionise manufacturing. Producer: Caroline Bayley Editor: Stephen Chilcott