BBC World Service - Business Daily

How special is America?

By some measures America's economy is in a worse state than Spain or Portugal.

How can we ensure that big international companies pay their fair share of tax?

Could a legalised drugs industry bring in new taxes to boost the public purse?

How will China's new leaders tackle its economic problems?

What does Obama's re-election mean for America's economy and for the world?

Is legalising bribery the way to eradicate corruption? It is all a question of incentives.

The international trade in justice and why good enough is, well, good enough.

How America is racing towards a "fiscal cliff" in a terrifying game of chicken.

Ghost estates and zombie banks - is Ireland really recovering from its debt crisis?

How Ethiopia, once a byword for poverty and famine, is becoming an African "lion" economy.